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Trey Raph and Ingrid Ready

March 26, 2026

LHS Art Gallery

(Photo used with permission by LHS Art Department)

Marley Veeder

Marly Vedeer is a senior at LHS. Her painting resembles her recent trip to Switzerland.

“It was beautiful so I took some pictures, and I decided that since it was the most beautiful landscape I have ever seen I might as well paint it” said Vedeer.

Previously, learning how to paint mountains established her highlight of the piece.

“My favorite part of the piece has to be the mountains. I've never painted mountains before, and we just learned how to use perspective when painting, so I’m very proud of how they turned out.” said Vedeer

Her overall goal of this project was to bring viewers into an immersive experience as if they were there

“I wanted to convey what it was like to be on the boat, looking out into the landscape. I really wanted my audience to be able to see what I saw and feel how I felt while taking in the scenery. I wanted it to feel like they took the picture,” said Vedeer.

(Photo used with permission by LHS Art Department)

Ashlyn Doering

Ashlyn Doering is a sophomore at LHS. Her overall goal was to capture every detail of their natural beauty in her artwork.

“She's from ‘Euphoria,’ although I haven't watched ‘Euphoria,’ I think Alexa Demi is very pretty,” said Doering.

With this piece, there was no clear message, but rather a way for her to showcase her detailed portrait drawing.

“I didn’t really have a message for this drawing, but I really like drawing portraits and realism” said Doering.

This piece took time, there were plenty of adjustments made to get the piece to look as real as possible.

“Yeah, I had to constantly erase or restart because it’s hard to get it exactly right the first time” said Doering.

(Photo used with permission by LHS Art Department)

McKenzey McConnell

McKenzey McConnell is a senior at LHS. With this piece she wanted to incorporate elements from her past artworks, but also create something new while representing herself.

“All of my previous projects were nice, but they never had any deep meaning to me, so I tried to make something that could represent myself” said McConnell.

McConnell's favorite part of this piece are the stars crashing on the side, but that was also the hardest part of the piece for her to make.

“Clay has a lot of rules, so trying to get it to hold up like that was challenging. Then, after all the firings, I eventually had to accept and start to appreciate all the cracks” said McConnell.

McConnell wanted to convey life with this piece, and she also wanted it to have lots of symbolism included.

“With this piece, I was hoping to convey the fluidity and ever-changing nature of life. There are days when it feels like you're a crashing sea, then later on you're a still pond. I used slip trailing along this piece to create the illusion of water, bringing this feeling to life” said McConnell.

(Photo used with permission by LHS Art Department)

Dalaney Downham

Dalaney Downham is a senior at LHS. She was inspired to do this piece when she found vintage rose decals.

“I found the vintage rose and pin-up decals and knew I had to do a piece on the aesthetic and its implications” said Downham.

The collaging detail she added to this is her favorite part of the piece.

“If you look for it, you’ll see that I placed occasional roses and stems in certain iconic places” said Downham.

The most challenging part of this sculpture was creating the female form because she had to defy gravity in order to make it as curvy as possible.

Downham’s ideas didn’t change throughout the piece, but there was something that did change about the piece while it was being fired.

“The decals are vintage and therefore aren’t tested by the seller; when I first put on the pin-up girl decals, they had red bikinis on, but when we fired them, the clothes burned off! Some of the girls are now naked, which is perfect for the theme” said Downham.

About the Contributors

Trey Raph, Staff Writer

Trey Raph is a second-year staff writer for Statesman who loves writing. But usually, you can catch Raph at a soccer tournament. Raph is always busy with soccer either for club or for school. Raph loves traveling and spending time with friends and his family. Raph is an avid flyboy enthusiast and loves a good maple donut. In the future, he plans to be an architect, to support his fast food addiction.

Ingrid Ready, Staff Writer

Ingrid Ready is a junior, first-year staff writer for the Statesman. During late fall and winter, Ready can be found on the LHS basketball court. Not long after that, during early spring, she can be found on the driving range at Prairie Green practicing for the LHS golf team. A Bible verse Ready lives by is Psalm 37:5, “Commit your way to the Lord. Trust in him, and he will guide you.”

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