2019 Washington State High School Photography Competition

On Saturday, May 4th, we once again threw open the gym doors and let in a horde of photos, volunteers, judges and spectators for the annual Washington State High School Photography Competition. This year was a little smaller, only 66 schools and 3500-ish photos, but everybody brought their best work and it was a spectacle to see. The student volunteers from Inglemoor and other schools impressed everyone with their good nature and hard work.

Shown below, a number of Inglemoor students' photos earned recognition.

Traditional Black & White 1st Place, Maya Nair

Traditional Black & White 1st Place, Maya Nair. This was the only entry we put in this category - not bad.

Abstract 1st Place, Olivia Oomen

Abstract 1st Place, Olivia Oomen. As one of the judges succinctly put it afterwards, "That was art."

Abstract 3rd Place, Luke Fasciano

Abstract 3rd Place, Luke Fasciano

5th Place Animal, Emily Carter

5th Place Animal, Emily Carter

4th Place Documentary, Sara Gonzalez

4th Place Documentary, Sara Gonzalez

6th Place Documentary, Sydney Dunkle

6th Place Documentary, Sydney Dunkle

1st Place Still Life, Nicole Villamil

1st Place Still Life, Nicole Villamil. This is a 4"x5" traditional tintype photo made using only the finest 19th century technology and chemistry.

2nd Place Still Life, Felicity Harris

2nd Place Still Life, Felicity Harris. This is a roughly 7" x 10" ambrotype - like a tintype, but on glass instead of black enameled metal. The dark areas of the image are where you can see through the glass to the black mat board behind it. Is it super-cool? Yes, it is.

4th Place Still Life, Joshua Netelenbos

4th Place Still Life, Joshua Netelenbos.

4th Place Portrait, Julie Ganbold

4th Place Portrait, Julie Ganbold. This is a traditional cyanotype print on watercolor paper from a digital negative. If you are not familiar with John Herschel and Anna Atkins, you should look them up!

4th Place Landscape, Clare Larson

4th Place Landscape, Clare Larson. Clare also had two other similar beautiful Seattle landscapes that received no official recognition, but one of the viewers, a photographer who has judged the show in the past, expressed how much he really enjoyed them and hoped they would move on in the contest. He was impressed.

4th Place People, Julie Ganbold

4th Place People, Julie Ganbold

1st Place Manipulation, Olivia Oomen

1st Place Manipulation, Olivia Oomen. This work is comprised of positive and negative prints of the same image, aligned one above the other and then cut through to reveal different layers.

4th Place Camera Phone, Kai Smith

4th Place Camera Phone, Kai Smith

Snow Days, February 13th, 2019

Some pictures from our days off the last couple weeks.

Lisa and Ellie
Lakeside tree
Shoreline Park and Ride
Snowy fence
Pathway
Geese flying above snowy tree
Kitchen still life
Cool car
One Way
Tree lights
Bird in tree
Catching the bus
Snowy road
Tree in snowfall
Arctic trek, corgi-style
Deep snow!
Two stuck E buses blocking the road
Clusterstuck: a third E bus stuck because of the other two
Snowy branches at night
Icicles hanging from roof eaves at night
Snowy path at night
A robin among snowy branches
What the current temperature feels like to Seattlites

Ceramics, February 13th, 2019

Oliver Hopcraft

Carved shino bowl by Oliver Hopcraft
Celadon pot with lid by Oliver Hopcraft
Large bowl by Oliver Hopcraft
Vase by Oliver Hopcraft

Hanna Wiggins

Cup by Hannah Wiggins
Small bottle by Hannah Wiggins

Arwen McDuling

Coil pot by Arwen McDuling
Shino teabowl by Arwen McDuling


Additional Work

Vase by Quinn McCloskey

Quinn McCloskey


Coil pot by Greg Pinget

Greg Pinget


Bowls by Jenna Tong

Jenna Tong


C Is For Ceramics: Cameron, Charlotte, & Ciara

Cameron Kolesa

Bowls by Cameron Kolesa
Bowl by Cameron Kolesa

Charlotte Springer

Barnacles by Charlotte Springer
Slab vessel by Charlotte Springer
Seahorse sculpture by Charlotte Springer

Ciara Featherly

Bowl by Ciara Featherly
Vase by Ciara Featherly
Blue bowl by Ciara Featherly
Pot with lid by Ciara Featherly

Ceramics Works, December 25th 2018

Celadon vase with brushwork by Cathy Zhao

Cathy Zhao

Coil vase by Sophia Bourgion

Sophia Bourgion

Slab vase by Wyatt Rector

Wyatt Rector

Raku coil pot by Ethan Do

Ethan Do

Small thrown bowl by Rachel Lawson

Rachel Lawson

Cindy Lao

Small cup and bowl by Nick Hedley

Nick Hedley

Slab vessel by Ashley Egger
Tenmoku teabowl by Jesse Midgarden
Slab vessel by Megan Chow
Orange shino teabowl by Megan Chow
Mino shino teabowl by Megan Chow
Coil vase by Nicole Ridout
Coil vase by Sophia Bourgion

A Few of My Favorite Things From 2017-18

Last school year I fell behind on photographing student ceramics work. Here are but a few of the good creations that came out of the studio during that time.

Lily pad platter by Erin Gallagher

Erin Gallagher

Raku teabowl by Grace Winter

Grace Winter

White pitcher by Hannah Wiggins

Hannah Wiggins

Coil pot by Abby Monson
Coil pot by Grace Winter
Celadon teapot by Hannah Wiggins
Shino bowl by Natalie Lewis
White cup with handle by Natalie Lewis

Jenna Tong, December 25th, 2018

Jenna graduated last year, but not before creating some lovely work that I haven't gotten around to posting until now.

Plate and bowl set by Jenna Tong
Small vase by Jenna Tong
Small blue vase by Jenna Tong
Small faceted and pierced bottle by Jenna Tong
Oxalatl ocarinas by Jenna Tong

Pages

time well spent

closeup view Jack Troy cup, links to Jack Troy artist page

time to explore

link to newest page of ceramic artist links, including link to Scott Parady, pictured

time flies

Link to monthly image blog