Tables become canvas for library painting project
April 4, 2019
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After painting the library tables, Junior Raina Kinneer, washes the paint covered brushes in the library office sink. There is a large pile of wet paint brushes next to the sink that continue to sry from previous students use.
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A group of art students consisting of Juniors Fallon Buckner, April Xu, Archana Nagarathinam and Nandasri Talluri begin painting their Library table. The students theme for their table is outer space, which includes planets, a spaceship, an astronaut and Shrek’s face.
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Sitting on the windowsill are various supply for the students to use while they paint the library tables, including brushes, paints and tape. The various sized brushes allow the art students to design their tables with precise or large details.
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After painting the library tables, Junior Raina Kinneer, washes the paint covered brushes in the library office sink. There is a large pile of wet paint brushes next to the sink that continue to sry from previous students use.
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Sophomore Kimberly Nguyen, paints a second coat of black paint onto the library table. The second coat is needed to create a smoother and less translucent look to the design.
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During her first period art class, junior Fallon Buckner, paints the last finishing touches onto an astronaut in the school library.
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Chosen art students take time out of their art class to paint various library tables in Liberty’s school library. Each group of students paints a table based off of their own design choice.
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Juniors Fallon Buckner, April Xu, Archana Nagarathinam, Nandasri Talluri and sophomore Anica Liu stand around a table as they plan out ideas and gather needed supplies to begin painting the library tables.
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As the class period comes to an end, Juniors April Xu and Nandasri Talluri, begin to clean up their workspaces by gathering the dirty brushes. It is important for the students to leave library clean after they are done for the day.
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While painting her designated library table, junior April Xu plays music on her phone for her other group members, juniors Fallon Buckner and Archana Nagarathinam, to listen too.
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While she continues to work on her groups space themed table, Junior April Xu, paints a rocket ship flying in space.
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Junior Archana Nagarathinam is in the process of painting a blue planet onto one of the school library tables.
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Junior Raina Kinneer and Sophomore Anica Liu paint palm tree leaves onto one of the library tables. The students and their other group members created a pastel beach sunset themed library table.
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Various painted library tables are set aside in Liberty High School’s library. Librarian Chelsea Hamilton, requested Liberty art students to paint various library tabes in order to bring more life and creativity to the school library.
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Art students are painting up new features in the library with the tables serving as the canvas.
“I had these seven really boring, bland, 90s, honey colored wooden tables, and I wanted to bring some color into the library,” librarian Chelsea Hamilton said. “I figured the best way to do that was to see if we had some really talented artists who wanted to put their work out there for students to see and they got to, come in and paint.”
The project gives students the chance to explore a new medium that they do not get to use much in class and gives them new experiences.
“Ms. Fallon asked me if I wanted to paint the tables with my table group and I was like, ‘yeah, that would be fun,’” sophomore Solstice Owens said. “I think this is good practice with paints because I don’t get to paint a ton so this is extra practice that I really need and I get to work with a different medium that are not used to and that’s kind of nice.”
Through painting with their groups, students are able to collaborate instead of the typical individual work they do in class every day.
“It’s usually a pretty individual subject and this gives them a chance to work in a group and to make decisions as a group and then to produce as a group,” art teacher Pernie Fallon said. “It’s not just one person doing a work of art, it’s teamwork and from that they learned how to work with each other how to come up with the best idea out of several, how to mix colors and how to apply paint and, and just make a decision as a group instead of an individual artist.”
Hoping to increase color in the library, Hamilton looks to incorporate even more student work throughout the space.
“Part of the library is to showcase students and what they like and what they’re good at, so I’m trying to incorporate more of that in various ways,” Hamilton said. “So like at the beginning of the year we had my little whales that they all colored and I rearranged the shelves and I want to get more artwork. I want to get different varieties of things that students have made or have worked on in class and projects and things to just display for others to see.”
