#* liz

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liz // palette of ive

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There's No Place Like Hartford by Liz

I enjoy writing poems. Poetry is a way to express my feelings and thoughts in words. At the age of nine, I was introduced to the world of poetry and since then I have always liked the same kinds of poems. I like poems that are very descriptive and expressive but at the same time are suggestive. I only started writing my own poems at the age of ten. Most of my poems are written in Spanish, but then I later translate them into English.

When I wrote this poem about Hartford, I was thinking about my audience. I wanted to bring Hartford alive for people who have never been here. Most places have a distinct smell or sound and I wanted to express that in my poem. I also wanted to focus on the variety of cultures that we have here in Hartford.

When it came time to print my poem, I chose old-fashioned colors that you might see in an old map or manuscript. I am very attracted to things that are old or old-fashioned looking and I wanted bring that to this work. However, my drawings are really abstract and sort of modern. I liked the idea of combining the old with the new. I wanted to illustrate my words but not draw anything specifically representational. My poem mentions many senses, so the drawings are interpretations of those ideas.

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September by Liz

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Ashley Hunt

Ashley is looking through different sorts and cuts of type for inspiration. She wanted to find something that would compliment her image for the month of July in the calendar project.

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Lizuannette Arroyo

Liz, on the right, with Trinh. They are holding the end result of all their typesetting. A lot of little letters and a lot of patience!

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Trin Tran

Trinh, on the right, is setting type for the Open Studio & Holiday Sale invitations. Trinh and Liz did a great job setting the names of all the students.

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Lizuannette Arroyo

Hey. My name is Lizuannette, but you can call me Liz. I am seventeen years old and I am attending Hartford Public High School in the Law & Government Academy. Hartford Prints! is awesome. We get to print text on the press and one of my favorite things is the color of the ink when it is on the rollers of the press. I get to express myself in the art that we make and the words that we write. It is great that we get to learn this old fashioned art.