Fingerprint Portraits

Jadelyn's Portrait:  "I think we put the collection of words in the fingerprint to express that since there are no two fingerprints that are same in the world, to express yourself in that shape means a lot."

 The 6th-8th grade artists at Prescott are continuing to use their own poetry and to use text in their work, making autobiographical pieces this year.  In this project, they studied their thumbprints and drew the lines they found in their thumbprint that makes it unique.  They then cut out words, phrases, and lines from their poetry to fill the space on each line.  They reflected on themes in their pictures, and wrote about what they communicate about themselves through their work.

Carmelita's Portrait:  "My lines include many quotes like, "There's a reason for tomorrow."  I'm very positive about the things that can happen tomorrow, because you receive more and more chances to do what you didn't do yesterday.  These collections of words are like a fingerprint because each one is unique and creative in its own way."  

Celeste's Portrait: "Through my artwork, you learn about my love of fashion and my dreams of travelling around the world someday. I express being original and independent and wanting to be successful."

Juan Karlo's Portrait:  "I put my poem Ode to the Bedhead to show how much I value my hair.  These words are like a fingerprint because, like fingerprints, which are all unique to themselves, these words describe me as a unique person."

Isabella's Portrait:  "I chose a line of my poetry that says "like a snowstorm coming from my heart" because I felt that the line describes how I always have strong emotions." 

Aliyah's Portrait:  "The lines of poetry I chose are from my own poems about being a girl.  I wanted to really capture how difficult it can be.  It's not all fashion and make-up for us!  It also shows my feelings about how I feel it is to be a quiet and unnoticed person."