Children Raised by the Same Earth

Sofia H.

9th, SFK International Art Education
Teacher: Ruilin Meng & Amanda Meng
Beijing, China

Artist Statement

There is an old saying in China called “fifty-six nationalities, fifty-six flowers, fifty-six brothers and sisters are one family.” My country has so many cultures and so much inclusiveness. I grew up in this environment. In my opinion every country, race, and person in the world is also many different flowers. These flowers can be the same family. I used flowers as the elements of my creation. I made these flowers grow from one root and I added several representative races with their national flowers. I also wanted to include people with disabilities, so I drew a beautiful girl with a prosthetic leg in the bottom left corner.

 

"You are not extra. You are not ordinary. You are extraordinary."

Robert A.

7th Grade, Pine View School
Teacher: Susy Grandusky
Osprey, Florida