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Shiori Chen is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. Her snowy landscape piece is a stunning example of her artistic talent and creative vision. Utilizing cool, colored, soft pastels, she expertly crafts a winter scene that captures the serene beauty of a snowy day. Creating this piece was challenging, as she had to skillfully buildContinue reading “Morning Snow”

Artist Cameron Kishore, a sophomore, looks to the colors and textures of the natural world for her recent work Fish. She has been making art since the age of 3 or 4, she explains, but her past year at Carlmont has seen her working with more focus and nuance than ever before. In Fish, withContinue reading “Fish”

Bowen Yan, a 15-year-old sophomore, has just created one of his first big photography projects called Stable, marking the beginning of his photography journey. Yan first got into photography because he was inspired by the works of Erick Cheng, a photographer friend of his, and after he learned more about it in his media artsContinue reading “Stable”

Erick Cheng, a sophomore at Carlmont High School, took this alluringly vibrant photo of the SkyStar Wheel in Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco. At the time, Cheng was only 8 months deep in his path to discovering his passion for photography. He didn’t even have access to his own camera, yet he still chased his goals,Continue reading “Unknown”

Erick Cheng, an aspiring photographer at Carlmont High School and a devout contributor to the Art Showcase Club, traveled to Vancouver, Canada over the summer. While on a nature trail, he walked across a bridge, looking for a shot with good composition. In Cavern, Cheng didn’t know any of the individuals in the frame; itContinue reading “Cavern”

Using soft pastels, which are a bit like chalk, Shiori Chen created a sunflower landscape over the summer. Her vision was created from seeing a painting of sunflowers and falling in love with the pastel’s soft texture. No hidden meanings here—Chen just thinks sunflowers are nice and add a burst of color to landscapes. DuringContinue reading “Sunflowers”

This artwork was created by Shiori Chen, a sophomore at Carlmont High School. Chen made this charcoal painting using pieces of charcoals and a reference photo on Pinterest. Using streaks of gray and black, she was able to depict the image of a girl holding a phone while also using those darker hues to createContinue reading “Pick Up”

Erick Cheng, a 15-year-old sophomore, has spent days preparing for Halloween with a unique theme in mind. He used items like old curtains and fake blood bandages, and with the help of his friend, Jiho Park, Cheng crafts photos that represent seasonal depression and loneliness. His creative process involved taking the photo, editing it, andContinue reading “That Time of Year”

Michelle Lo and Alaina Yung, two sophomores at Carlmont High School, collaborated to create their mixed medium piece, “Memoirs of Fall.” The work arose from Lo’s poem on fall memories, which Yung attempted to express through an acrylic portrait. The simplicity and warmth of autumn Lo depicts in her poetry characterizes her happy times asContinue reading “Memoirs of Fall”

Since she was young, Jasmine Gee has always loved art. It fascinates her that a person can recreate what they see visually with their hands, going from something three-dimensional to two. As a sophomore at Carlmont High School, she often sketches portraits or designs products for her digital shop whenever time allows. Her preferred artContinue reading “A Dog’s Summer”