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mokenamessenger.com news the Mokena Messenger | December 8, 2016 | 11 Local’s linoleum artwork to be showcased all around Illinois James Sanchez Contributing Editor All Martino Jr. High art teacher Brooke Nicholson wanted to do was challenge her eighth-grade Advanced Art students. “These kids are used to being the best artists in the class, and then they get into a class with all the best artists, so I like to find projects that are going to push them out of their comfort zone,” she said. She introduced linoleum art to them, which she said is commonly taught to high school and college students. It is a method using a sheet of linoleum and through a series of progressive carvings, inkings and printing, the desired image comes to fruition. The bothersome aspect for Sophia Snider, Nicholson’s student at the time, was that everything in this form of art is reversed. She couldn’t see the result of her hours of labor until the very end. It took students a lot of patience and trust in what they’re doing. Her last print finally revealed the finished product of a lion. The craftsmanship, the cuts and the symbolism of the lion led Nicholson to submit her work, among others in the class, to the Illinois Art Education Association’s Student Art Show, which showcases the state’s best art from students in grades K-12. “She’s really creative and artistic, and she really takes her time, so I knew she was going to put out something great,” Nicholson said. “When it finally came out, just her color choices, her angles and just her composition really was impressive.” Before Snider graduated from Martino in the spring, she discovered her work was one of 40 chosen to be displayed all over the state out of more than 800 submitted. That showcase began in November in Normal during the IAEA Conference, where Snider – now a Lincoln-Way Central freshman – was recognized on stage during the reception, and there, she was finally able to see her work framed along with the other winners. “There was art all over,” Snider recalled from the event. “It was so cool to see my art, but it was really inspiring to everyone else’s art, especially the kids in kindergarten or the seniors in high school. You see such a change over time as you go from grade to grade.” Snider’s art, which was inspired by the lion Aslan from “The Chronicles of Narnia,” will be seen as far south as Shipman and make its way approximately 275 miles north to Lake Zurich. From watching the movie, she said the still image of Aslan “was so powerful” and wanted to capture that in her art. But what caught the eye of those at the reception, Nicholson said, was the lion’s image through the unique printing technique. “[People] were really impressed with just the idea that it was done through carving and not through painting or drawing, which is something others are used to seeing,” Nicholson said. Snider’s dad and grandparents joined her on the trip to Normal, but she was Pictured is Snider’s linoleum art piece inspired by Aslan, the lion from “The Chronicles of Narnia.” Her work will be showcased all over the state through August. Taking the art show on the road Sophia Snider’s artwork, as well as 39 others from grades K-12 from Illinois will be featured at different sites throughout the state through August. Dates and locations December – Westminster Christian School, 2700 W. Highland Ave., Elgin January – Amita Adventist Hinsdale Medical Center, 120 N Oak St., Hinsdale February – Marian Catholic High School, 700 Ashland Ave., Chicago Heights March – Shipman High School, 211 Dora Reno White St., Shipman April – Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court, Palatine May – Homewood Flossmoor High School, 999 Kedzie Ave., Flossmoor June – Ela Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich July – Niles West High School, 5701 Oakton St., Skokie August – Lisle Public Library, 777 Front St., Lisle excited to reconnect with Nicholson, who she hasn’t seen since she left Martino. She credits Nicholson for believing in her work enough to submit it to the IAEA art show. “Without [Mrs. Nicholson] putting my art into the show, it wouldn’t have gotten accepted, and I wouldn’t have all of this opportunity,” Snider said. “She really pushed me as an artist, and I learned so much from her – from shading to painting to cutting a piece of linoleum. She changed how I view art and helped me become the artist I am today.” Lincoln-Way Central freshman Sophia Snider holds up a certificate she won from the Illinois Art Education Association due to her artwork she completed as an eighthgrader at Martino Jr. High. Photos Submitted Bob NAWS Illinois Humane Society 9981 W. 190th Street Mokena, IL 60448 Bob is a large, 7-year-old neutered male brown tabby. He has a wonderful personality and loves to interact with people. He is friendly, talkative and very calm. He is affectionate and loves to be petted. This sweet boy would make a wonderful companion. Contact Wendy at (708) 478- 5102 or wendy@nawsus.org to meet him. Want to see your pet featured as The Mokena Messenger’s Pet of the Week? Send your pet’s photo and a few sentences explaining why your pet is outstanding to Editor Tim Carroll at tim@mokenamessenger.com or 11516 W. 183rd St., Office Condo 3, Suite SW, Orland Park, IL 60467.
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