Stargazing by Kenzie Herbert Herbert’s AP portfolio this year was focused on hiding faces in paintings, so for this piece “Stargazing”, she strived to capture the feeling of longing and simply wanting to be at peace, by displaying an image of two people laying by one another and looking at the stars.

Bugs by Rylann Howard Howard came up with the character portrayed in the painting, “Bugs”, in a previous painting she’d done, but decided to give this unique and wacky looking character the spotlight by making it the main focus of this painting.

Organic by Rey Brookes Sophomore Rey Brookes’ thesis investigation was on duality and how things that can be beyond beautiful can, at the same time, also be scary or even dangerous. “Art is a creative output, it’s a therapy, [and] a way for me to express myself and my person,” Brookes said. “It makes me feel comfortable [and] I don’t know what I would do if I wasn’t able to put myself out there.”

Senior honors culinary students Abby Wood (left), and Ashley Bayza (right), share the skills that they’ve learned throughout the year by creating numerous treats and snacks, such as the cinnamon pretzel bites seen above, vegetarian taco bites, shrimp cocktails, chocolate covered strawberries and much more, for the public who attended the showcase.

Senior Kenzie Herbert is standing in front of her art piece “Love and Bubbles” which was chosen to be on display in the front window of the Vita Art Center.

Puppet Master by Jadyn Paz AP art student and senior, Jadyn Paz created the piece “Puppet master”, which depicts a hand holding a puppet, and revolves around the feeling of fear, and the fear of being controlled. Paz has taken art all four of her years at Buena and plans on continuing to create after graduation by attending an art and design school. “I love it. I love seeing people look at my work, I think it’s so fun,” Paz said.

Fish Funeral by Jadyn Paz

Vulnerability by Jadyn Paz Paz created “Vulnerability” as part of her portfolio last year, and it depicts the fear of being vulnerable.

Right, what’s all this then? By Sierra Engel “Right, what’s all this then” was created by junior Sierra Engel, and was inspired by one of her made up stories that she brought to life through this painting. “I decided to test it out by making a unique scene with the characters I’ve developed in my head for so long,” Engel said.

Love and Bubbles by Kenzie Herbert Senior Kenzie Herbert created the art piece “Love and Bubbles” which represents a memory from her childhood, inspired from the famous Cinderella scene where she is seen cleaning and is surrounded by bubbles. In each bubble are hidden faces, all depicting different emotions. “[My artwork] represents a memory that I have with my papa and the picture is actually of me when I was kid,” Herbert said. This piece was given special recognition and was given the Outstanding Excellence award as well as was featured on the Art Show flier, which was displayed in the window at the front of the building. There was also a sized down version of the poster which was up for grab by the public.