Alyssa Casemier, Bluffton High School junior, is the Icon's BHS artist of the month. She has already taken  Art 1, Design 1, Design 2 and Ceramics 1.

Aylssa hopes to pursue an art education degree in college.

She says this about art: "When I am called an artist it is the greatest compliment that I can receive. With art, I have an outlet in which I can express my many personal experiences and how I see the world around me. Art is more than just a hobby for me, it is my life. Without it, I would be voiceless."

Vickie Garmon is the art teacher at Bluffton High School.