Middle School Cliques little gem those open spaces are gone

those open spaces are gone as the entire area is fully developed and home to Google's headquarters

Settled on a mantelpiece

These hardy flowers grow in my Colorado high alpine garden

and ink printed on Arches watercolor paper

Middle School Cliques little gem those open spaces are goneMixed media (acrylic, paper, and ink). 16" x 32" on cradled birch panel. For junior high, I switched schools and found the whole experience rather jarring. Gone was the small classroom with friends I'd had since kindergarten. My new school seemed huge, with changing classrooms and teachers every hour, and strangers all around. Middle School Cliques is my impression of school those first weeks, with the world around me so gray and frightening. Even the