Orchid Issue 5

ISSUE 5 / 2021

ART & DESIGN MAGAZINE

Editors’ Note

Art is a medium of self expression. It can be abstract or it can be concrete.

It has no boundaries as it is a product of the mind’s experiences and there are no limits to experiences.

Thomas Kinkade once said ‘Art transcends cultural boundaries’ and The Assam Valley School has been quite successful in doing so amidst this pandemic. We hosted the IPSC Visual Art Fest 2021, a remarkable and a prestigious event which brought about ingenuity among students and adults with their exquisite artworks from around the globe. Art has created a sense of accomplishment in me and I hope that it helps you grow too.

Deja Vu, there is a glitch in the matrix. Humans, the species that thrive on co-dependence, are restrained to their homes.

Schools are out of bounds, but is our enthusiasm to create and communicate our expressions shot down? No! In the year 2021 as well, despite our stay on the campus for a brief period of five months, Orchid brings to you yet another edition showcasing the talent and skills of our young artists and designers here at AVS!

Nilasha Bhimsaria

Anushcka Joshi

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This year Orchid showcases the artworks done by the students at school and at home during the pandmic times. Inspite of all, AVS hosted the first ever online IPSC Visual Arts Fest in August 2021. We witnessed a record participation of 41 schools from all over the country in IPSC VAF 2021. We also conducted Inter-house competitions in Art & design for both senior & junior school.

The senior school students also conducted skill-based workshops for the new students of lower school in Art & Craft. It has been an eventful year overall.

The Orchid team hopes that the readers enjoy seeing all these artworks put up by the students.

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The creatives printed are the students’ ideation and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Assam Valley School . Editor-in-Chief-Art: Nilasha Bhimsaria . Editors-in-Chief-Design: Anushcka Joshi, Luqmaan Ahmed . Art and Design Crew: Adrija Das, Ayang Borang, Angree Killingpi . Published by: The Headmaster, The Assam Valley School . Faculty Advisor: Priyanka Joshi . Website: www.assamvalleyschool.com . Email: orchid@assamvalleyschool.com . Front Cover Artwork

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FOUNDERS’ EXHIBITION

EDITOR’S PICK

Silver Jubilee Art & CDT Exhibition.

Epoxy Resin Coasters

by Jiya Agarwal, Class 11, Anikaith A. Joshi, Class 8 & Ayang Borang, Class 11

Origami PaperFlowers

by Priyam Das, Class 6

RecYcled Magazine table

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Mad the e fro eure m k clothold maagsettee rags azines and Recycled Bottle by Vidushi, Soumya, Siddhi & Kashvi, Class 9

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Epoxy Resin Coasters

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RESULT OF INTER-HOUSE ART COMPETITION LOWER SCHOOL THEMES: Sculpture - Festival Painting - Sunrise Landscape or Underwater Date: 6th March 2021

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INTER-HOUSE ART

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L to R , Top to Bottom: Artworks by Eloziini Senachena, Class 12. Dechen Sangay Bhutia, Class 12.

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‘ABHYUDAYA’

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IPSC VISUAL ARTS FEST 2021

RESULTS

INDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ CONFERENCE VISUAL ARTS FEST, IPSC VAF 2021 HOSTED BY THE ASSAM VALLEY SCHOOL

RESULTS

‘ABHYUDAYA’ 2021 The Assam Valley School celebrated the uniqueness and creativity of budding artists and designers through the virtual Indian Public Schools’ Conference, IPSC Visual Arts Fest, “Abhyudaya” from 5th August, 2021 to 19th August, 2021. The event was a grand success and we witnessed a maximum participation of 43 schools in the Fest this year. The quality and quantity of the work was very high and the the artworks done by the Indian Public Schools have highly impressed the jury panel at national and international level. It was our privilege to showcase our proud Art and Craft culture to the international community through the IPSC VAF 2021. We extend our congratulations to all the winners and the participants as well. The participating schools were: • MGD Girls’ School, Jaipur • Modern School, Barakhamba Road, Delhi • Daly College, Indore 34 ORCHID ART & DESIGN MAGAZINE

• Sharada Residential School, Kunjibettu • Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer • Miles Bronson Residential School, Guwahati • Yadavindra Public School, Patiala • Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior • The Lawrence School, Sanawar • Sainik School, Goalpara • The Emerald Heights International School, Indore • Genesis Global School, Noida • Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls’ Public School, Jodhpur • Kittur Rani Channamma Residential Sainik School for Girls, Kittur • Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hissar • L K Singhania Education Centre, Gotan • The Mann School, Delhi • Mody School, Lakshmangarh • The Sanskaar Valley School, Bhopal ISSUE 5.4

