LOS ALAMITOS, Calif — On Thursday, May. 1, the Griffin Gallery opened its doors once again to highlight student art in a different way than the normality that students have seen on campus in previous showcases.
The Tiny Art Show showcases miniature artworks of various media including ceramics, drawing, painting and digital art, all crafted by Los Alamitos High School students. With such small art pieces, the Griffin Gallery housed an immersive experience that made attendees feel like giants overlooking a miniature world.
Advanced ceramics students honed their skills by creating highly challenging mini-throws of clay, with the subject matter focusing on tea sets. These sets included sets of plates, mugs, vessels and bowls, each adorned with a matching glaze to tie all the pieces together as one full collection.
“I liked the project even though it was kind of difficult to glaze because it was hard to get the glaze inside of the tiny cracks. However, it was still a fun project to do and see displayed in the show,” said LAHS junior Scarlet Davis.
Students of the drawing and painting classes presented their tiny art pieces in a fun and comical display, mimicking the likes of modern-day art galleries in miniature form. Students used dolls and figurines, along with fake walls made to replicate a typical art museum, in order to construct an art gallery. Art students also collaborated with each other to make different miniature paintings in order to fill this gallery with life.
“I felt like I was being paid to play with dolls. I wanted to build a show that would make people feel that same wonder of the small to giant-sized scale, it just evokes that feeling of being a child again and being in wonder with the world around you,” said Griffin Gallery assistant, Mrs. Butler.
Ceramics students also spun up even more tiny art with their “It Takes A Village” group project, in which students were put in groups to make tiny houses and buildings out of clay. Students collaborated with one another to make a village, portraying to a certain theme of architecture. The tiny houses were inspired by both fantastical and real-world villages. The collections of tiny homes presented in the show included “Hobbiton”, inspired by “The Lord of the Rings” and “Gingerbread Village,” a village that reminisced in the fun holiday activity of making gingerbread homes.
This year’s Tiny Art Show evoked a childlike wonder and aspirations in each of its attendees, reminding LAHS students of a great big world and its curiosities and wonders that come with it. Whether you’re looking for inspiration or just floating through life, make sure to take time to appreciate the little guys.