Chaweinta Hale 
Student artist of the week — May 17 Pearl Creek Elementary School, Fairbanks, ALaska By Christi Hang FAIRBANKS Daily News - Miner newsminer.com Published Saturday, May 17, 2008 Drawing since she was 2, Chaweinta Hale has developed a style that is impressing her teacher, Brent Rodenberger, at Pearl Creek Elementary School. “I started because I saw things around me that seemed to create a story or a window,” Hale said. She said her cousins and mother are also artistic, and they also happen to be her favorite artists. Rodenberger said the fifth-grader is enthusiastic about all subject areas but gets particularly excited for art. “When art is mentioned, her face lights up the room,” he said.
Rodenberger adds Hale is a patient and careful artist with an eye for color. When she uses watercolors, Hale takes her time to blend and mix colors.
“Satisfactory is not the proper word to describe her finished pieces,” Rodenberger said. “They are bold, unique, detailed and speak of professionalism.”
Hale has won third- and fourth-place awards for two cartoons she drew about her dog.
In addition to making art, Hale enjoys Japanese animation and comic books. She also likes paintings of flowers and animals and reading poetry, folklore, fantasy and philosophy.
Although she dabbles in a number of other activities, such as poetry, comic strips, playing the piano and Web page and architectural design on the computer, Hale said she would like to become a writer or an artist in the future. |