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Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani Mayo College, Ajmer The Punjab Public School, Nabha Sarala Birla Academy Vallabh Ashram School, Valsad Ashok Hall Girls’ Residential School, Almora The Doon School, Dehradun Welham Girls’ School, Dehradun Rajkumar College, Raipur Sandur Residential School Pinegrove School, Solan B.K. Birla Centre For Education, Pune Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet Yadavindra Public School, Mohali Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s V M Public School, Vadodara Welham Boys’ School, Dehradun Rashtriya Military School, Dholpur The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthpur

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Birla Vidya Mandir, Nainital Birla Public School, Pilani Rajkumar College, Rajkot The Assam Valley School, Balipara

The participation categories were: • Design for Recycle • Still Life • Mixed-media Collage • Landscape Painting • Mandala • Crochet • Embroidery • Macrame • Digital Illustration • Digital Manipulation • Mathematical Art • • • • •

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MACRAME: AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE The Assam Valley School, Balipara

By Angree Kilingpi & Luqmaan Ahmed My macrame work is a reconciliation of the century old Arabic way of stitching that made its way around the world as seamen’s pastime.

I have knitted the whole piece together using carefully picked styles. I started with Square Knots on the centre and went further down using a diagonal Clove Hitch. On the sides, Spiral Knots were used too. Lark’s Head Knots are done on the exteriors to give it a pleasing and flowy appeal. After hours spent on every in-tricate detail and knot, one may easily agree that art is merely anexpression of man’s pleasure in labour.

STILL LIFE: HONOURABLE MENTION

RESULTS

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By Baristha Baibhav Gogoi For this piece of art, I approached it with a halftransparent (drapery and the plastic water bottle), half-opaque (kettle and fruits) look. The drapery was tricky to do at first but I enjoyed doing it and the other stuffs and came out pretty good nonetheless.

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By Nilasha Bhimsaria This dress is multi-purpose as it can be worn casually as a summer dress as well as a beach wear over swimsuits. The wool that I have used to crochet this dress is pretty thin and loosely done, it is perfect for the summers despite what one may perceive when thinking of a wool dress.

The choice of colours is inspired by the breezy evenings and the sunny days in my area. Additionally, the shells have been used in making this dress to improve the overall look as well as the feel of the dress, accenting it with a crucial essence of beaches, which I love.

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THEME: PATCHWORK FLOWERS

CROCHET

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CROCHET: SPOTLIGHT AWARD The Assam Valley School, Balipara

By Ayang Borang This top with a touch of floral patchwork is perfect for your summer. It can be termed as one of summer’s versatile essentials, it can also be termed as winter essential since it’s made out of warm yarn.

DESIGN FOR RECYCLE & REUSE: AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

RESULTS

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By Anikaith Anant Joshi THE CHIPKOLA TABLE Inspired from the low traditional tables (Paattas) which we used to eat on, while sitting on the ground, I tried to recycle maximum nonbiodegradable waste that is generated from the junk food cosumed by people like me during lockdown (Chips packets, 6 bottles of of 250 ml each). For the table, I made a tessellation in thin wrapping paper (I got from Amazon packaging) of B2 Bomber aircraft shape to cover the top of the plyboard (I love planes) and then applied an enamel of Fevicol and water on top of it (Like we do in a technique called French Decoupage which we learned at school). I made a rope out of cloth rags and attached to the edge of the rectangular plyboard for cushion.

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THEME: SPACE - THE NEW FRONTIER

The Assam Valley School, Balipara

By Krishna Agarwal My drawing shows the day when humans have successfully explored Mars and have finally found life on the red planet. Agreements are being signed between humans ans Martians to visit Mars as a tourist. Settlements are being made for humans to live safely on Mars.

HONOURABLE MENTION The Assam Valley School, Balipara

By Anushcka Joshi

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DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION ISSUE 5.4

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

This illustration depicts the furthest fly ever in space, a milestone achieved by humanity in its conquest of exploring space, the final frontier. NASA’s New Horizon spacecraft encountered the small world of Ultima Thule in its historic distance covered. The space exploration has yet a long way to go, and I believe that in no time man will achieve what this spacecraft did and become the first human to fly this far in space. Space is limitless, this is just the beginning.

