Iowa Wesleyan seniors art exhibit

Friday April 8 seniors Erin Ireland, Michelle Schnicker, and Madyson Van Luyn displayed their art in the P.E.O. Memorial Building Art Gallery.

Madyson Van Luyn was excited to share her favorite piece inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night.

“I wanted to be unique,” she said of her inspiration for a landscape assignment.

The exhibit consisted of more than just paintings.

Artistic variety existed in pieces of pottery, digital art, and even a book designed and written by Erin Ireland.

The book is about a colorful place of her childhood imagination called Teddyland.

Ireland had 125 copies printed of her book to share with her family and friends.

This book was a realization of her childhood dreams surrounding a teddy bear (featured on the cover) given to her by her grandparents.

“[Teddy Land is] a magical land full of teddy bears everywhere,” said Ireland in description of her book.

Michelle Schnicker focused her art on more realistic styles.

Schnicker’s pieces varied, but she would say that her favorite pieces are the ones inspired by her dog Athena AKA Squirrel.

While her desire is to create more jewelry with her artistic abilities, she does have a soft spot for her piece named Pieces of my Heart.

“That’s why it is pieces of my heart, because she’s my world,” said Schnicker.

Hours of work and emotion were poured into this exhibit.

The exhibit will run in the P. E. O Memorial Building Art Gallery through May 28 and is open for the public to view.

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