Secret art projects might not be the first thing that comes to mind when students think about the art community at LSHS, but they do so many things around the school that students might not realize.
“I really like doing the tiger head because, first of all, it was kind of a secret undercover mission so we couldn’t tell people about it. And then also, I gotta do it with my friends, and I gotta get out of school, which was fun because it was like, kind of in a secret location,” sophomore Jimmy Shipman said.
The redone tiger head was an undercover operation of sorts for the art kids. Students are said to have formed special bonds with fellow artists.
“I’ve always been really involved in the art department, and it’s just a really nice space to like, be in a community with a bunch of different people who enjoy the same thing, and a lot of my friends are in that club. But being able to be brought together by art and having shared love for creating something and working on something is special,” junior Mars Merchant said.
Art club members feel that Art Club helps connect fellow artists, and helps with communication.
“I’ve learned a lot of things. I feel like it’s helped me with communication, like sending out things a lot better, and also teamwork from setting up for the homecoming parade. I mean, doing the tiger head, obviously, and just other things, I feel like it also really helps me, work with other people to just get a goal that we all worked on together done,” Shipman said.
Art Students have said that the commutative and collaborative nature that art provides is the reason people enjoy the subject so much. In this case, the students who painted the Finding Nemo inspired bathrooms.
“It was a group project. You got paired with around four to five people. And at first, it was a competition where you would draw mural designs, and whoever was the best got picked,” sophomore Fatima Iqbal said.
All in all, the art students show their art all over the school, whether it be in the art hallway or on the bathroom walls. Their art can be a symbol of their growth.
“It’s really cool. I mean, even the bad pieces, like all of it, it’s just kind of up there, kind of shows your progression throughout the years, and everyone can kind of see and look at it,” sophomore Kailyn Fleischmann said.
