Danielle Novak, a Bluffton High School senior, is the Icon’s artist of the month.

She has taken Art I, Design I, Design II and is now taking Design III.

For the art project featured in this story, the prompt was "looking through something." 

She said, “I decided to make a reduction print, in which the viewer is "looking through" a magnifying glass at a boy sitting alone in a park. My goal was to create a piece focusing on someone who nobody else seems to notice.”

About art, Danielle says, “I enjoy art because it allows me to express myself and bring my ideas to life. I often enjoy the act of creating art as much as the finished product, because creating art is like an experiment; you don't know quite how it will turn out, but that's what makes it fun!”

After high school she intends to attend college with a major in linguistics and/or neuroscience

Vickie Garmon is the Bluffton High School art teacher.