Throughout the past four years, Eagle High seniors have shown their passion for art by creating pieces that express who they are. From taking interesting art courses to plans for after graduation, these seniors have committed time and energy to enhancing their creativity.
Among many of the art classes that Eagle High has to offer, senior Jayden Butlin has used many of her elective courses to explore multiple types of art.
“[I have taken] Visual Art Journaling, Advanced Visual Art Journaling, Ceramics 1 and 2, Teaching Art in Elementary School… Drawing, Design, Printmaking, Drawing and Painting, Advanced Art, AP 2D art, AP drawing and Interior Design,” Butlin said. Her flexibility to try new techniques and classes has allowed her to try different ranges of media.
“[One of my favorites pieces of art is] definitely one of my AP artworks… I think my favorite one was a colored pencil drawing of my great aunt with Suminagashi [a Japanese technique] in the background,” Butlin said. Although Butlin focuses on mainly 2D art, she makes her art unique by using texture. Butlin uses many interesting techniques in her art pieces, such as adding sand to create a grainy appearance and using molding modeling paste to add 3D elements, such as fake flowers.
Although Butlin favors 2D art, seniors Olivia Cote and Carly Ashton take different routes, focusing on topics and techniques that are taught in Traditional Folk Art, which includes 3D elements such as sculptures, threading, glass elements and much more. Both Cote and Ashton’s experiences started with testing diverse crafts.
“I was really depressed in [my] sophomore year… One thing that helped me cope [with depression] was water coloring,” Cote said. “I started experimenting with different kinds of art and I figured out that art didn’t have to be just realistic drawing. It could be sculpting.” Cote’s interest in art allowed her to create beautiful pieces, such as a stained-glass lamp shade with a clay base and a stained-glass film strip.
Similarly, Ashton organizes and plans her work to express her personality and life.
“[Art is] something that’s been interesting for forever…I love experimenting with different types of art and trying new things [and] that has been really fun,” Ashton said. “I think just the colors stand out to me. I have some [pieces] where I have included the gospel or church… little pieces of me that I can reflect in art.” Ashton has most recently created a stained-glass mirror that was her favorite creation that she has made throughout her high school career.
As these seniors graduate from Eagle High, they have created goals and plans for what they want to do for their career and college courses.
Butlin plans to attend the University of Idaho and major in interior design and minor in visual arts and architecture. Her goal is to become an interior designer or an interior creator. Cote plans to go into ministry for media, with one of her goals being to own her own art studio. Ashton plans to explore some art classes at Brigham Young University in Idaho.
Overall, these talented seniors are great representations of students at Eagle High who have committed their lives to broadening their creative limits and have shown their full potential through their unique masterpieces.
