NorthWest Initiative Photo: Chuck Mankey ...and images of nothing

The students' learned about art for art's sake this week from local photographer Chuck Mankey. He presented on taking pictures of nothing and that sometimes an image can be beautiful without having to serve purposes taken from politics, religion, economics, etc.

The students accompanied the images of nothing with stories about... nothing.

I hope you enjoy them:

From Paul and LJ

"I fell one day on the porch. I cried all day. Friday I was over here on Monday and I fell all the way to my neighbor’s house. And, then I cried on Friday. And, then I fell harder Wednesday on by butt." -Paul

"There was a tree by a river. Each year it grows a new a branch. Each leaf will fall in the river. But, one was a golden one so it will never come off the tree.

But, another leaf on a branch that reached all the way to the sky – it looked like it was as tall as a skyscraper…

But, the gray leaf was hidden inside the tree, but one branch, when you pull it down, a door opens. But, there will be barbed wire. And, behind the wires is the gray leaf. The golden leaf’s tip points right to the branch that opens the door.

And, the tree is an oak." - LJ

From Nick and Patrick

"Me and Nick was flying, like Batman and Superman. We were having fun." - Patrick and Nick

From Lauren and Tatyana

"My favorite picture was the hand print on the car because it looks cool." - Tatyana

From Josiah

"Today Ashley, Nick and Patrick were taking a picture of the sky because it was nothing and they took a picture of the sky because everyone was supposed to take a picture of nothing and that is why." - Josiah

From Estrella and Kaylie

"This eye belongs to Mrs. Wonderful Mother Nature. She is the one who controls animals and nature. Her eyes are green because nature is in her blood. The bloom is the sweetness of her heart in every single bloom." - Estrella and Kaylie