Reflections Contest

Nolan entered two entries into the Reflections contest this year. The theme was "The Magic of a Moment." He made a magic carpet and a photo collage. We were pleasantly surprised to find that he had been invited to the awards ceremony. Nolan was so happy to see that both of his projects were on display that night!
He received an "Award of Merit" ribbon and a $5 Cold Stone gift card for his photography. This is what he wrote for his artist statement:

"The pictures on this art are photos I took on my camera. It feels magical to touch and see flowers. And bees can be magical when they get nectar from their flowers. One of my favorite things is to talk to bees. I tell them that we have their honey for peanut butter sandwiches. For ladybugs, I think that they're magic because when they grow up, their skin doesn't grow so they shed their skin and walk away. It's like different layers. This picture shows the skin after they walked away."
Nolan worked hard on his magic flying carpet. He was excited to pick out thread and fabric at the store, and then he loved working on the sewing machine. He did a great job being so detailed when cutting everything out. His favorite part was choosing which kind of stitch to use. He's all about using the different knobs and features on the machine! For his carpet, Nolan won an "Award of Excellence" ribbon and will be moving on to the next level of competition. He was thrilled when he received a set of clay all his own (since the category for his carpet had been 3D art, now he can do some sculpting!). Here's his artist statement for the magic carpet: "I like magic carpets because I would like to ride on one, so I made a magic carpet. I used the sewing machine and I got fabric at the fabric store to decorate it. And what makes it magic is that it flies!"

 Here are all of the winners, holding their movie ticket that our local theater gave out. What a special night! Nolan was excited that Sabine (front row, left) from his class also won. She called out, "Way to go, Nolan!" While we were out celebrating with ice cream, Nolan kept saying, "I hope that Sabine comes here, too."

 Unfortunately, Dad was out of town for the award ceremony. But Nolan called him right after and told him all about it. Nolan was disappointed that I wouldn't let him pull out the clay at 8 p.m. last night. He's always excited to start in doing arts and crafts! Good job, Nolan! We're proud of your hard work and creativity.