NCSD art shown at exhibit

Student art from the North Carolina School for the Deaf in Morganton (NCSD) was displayed in the third floor lobby of the Legislative Office Building last month. The display was made possible through state Sen. Tony Rand’s office.

NCSD art teachers Beth Bailey and Kimberly Lajzer selected items for the exhibit from projects students worked on throughout the year. Students created books that chronicled the different projects they had completed; many pieces tied to themes being studied in class, such as aboriginal art and masks from various countries. While many traditional pieces were on display such as drawings of family and friends, paintings of flowers, and self-portraits, other items included a fountain created in a leaf motif, 35mm photographs developed by students, clay pinch pots, and clay coil vases.

The highlight of the show, which ran the week of May 16, was a three-foot by five-foot mosaic of the sun, the moon, and the stars with a three-dimensional sun and moon made of clay hanging on the front. A book of photographs, completed by a member of the Class of 2005, provided progress on the project.

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Last Modified: June 29, 2005