Art as a Fluid Exchange

Ms. Joy Slocum and Ms. Mia Rivarde guided their elementary school students to create this door design at Benjamin Franklin Elementary based on my artwork.  For Black History Month, the classes designed doors that celebrated the work of New Orleans artists and their designs were entered into a school wide contest.  Ms. Slocum and Ms. Rivarde's door won second place.  It's amazing how much they captured about my work and it allows me to think about it in a new way. 

Close up view

Farther away view

They were influenced by these types of pieces:

They made a large mask together and their own individual masks influenced by my Mask Series.

The students even used sticks and house images like this one from my House Series.

I thank Ms. Slocum, Ms. Rivarde, and their students for this enriching experience.  I hope it was just as enriching for the students as it was for me.