"Left (Behind) Student Work" was born during the first Trump administration, in response to the farce of the DeVos nomination. This series emerged from my classroom, where the neglect of public education and the future of our children were becoming more and more evident. The paintings in this collection were left behind by my high school students. They did not take their paintings home and were eventually re-stretched for next year's class. While removing these old canvases from their stretcher bars, I found myself unexpectedly drawn to their backs. Both visually and sentimentally, I connected with the marks and memories of instruction they held. The physical qualities of the canvas, along with the residue of past lessons, began to reflect something more than just student work and became a tangible record of shared experiences. This inspired me to sew the old painted canvases together, with the verso facing outward. The pieces are grouped and organized by themes reflecting teaching strategies, like "Think-Pair-Share," "Collaborative Learning," and "Scaffolding." Through this process, the work explores the layered relationship between education, memory, and the often-overlooked students left behind in the system.