Friends' School Year 14 pupil Niamh Devlin who was part of the General Studies Art class along with student teacher Kerry Plummer with the framed art work, and right, an example of the work

YEAR 14 pupils from Friends' School, Lisburn have recently finished a piece of artwork about those who have positively influenced them in their lives and which will mark their time as pupils at the school.

The pieces were produced by the Year 14 General Studies, Art for pleasure pupils.

Working with PGCE student Kerry Plummer, the pupils collected quotes from their fellow Year 14 pupils about formative moments in their school life from a peer, a teacher, a poet, writer or anyone who had positively influenced them over the years.

The work incorporates five frames with fifteen quotes in each. Each quote is bordered by a beautifully created arrangement of leaves and petals, collected from the school grounds.

Miss Plummer said: "The class were really enthusiastic about the project and there was a great response from the whole year. The work looks wonderful in the frames and will make a lovely addition to Friends' art collection.

"There is something of a tradition for Year 14s to produce a collective piece of artwork which will mark their time in the school and I think this legacy is a lovely sentiment."

Ulster Star
30/05/2008