Artist Statement
Third grade students in Ms. Bowle’s class created this collaborative art project. As an art teacher, I’ve been inspired by Michelle Obama’s book, The Light We Carry.The themes of reaching for the light and being the light resonate with me. My art students traced their hand and arm dividing the shape into various sections. We used colored pencils to color in those shapes. The colors represent the many different people we have in our lives. The hands radiate out from a center circle, symbolizing the importance of reaching for the light. What is that light? It’s an attitude, a look, a smile, it’s anything that lifts another person.