By Kate Hamilton, Online Editor-in-Chief
Art is meant to be fun. You are able to play and explore with different mediums to create unique art pieces. Whether it be sketching, painting, or sculpting, there are so many ways to express your creativity and imagination.
For junior Bodie Hughes, art is something that has always come naturally. Hughes has been passionate about art since he was little and this passion has continued to grow stronger as years have passed.
Hughes spends roughly 10 hours a week creating different pieces of art. He enjoys sketching during the school day, but feels he can create better content when he is in the comfort of his home.
“I just draw in my screened-in porch. I just chill there for an hour, put on some music and just draw whatever I want,” Hughes said.
Hughes enjoys drawing at his house because he is not limited to what he can draw. He is able to sketch whatever comes to mind, and isn’t being told what parameters he has to stay within.
While creative expression comes easy to Hughes, he also knows that practice makes perfect.
“It’s like everything you do – it’s easy to do but hard to master,” Hughes said. “If you just keep on drawing just a little bit every single day, you will get better.”
First Flight offers several art classes to allow students to experiment with different mediums and explore what art has to offer. Alice Baldwin has been an art teacher at First Flight for eight years and has had the opportunity to teach a number of different art classes such as Art I, III, IV and AP, and Sculpture and Ceramics I & II.
“I love that my day is full of a variety of students and mediums,” Baldwin said.
Hughes takes both Ceramics and Art III with Baldwin and enjoys having two different classes where he is able to put his artistic skills to use.
“Bodie is always upbeat and ready to create. It doesn’t matter the medium or if it’s second or third, he’s always up for a challenge,” Baldwin described.
While Hughes is a great student to have in the classroom, he is also a beloved peer.
“He is extravagant,” junior Logan Theissen said. “I like his sense of humor and that he has a lot of creativity.”
While Hughes is known for his fun personality, his artwork also catches his classmates’ attention.
“The way he draws is a bit more rigid. He likes to scribble and then put it all together and it looks really good,” junior Ava Norko said. “He does fantasy work like dragons and it looks pretty cool.”
Hughes enjoys art for many reasons, but mostly for the fact that he is able to create whatever he desires. He comes up with an idea of an image in his mind and then puts it on paper. There are no rules telling Hughes what is right or wrong or what looks good or bad. He is able to create his art the way he desires.
“You are God,” Hughes said. “You can make whatever you want.”
Senior Kate Hamilton can be reached at 22Hamiltonka86@daretolearn.org.
