Solon Springs artists create Veterans Day mosaic, stop-motion animation - Superior Telegram | News, weather, sports from Superior Wisconsin

SOLON SPRINGS — High school sophomore Gage Wilberg creates clay figurines and model mech robots to use in staged dioramas and stop-motion animation. Wilberg has been using a computer-aided design program to create 3-D mech robot designs. Once the designs are printed out using a 3-D printer he paints them. His recent project consists of creating a stop-motion animation using a digital camera and video production software.

Our eighth grade class created an installation project for our school Veterans Day Celebration on Nov. 11. We created the image using Adobe Photoshop and cut the image into 56 pieces that were 1-inch-by-1 ½-inch squares. Students choose four or five squares at random and are tasked with painting each of the squares they choose on a 9-inch-by-12-inch piece of paper. The focus of this project sought to expose students to proportion, mosaic and public installation.

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The Solon Springs School District will host its annual Veterans Day service on Nov. 11. The event will start with coffee and treats with veterans from 8:45-9:15 a.m. followed by the service from 9:30-10:30 a.m. The service is free and open to the public. Veterans who plan to attend the coffee and treats event should call Lisa Balcsik at 715-378-2263, ext. 201.

Colin Wiita is an art educator at Solon Springs High School.

This story is part of the Telegram's efforts to showcase the work of young people in the community. For more information on those efforts, contact reporter Maria Lockwood at [email protected].

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