Industrial’s Brooklyn Cameron and her artwork, A Man’s World, earned a ‘Superior’ Score of 3 at the State VASE art competition.
“It was very nerve-wracking to go up there, I expected others to be up there with me, so it surprised me,” she said.
A Man’s World is a sculpture, painted with acrylics, of a woman’s face and part of her shoulder coming out of the ground, and a number of hands were grabbing her face and shoulder, appearing to pull her back down.
The sophomore said her inspiration came from a combination of looking at how things are and how they used to be.
“It was a work of trial and error,” Brooklyn said. “I think I did the face about three times to get the eyes and the face shape right.”
Both Brooklyn and her art teacher Jessica Woodring agreed it took Brooklyn several months to complete A Man’s World.
“Brooklyn has a phenomenal work ethic, she stays ahead of me,” Woodring said. “I never have to give her assignments, she’s already got two or three going on simultaneously.”
Brooklyn is the daughter of Candice and Scott Rozner. This is her second time attending state, the first being marching band.
This is Woodring’s second year at Industrial as their art teacher, and said going back to state is what her and students are striving for, with Brooklyn as one of the leaders, being that in addition to art, she attends an art lab as a class during the day.
“Brooklyn’s growing into a leader by setting a great example, plus she’s kind and a good listener,” she said. “Other students ask her questions about technique and building, and she helps them with that.”
