So, I teach at two middle schools and one elementary school. While the elementary school kids are good at art for their age, they are still, well... elementary school kids' drawings. The middle schools, on the other hand, have some serious talent happening in some of their kids. Every year, the middle schools have a Bunkasai, or Culture Festival, where the students perform skits, have a concert, and display things they have made throughout the school year for their parents. Think of it like an open house on steroids. At last year's Bunkasai, these two drawings took first and second place at the art contest the school held. The top one is Rurouni Kenshin, done entirely in pen and black ink brushwork, and the kid is only 15! It was even more awesome in person. The one below took second, which made me quite happy as it's drawn by my neighbor's boy. He also goes to my husband's English school, and we've become drawing buddies. He will often draw me pictures, which I will then use as an excuse to return the favor. I'd like to believe we've both become better artists thanks to all the extra practice. In any case, I was super proud of them both!
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