Teacher: Michelle Hickey (2025-26 ARTEFFECT Ambassador)
School: Scio Middle School, Scio, Oregon

Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "In reality, it would be a darker, more gloomy scene…But instead of going for more realistic and gruesome, I decided to show the more hopeful side of the story."

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