Middle School Cliques little gem There's a nostalgia for those

There's a nostalgia for those foggy beach days with crisp winds and washed-up seaweed—a pang of sadness for the dropping leaves and impending winter weather

Paper size 10" x 10"

But when it came back the last time

Settled on a mantelpiece

Additional images show closeups of some panels

Middle School Cliques little gem There's a nostalgia for thoseMixed media (acrylic, paper, and ink). 16" x 32" on cradled birch panel. For junior high, I switched schools and found the whole experience rather jarring. Gone was the small classroom with friends I'd had since kindergarten. My new school seemed huge, with changing classrooms and teachers every hour, and strangers all around. Middle School Cliques is my impression of school those first weeks, with the world around me so gray and frightening. Even the