St. Joseph students find their muse in art

Classes end tomorrow for primary schools across the country; but today we found one school where the students were putting their energy at work. At St. Joseph Primary school the children were displaying their creative work to close the academic year. News Five’s Delahnie Bain took a look at the work of the budding artists.

Delahnie Bain, Reporting

There is an abundance of talented students at St. Joseph Primary School; their work was showcased in an exhibit at the school today. On display were art pieces by students who attend a free after school course.

Fiona Huang, Art Teacher, St. Joseph School

“Usually we teach the children something like pencil sketch; that’s the basic studies. We also teach them how to use the paint like water color paint or acrylics. They also do something about craft like how to use a craft knife to cut. We call that paper sculpture.”

A few of the students spoke proudly about the work that went into the art pieces.

Jennifer Flores, Std. 3 Student, St. Joseph School

“I do it with crayons and with water color.”

Delahnie Bain

“And how did you decide on what to put in your painting?”

Jennifer Flores

“I decided to just decorate cause miss Fiona help me put some things on it and decorate it.”

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Orlando Pelayo, Std. 4 Student, St. Joseph School

“I’m showing the beauty of the oceans of Belize.”

Delahnie Bain

“How long did it take you to do this?”

Orlando Pelayo

“Two weeks and a half.”

Delahnie Bain

“And why did you decide to do this painting?”

Orlando Pelayo

“Because I visited the Caribbean Sea on a boat ride a month ago.”

Takaki Yanai, Std. 5 Student, St. Joseph School

“I had a project in standard four in Social Studies and I made a puzzle of Belize. That’s how I got the idea.”

Noemi Flores, Std. 5 Student, St. Joseph School

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“My brother got the idea of drawing and I painted it because I can paint the small details better but he can draw the details very well. So he got the idea of drawing it.”

Delahnie Bain

“So how long did it take you to draw this?”

Oscar Flores, Std. 5 Student, St. Joseph School

“Three weeks.”

Delahnie Bain

“Was it difficult?”

Oscar Flores

“No, miss.”

Delahnie Bain

“And how did you get the ideas to put it all together?”

Oscar Flores

“I look inna magazines, the Belize book.”

Fiona Huang

“I always tell them it doesn’t matter if you want to be an artist or a doctor, you still have a good habit; drawing, paint gin could help your life. It’s a good habit.”

The exhibit also features a special section with pieces that won awards in recent competitions.

Fiona Huang

“I’m so proud of them because they won some competitions. For example, a girl from Standard Four Julin Huang she won the first place in the competition sponsored by Lions Club. The theme was Power of Peace. Another boy Takaki Yanai, he won the poster competition that’s sponsored by the association that protects the ocean. He also won the first place. Oscar Flores, he also won the poster competition first place. That’s about World No Tobacco Day.”

Approximately thirty students are enrolled in the afterschool art class, an idea St. Joseph’s principal encourages other schools to consider. Delahnie Bain for News Five.