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Yoga,
"Buffy," Chunky Peanut Butter — and Art At the same time as the Mayor's Art Show and the Salon des Refusés run downtown, Maude Kerns Art Center hosts the Mayor's Teen Art Show (through Oct. 6). At the seventh annual awards ceremony on Sept. 15, 14-year-old South Eugene freshman Phoebe Sheldon Young was shocked to hear Mayor Kitty Piercy call her name as the winner. She received a gift certificate for materials from Oregon Art Supply. Phoebe's two works of art hang behind her in the picture. She answered some questions for EW about her life as an artist.
How long have you been involved in making art? When did you start? I've been interested in art for most of my life. I was home-schooled until fourth grade, so I had lots of time for art. Have you taken art classes? I've taken several art classes at LCC and nearly every art class available to me in school. How did you hear about the Teen Art Show? Have you shown your work in the show before? This was my first time in the show. I don't remember exactly how I heard about the show, but I do remember how excited I was about it! Tell us about your two pieces in the show. My pieces in the show were called Anne and Jane. Their brightly colored images were similar but different because of their mediums and sizes. Anne was smaller and drawn with pen and colored pencils. Jane was larger and painted with acrylics. Did you expect Mayor Piercy to say your name? Do you remember what she said about your work? I was very surprised when Mayor Kitty Piercy called my name. She liked the color use in my drawing. I think that she also may have chosen me because I am a younger artist. How did your friends and family respond to your win? I feel very blessed to have a family and a large amount of friends who were sweet enough to come to that art show simply because I was in it. After the show, a few friends spent the night at my house, and we went crazy. What do you like to do when you're not making art? When I'm not making art, I like to write, read good books and good poetry (anything by Alice Walker is currently my favorite), eat healthy vegetarian food (I consider chunky peanut butter to fit into the "healthy" category), practice yoga, listen to all sorts of music, watch foriegn movies or old episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and go shopping for really cheap, very unique clothing. What are you going to buy with your prize? I'm not quite sure what sort of art supplies I will buy with my prize gift certificate, but I'm sure I'll have fun searching them out.
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