In our "Art Is..." elective class this past year, we were talking about endangered species on Twin Peaks, the spot in San Francisco where our school is located. It was part of a bigger study with Andi Wong and Marcus Shelby about the natural history of San Francisco and using art to explore and express it.
One of my classmates, Jared, wrote an original piece of music called "Blue Monarch." Another classmate, Addie, wrote a poem about the Mission Blue butterfly, an endangered species of San Francisco. Some of my friends and I had the idea to make a stop motion animation based on the song and the poem.
We asked the whole class to help us make origami butterflies. Using an app on my ipod, we animated these butterflies and made them fly. We were thinking about the poem and ways to express Addie's words and the song using visual images.
The soundtrack was recorded live at the Red Poppy Art House. Three classmates volunteered to recite the poem. Marcus Shelby and Jared played the music to accompany the poetry.
It was first screened at the North Star Project showcase at Rooftop School. It was also selected for the Media Arts category at the SFUSD Youth Arts Festival. The screening was at the main library of the SF Public Library. They also had it on display on a little screen in the gallery at the exhibit.
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