Michelle Ward
Don't Be "Afrayed"

AwardHonorable Mention

SchoolRocky River High School

CityRocky River, Ohio

TeacherPatricia Tobin

InternEmily Lanzola

MediumPainting

Artist's Statement

My painting, Don't Be "Afrayed," was inspired by the research of Emily Lanzola, who studied the Recovery in Total Knee Replacement Surgery. Depicted in my art is a pair of legs in action, with tennis shoes and ripped jeans. The limbs, along with the sneakers, are in motion to demonstrate a quick recovery. The streaks of color around the appendages imply movement in the surroundings. The torn denim at the knee is a suggestion of the damage and destruction the knee went through in the past. In addition, there is also a notion of a dissected knee that displays the improved alternative.