Unit Student Artwork Featured on Cover of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

From Sofie: Have Peace was made with plaster, spray paint, and synthetic flowers and birds. I created Have Peace in my sixth-grade art class. I’m interested in American Sign Language (ASL) because I have dyslexia, and it’s hard for me to learn spoken language. Because ASL is based on hand motions, it’s easier for me to learn the language. I’ve studied ASL a bit on my own and hope to take class in the future.

 

I had made single ASL hand letters in the past in a class series on hand casting. For this free assignment, I decided to make an art piece that spells “Love” in ASL. I chose to use the colors of the rainbow to support the LGBTQ community. I painted the letter “V” in white to stand out, because “V” in sign language looks like a peace sign. I wanted to include a peace sign to represent peace across communities, which is why I also added a white shell, on which I wrote. “Have Peace.” I added the birds and flowers for fun.

 

Click here to see Sofie's piece on the cover of the December issue.