Christina Miller Capstone

How do students and teachers feel seen in the school? I am doing this project because it is my last year, and it is important that teachers and students feel seen. This will benefit the students by giving clear examples of the value and making them feel seen.

My main Ideas are: How do students and teachers feel seen in the school? And what were the students’ favorite parts of school? I wanted to do this project because students must think they are seen. This will benefit the students by giving clear examples of their value. It will also make the students feel seen.

Here is my process. The first thing I did was find a reference photo that showed everyone in their different ways. I chose a photo from the senior boat trip because it expresses that people were happy and enjoying each other’s company. After picking my reference photo, I started putting in the light and dark shadows to show that I knew where to place the colors. For this painting, I decided to make everything blue and white because blue and white are our school colors, and they represent everyone. The second step in my process was the flat colors. As I said before, I only used blue and white. The most challenging thing was trying to create different shade ranges of blue and white. During this time, I was placing the flat colors. Flat colors are the primary colors that are used, so there is no detail or shading. My project has changed by focusing on one point in my senior year, which showed everyone’s personality, unlike painting multiple different paintings. Through this process, I learned that everyone feels seen in school differently, but when we come together, we create wonderful things.