Charlene Tsai
Painting
Teacher: Preetha Mathen:
Idea: College girl struggling to fit in back home after graduating and living back in childhood room.
Materials: For this piece I used acrylic paint and a 12x12 artist panel.
Process: I interviewed someone and created an apartment room for them based on their life.
Jacob Kim
Painting
Teacher: Preetha Mathen:
Idea: I wanted to convey my perspective on how grand the ocean life is onto a canvas.
Materials: Watercolor, Colored Pencil, and Pen were used to make this piece
Process: I had a few days to work. I did pencil and ink on the first day and colored everything on the last.
Michelle Lee
Drawing
Teacher: Preetha Mathen:
Idea: Depicts lacking identity through tiny little cells that look like DNA b/c it is in DNA to search for meaning in your life
Materials: I used watercolor paper, ink, and a sharpie pen.
Process: Added ink with big brushes, after multiple rounds, went in with Sharpie pen and added little details
Iris Kim
Painting
Teacher: Preetha Mathen
Idea: 1920’s flapper girls, nonconformity, feminism, masculinity, gender, personal experience
Materials: Fine/chunky glitter, acrylic paint, Elmer’s glue
Process: Sketch, underpainting, acrylic painting, outlining, pasting, gluing, applied glitter.
Nara Han
2D
Teacher: Preetha Mathen
Idea: Bonghwang hunted for feather/meat that grants health. Msg: Immortality is a curse, not a gift.
Materials: Procreate
Process: Starting a sketch, of the creature. Next I outlined the sketch. Last, I colored and added details.
Junhee Lee
Painting
Teacher: Preetha Mathen
Idea: Capturing chaotic/ecstatic nature of rock concerts by visualizing the music/atmosphere of the event.
Materials: oil painting on canvas
Process: Images of explosive items arranged to express intended emotions. Mix of realistic and abstract styles
Brian Lee
Painting
Teacher: Preetha Mathen
Idea: I painted a boy who is going to war. His innocence, represented by his smile, will fade away.
Materials: Oil Paint, camo sheet as background on an illustration board
Process: I painted a portrait of my friend, and added the camo details after.
Jennifer Yoon
2D
Teacher: Preetha Mathen
Idea: Princess Bari from Korean mythology. Yellow chrysanthemums and ghost of deer imply the afterlife.
Materials: I used an app called Infinite Painter on my tablet as well as my big, gorgeous brain.
Process: Started with grayscale painting. Applied gradient maps and overlays to map out color.
Aaron Sagum
3D
Teacher: Preetha Mathen
Idea: I turned my favorite food into a cellphone amplifier to combine two drastically different items.
Materials: Clay, Ceramic tools, glaze
Process: Created the form out of clay, Carved and attached details, Bisque fired, Glazed, Glaze fired
Nadia Jaurequi
3D
Teacher: Preetha Mathen
Idea: Yosemite Falls is a screenshot of my favorite place to hike and be stress free over the summer.
Materials: I used clay, a rolling pin, and detail tools to incorporate nature's beauty.
Process: Rolled clay into slabs, connected and smoothed, then added, carved, and painted additional details.
Raelyn Corona
Drawing
Teacher: Preetha Mathen
Idea: I wanted to show the childlike aspect to life and how fun and colorful it was.
Materials: I used ripped paper to collage the background. And I used colored pencils and crayons for the drawing.
Process: I first drew the main drawing and then collaged the canvas and pasted the drawing onto the canvas.
Venice Hong
2D
Teacher: Preetha Mathen
Idea: My piece is based on how children play pretend, focusing on tea parties with stuffed animals.
Materials: The material used was my iPad, and the program I used was Procreate.
Process: I started with a sketch and then did the base colors before rendering and adding a color gradient.
Sarah Aurelio
3D
Teacher: Preetha Mathen
Idea: After women go through heartbreak, their friends and loved ones stitch their hearts back together.
Materials: I used clay to create the heart figure with a 18 gauge metal wire, to “sew” the holes of the heart.
Process: Firstly I made the base of the heart then the arteries and blood. After firing, I added the wire.
Amerie Chiang
Painting
Teacher: Preetha Mathen
Idea: fragmented photo to express anxiety of appearance, a call for acceptance, makeup or plain looks are both beautiful
Materials: acrylic paint on canvas
Process: Composition layout, rendered faces & background details w/ acrylic, thicker paint to simulate lipstick
Marisa Thienprasiddhi
Drawing
Teacher: Ms. Bates
Idea: I wanted to bring awareness to harmful beauty standards promoted by the internet & social media.
Materials: Charcoal
Process: With a wide range of values & intense imagery, I aim to expose the painful side of beauty standards.
Mikaela Kim
Drawing
Teacher: Ms. Bates
Idea: I wanted to illustrate the beauty of mixing cultures together, specifically through immigration.
Materials: Charcoal
Process: Using detailed shading and a wide range of values, I tried to convey my subject’s emotions.
Laurel Henderson
Drawing
Teacher: Vashtty Lemus
Idea: I wanted to explore living inside a microwave and being watched by the all seeing eye of the giant outside evoking anxiety.
Materials: Graphite
Process: -1-point perspective using a variety of values
Maryann Timis
Photography
Teacher: Vashtty Lemus
Idea: I wanted to capturing the bond between friends
Materials: Photoshop , Clip Studio Paint
Process: Double exposure, emphasizing unity and background details.
Chloe Chang
Photography
Teacher: Vashtty Lemus
Idea: My dog's love brings peace, comfort, and support, deepening our bond.
Materials: Adobe Photoshop
Process: Double exposure for emotional depth, emphasizing our connection.
Sydney Zarate
Drawing
Teacher: Vashtty Lemus
Idea: I decided to express my pain and fears through art, searching for hope and healing.
Materials: Ink and Pen
Process: Explore techniques, contrast, and rearrange for emotional impact.