Jaanaí Rodriguez Art Feature
Photo by Nina Willow
Artist: Jaanaí Rodriguez
Grade: Sophomore
Class: Introduction to Art
Media: Multi Media Collage
Project Title: Calavera Day of the Dead Masks
Teacher Comment: “She was given all other criteria and she always thinks outside the box for her art. Nobody else’s has looked like hers. She always does an excellent job and never lets anything get in her way.” –Art Teacher Ms. Cynthia Krebs
Student Comment: “I drew it and then started painting it. I then started doing the feather design and putting real feathers on. I did a design with three feathers and 2 leaves. I wanted to juxtaposition [the mask] as if it were falling through the sky. I put the gems around the eyes to be bright to represent the sun of the sky. My inspiration for the piece is I like nature, specifically wings, and I’m attracted to things that shine.” -Jaanaí Rodriguez (Translated by ESL Aide/Spanish Translator Mr. Stephen Aguirre)
