IONA CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL

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IONA CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL

• (Ms Montgomerys Class)

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UNITY CITY Kezia Mullings
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• My vision for the city of Mississauga is not
  based on one simple thing but two Going Green in
  905 and embracing diversity. My inspiration came
  from the diverse cultures in Mississauga and our
  focus on the environment that compares to no
  other city. Every year out city has Carassauga
  the festival of cultures and every year I attend
  the celebration of many cultures. A city with
  both a diverse culture and a healthy environment
  is one that young children can grow up joyfully
  in and old people can age peacefully in. This is
  how I came up with my sculpture. Its a
  conceptual sculpture made in the round (visible
  from all angles/perspective). It captures wooden
  poles, with the flags of the world on them,
  holding up the world, and a bench underneath the
  world. The bench represents Mississauga, the
  flags show how diverse our city is, and the world
  shows how green and earth friendly Mississauga is
  trying to aim for. Hopefully my sculpture will
  inspire people to become earth friendly, and help
  people realize how diverse Mississauga is. The
  dimensions of my sculpture are approximately 15
  inches tall, and 5 inches in width.

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GOING GREEN TURTLEEmil Jayatileke
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• My sculpture will focus on Mississauga going
  green. It will be a sculpture of a turtle with a
  real bamboo plant growing out of its back. Even
  though it is simple, it has significant
  symbolism. The turtle, in many cultures, is
  characterized as carrying the Earth on its back.
  As a result, my sculpture will illustrate that we
  'carry' nature on our backs it is our home and
  our responsibility. The shell will comprise of
  footprints, which will encourage walking in our
  city. At the top centre, there will be a bamboo
  plant growing out of the shell. In Chinese
  culture, the bamboo represents the path to
  enlightenment. So in my sculpture, the
  footprints will be reaching the plant at the top,
  symbolizing that simple nature-friendly things
  like walking can lead to a better Mississauga,
  and a better world.
• The materials I will need for this project will
  be plaster, clay, rocks and a bamboo plant. A
  problem I might have would be that it may become
  very heavy because of the amount of clay and
  rocks. Lastly, the bottom of the shell will be
  the base since it is flat and will be able to
  support the upper shell and bamboo plant.

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GROW GREEN
TOGETHER Vanessa Simonetta
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• Mississauga is growing and sadly so is our
  garbage. We need to think about becoming a
  greener place in Ontario. That is why I have
  decided to create a sculpture with the theme of
  going Green in Mississauga. I feel that having
  a greener community in our lives will be a lot
  better. This is because our air will be cleaner
  and we would probably enjoy being outdoors more
  than we do now. The sculpture that I have
  represents going green as a community.
  Mississauga, much like the rest of the country is
  very multicultural. Multiculturalism is
  represented by the three hands holding the dirt
  and the sprout. The hands are also going to be
  three different ages as well. This way, people do
  not believe that because of their age they cannot
  participate in Mississauga going green. The hands
  are rising up through the city we live in now,
  which is polluted. Its meaning behind this idea
  shows that we should rise above the garbage in
  our community and work for greener home. The dirt
  and sprout represents the idea that we can live
  and work in a cleaner, environmentally friendly
  place.
• What is very unique about my sculpture is what
  most of the material are. A lot of the materials
  are actually pieces of garbage I have found in my
  living area and my school property. The sprout at
  the top is made out of wood and old chewing gum.
  The stem of the sprout is made of an old hose.
  Lastly the dirt where the sprout is growing is
  made of pieces of garbage like old napkins,
  wrappers to candy, bottle caps, etc. I want this
  to show Mississauga that even though we see
  things as garbage they can be used for other
  things. We can be used for other things. We can
  reuse the materials we find unnecessary to our
  lives. The hands however are made of plaster of
  Paris. My hand models were friends of mine that
  volunteered to have their hands plastered. I
  found this would be the easiest way to make the
  most realistic hands.

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• The sculpture will rest on the forearms of the
  hands. I do not feel it needs a base because
  personally I believe that it could take away from
  the sculpture. I feel that if it was a free
  standing figure, it would have more of an effect.
  The hardest part about my project will probably
  be making the hands look realistic. I want them
  realistic because everything else has a very
  unrealistic feel. When the hands are realistic it
  will give the right effect to prove to people
  that I am serious about the community working
  together to make a green city. if my project was
  picked for the City of Mississauga I would like
  to explain that it could possibly be a lot bigger
  than what I have created, I want the people who
  see the sculpture to understand that going green
  should be a big part of our lives. I believe that
  most of the sculpture would be made of stone like
  the hands and sprout. I think the dirt could have
  bigger pieces of garbage like old bicycles,
  bumpers from old cars, old televisions, etc. They
  do not necessarily have to be painted in
  different skin tones. But they do have to have
  distinctive ages in their hands
• Our community is precious and we should be
  trying to protect it the best way we can. As a
  community is we rise above the dirty city and
  reach for the green, our city could possibly be
  the cleanest city in Canada.

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HUMAN
BEAUTY Laura Condotta
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• I always thought that the greatest cities were
  the ones that capitalized on peoples interests
  thus I feel this is just what Mississauga should
  do to continue its growth. For my sculpture, I
  plan on creating a life size model of a 1940s
  pin-up girl, except she will be clothed with
  images of people enjoying their interests,
  whatever those may be.
• To create my sculpture, I will require the
  following plaster of Paris, glaze, plaster
  strips, paint, and found/bought objects. As I
  have never used plaster before, I will surely run
  into some practical difficulties. My inspirations
  for this project include the fabled Marilyn
  Monroe building, Betty Gabe, and the citizens of
  Mississauga. I feel this sculpture will provide
  just the right touch of interest and human beauty
  that our city needs.