Collective Weather
WHEN
2024
WHAT
Ceramic Stoneware with Glaze
WHO
Created with contributions from all students (Pre-K–12th grade students).
WHERE
The courtyard
Every student from each grade made a small cloud out of clay. The cloud showed the emotions each student experienced that morning on their way to school. Our artists-in-residence gathered and combined these small clouds to make one giant cloud.
Our feelings, like the weather, change quickly. Our emotions don’t last forever, but unlike our emotions, clay cannot change after it dries. Clay reminds us that we cannot choose our internal weather, but we can choose how we respond to it.
Process
When installing this large sculture, a forklift could not fit the cloud in the installation space. Luckily, we were able to install it thanks to Tyler’s ingenuity and ATV skills.