BSM student artists profiles

During freshman year, senior Maya Berg had the opportunity to take clay class and found a love and passion for the medium. Berg was drawn to ceramics since learning clay was an option only available to her at school, whereas forms like painting and sketching could be self-taught. “It is difficult to do [clay] outside of the classroom because you can’t throw bowls without the wheel and it is the type ...

Noah Shields has a gift for art evidenced by his knack for Photoshop and After Effects. Shields is now a junior at BSM and has always had a strong love for art. “I would doodle all over my homework, totally ignoring the teacher, which didn't always help my grades. I kept consistently drawing using pencils, calligraphy pens, Copic Markers, you name it,” Shields said. As he grew older, he develo...

From serene landscapes to vibrant forests, sophomore Maizy Jackson finds inspiration for paintings wherever she goes. Growing up taking art classes, Jackson’s interest in painting didn’t develop until recent years, and since then, she has been creating some of her best works of art. One of her favorites is her seventh-grade painting of a glowing forest in the summertime. In fact, Jackson’s artistic p...

Freshman Alice Petty sees life through a different point of view: a lens. For roughly two years she has run an Instagram account and in the past year, she has taken her photography to the next level. Starting with pictures of her team at a track meet and hiking, it slowly morphed into an account dedicated to her work as a photographer. “I started off taking pictures of my friends and family and it...

Junior Ashlee Ola started wearing makeup in sixth grade to deal with insecurities, and an obsession soon began. Throughout eighth grade, Ola cut back on using makeup but then had a realization. “I realized that I didn’t care what anyone thought anymore and decided to wear more again,” Ola said. She no longer needed the approval or disapproval of others. Since then, Ola has done her makeup h...

Sophomore Ethan Lee began drawing in kindergarten and realized that it could be worthwhile when other kids began complimenting him on his art. At that time he was really into drawing gears, and through elementary school, his drawing became more focused on technology. Now, Lee describes his style as semi-realistic, geometric, and not-too-cartoony. “A lot of the stuff I draw tends to be robots or sc...

The girl, the myth, the artist: Abby Sohm. This BSM sophomore has been drawn to sketching from the moment she was able to hold a pencil and get her hands on a sketchpad. Some may say that Sohm’s leap into the artistic world was destiny, others might argue that it was really a happy accident, but either way there is no denying that she is hooked. “It’s sort of a stress relief and also sort of...

Junior Spencer Becker has been making the halls of BSM a little brighter with his upright bass, and can be seen anchoring the orchestra with the upright bass as well as playing electric bass in the band. “I’ve been playing electric bass since sixth grade and upright bass since freshman year. I’ve been messing around with the guitar since I was ten,” Becker said. He sources his origina...