Dartmouth, MA — Savannah Morris, a sophomore at Bishop Stang High School, recently placed third in The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Creative Expression Contest of New Bedford. She shared, “As a Brazilian/Cape Verdean student, I am proud to submit my artwork to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of unity and hope.”
Her artwork was created by selecting, arranging, and melting beads into a giant “Divide Be Gone” disinfectant spray can. Unity is represented as the beads and the variety of colors melted together to form the artwork. The can is meant to symbolize the infusion of hope and is decorated with hearts (love) as the means to bridge and eliminate the divide.
Savannah Morris ‘27 courtesy of Elizabeth King, and photo of artwork courtesy of Savannah Morris.
In 6th grade, she shared that she also won 3rd place in the same contest, but with an essay. This time around, even though she is an avid writer, she wanted to branch out and challenge herself this year and submit a new type of work – art. Since she was young, she enjoyed making these beaded projects as gifts and rediscovered her love for the art while making this project…