Speaker Events Fall 2026

 

• To receive credit for a speaker event, post a photo of you with the speaker on your blog. Ask the speaker permission to take a photo. Or you can photo bomb. 

• Two speaker events are required. I encourage you try to attend more so you may develop ideas and concepts for your visual work. 

• Many events available for co-curricular credit. Go to Saints Connect Flagler College (search online for website or through MyFlagler) to look for event and sign up for co-curricular. 

• Additional speaker events listed in Saints Connect or may be announced by the College during the semester. Students are not limited to the events I post here on the blog. If you do attend an event not listed here, must give name and date of event to receive credit (along with photo of you with speaker). 

NOTE: One (1) Art After Dark can count toward a speaker event. Get a photo of you attending with others. Ask permission to take a photo of the others in attendance. Go to aigaflagler_fc on instagram for dates and times. 

I will gather information on speaker events and update this post by second week of class. 

Specimen Collection Assignment Guidelines

 Will be posted soon. 

Isabella Osterkamp, Student Work

Deception

Mosaic Glass Pieces, Wood, Glass Jars, Air Dry Clay, 

Paint, Synthetic Plants, Paper, Ink

9” x 12” x 15.5”

Artist Statement:

I have a fascination with poisonous plants and flowers. I see them as one of natures biggest deceptions. Like so often with poisonous things, poisonous flowers look beautiful and are quite common in the case of the lily but can cause horrible side effects if they are touched or ingested.  This sculpture juxtaposes beauty and horror. The greenhouse represents a safe place, filled with beauty. Careful observation reveals disturbing evidence. The sculpture speaks to the proverb, "things are seldom what they seem". At first glance, the viewer sees a miniature greenhouse with bright colors and artificial greenery. Upon further inspection, the viewer will notice the labels on the jars are warnings of side effects from different plant species. Severed body parts are inside the glass jars, topped with greenery. 

In Process Images:

Ava Mastropaolo, Student Work

Abstract Mudhifs

Twine, Glue, Wood, Ink

19" x 5.5" x 6"

The TreeTop

Hot Glue, Paper, Wood, Ink

13" x 8" x 5"

Molecule Broken Apart

String, Paint, Thread, Wood 

18" x 12.5" x 11"

 

Isabella Osterkamp, Student Work

Lead Came

Wire, Tracing Paper, Modge Podge, Construction Glue, Wood, Paint, Ink

12” x 10” x 2”

Detail

In-process photo. 

 

Student Blogs, Spring 2026

Section A

Kendyl Bell

Avery Black

Noelle Byrne

Sofia DeJesus

Parker Deyo

Stefania Hendrix

Levi Lastinger

Chelsea Maqueda-Alvarado

Elle Smith

Paige Smurro

Grace Vollmer

Dessie Weigle

Section B

Lane Adams

Cienna Carrano

Penelope Dunn

Sophia Georgelas

Sam Humphrey

Beck Lodato

Skylar Thomas

Artist Inspiration

•  Search this class blog for six artworks you admire.

• Use the right column index to explore various categories. 
• If on your phone or ipad and do not see right column index, scroll to bottom of page and select "web version".

• Images can be from a professional artist, design firm or student work. 

• A screen shot of the image will most likely be the most efficient way to capture the image. 

• Place images in a post on your personal blog. 

• Caption each image with the name of artist/design firm and a hyperlink to the site. This is necessary as whenever you place an artist's image on a public platform, you need to state their name and link to source. 

• Also, number images accordingly, 1 - 6. 

• Do not use the same artists used for Elements and Principles assignment.