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MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE: SPOTLIGHT AWARD The Assam Valley School, Balipara

By Kriya Modi & Kashvi Kejriwal As we open the door to our memories of youth it welcomes us with wide arms, for it’s only ours to love and care for. Revisiting deeply hurried memories and craving to live it again for just once more. That wooden door on the brick wall with the streetlamp on the side which we used to visit. That street echoed with our happiness louder than us, where our screams of joy could be heard from a mile away. The band-aid our mother put on our knees as we cried from tripping over a rock with her scolding for not being careful enough. The sky, so blue, with clouds when we laid on the grass. Lastly, on returning home the open fence welcomed us home. The trees playfully running rabbits chasing butterflies near our farm.

POP ART POSTER DESIGN: HONOURABLE MENTION

RESULTS

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By Baristha Baibhav Gogoi For this piece of art, the reference for the background was taken from the Time Square area of New York, as many proclaim it to be the centre space for pop art. A lot of other references, for this artwork, were taken from video games (Angry Bird and Spiderman), myth(Chinese dragon), fast food (Coca-Cola, ramen, KFC bucket), etc. The art style was inspired by the famous Japanese contemporary artist, Takashi Murakami as he liked to add flowers and other pop culture references to his artwork.

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THEME: TESSELLATION PATTERN

STRING ART

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

By Anushcka Joshi The Sri Yantra Tessellation My string art comprises a tessellation of the Sri Yantra which embodies profound philosophical understandings and is a powerful source of inspiration. I chose the semi-regular Tessellation 4.8.8 (Octagons and Squares). The Sri Yantra is placed inside the shape of octagons which is then attached to a square to fill in the spaces between them. Nine interlocking isosceles triangles form the Sri Yantras. Four of them point upwards and represent the female energy Shakti, while the other five point downwards, representing the male energy Shiva. These triangles are not ordinarily composed but have aspects of the Golden Ratio in them.

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THEME: TESSELLATION PATTERN

STRING ART

HONOURABLE MENTION The Assam Valley School, Balipara

By Luqmaan Ahmed My string art work in royal blue and gold is attempted to capture the essence of India’s glorious past. Royal blue signifies its dignified status while being accepting and kind; and Gold signifies illumination, wealth and wisdom our rich cultural heritage holds. At the same time, it draws inspiration from Islamic architecture of the Middle Ages as it follows the pattern of tessellation. All in all, it depicts the country’s cultural diversity and throws light upon our widely celebrated heritage.

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By Jiya Agarwal In the product, one of the two sides show gradient of red and the other of blue while the middle line has two colours.

Generally, red is the colour of anger and danger while blue denotes calm and peace. Here the middle line shows us that there are two sides to every coin and it’s up to us to choose what we think is better. Philosophically speaking, our conscience is denoted by blue and our fiend is denoted by red. The hue in between denotes the fine line between these two things which always has the ability to influence the other.

It is symbolic of how, in life, things that are most apart have a very fine line in between them so we should be careful of that and make sure not to tow that line.

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By Harshit Sharma I have drawn a genie in which I used different mathematical signs which depicts that mathematics can be fun too. People see mathematics as very boring and difficult subject but if you enjoy doing maths, it can be very interesting. I have made some small imaginary people who carry some objects like calculator or some mathematical signs. I have made an animated Einstein who is there to support them who can do great things and I have made all these in the genie because I felt that it can relate with a teacher who always helps us to get knowledge about things and shows us that nothing is impossible. The genie is indicating with his hands that mathematics is not boring and you can learn a lot from it.

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By Anushcka Joshi MISS GOLDILOCKS Through my artwork, I want to show that the golden ratio 1.618, also known as the divine proportion, brings out the aesthetic components of organic and natural forms. The way this ratio urges a sense of artistic sensation, pleasing to the eye, mathematics, the very field that leads to the creation of this beautiful ratio, also motivates me to foster the beauty that mathematics beholds. The girl in the artwork, lost deep into the mathematical realm, urges to learn more. The swirls of her hair signify the golden ratio spiral and entangle even further as her thought process delves deeper. The hair is symbolic of the magnifying complexity of her understanding of the mathematical concepts with more and more practice. Inspired by famous artist Gustav Klimt’s work with spirals in glistening gold, I used gold paint to express the richness of the ratio that describes the perfect relationship between proportions. The spiral progression in the golden ratio in the hair is also symbolic that mathematics practice makes one precise and perfect, like the spirals that fit perfectly into each other in the girl’s hair.

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THEME: MATHEMATICS & ART CONNECTIONS IN THE UNIVERSE

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SPOTLIGHT AWARD

Kristóf Fenyvesi is a researcher of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), transand multidisciplinary learning and contemporary cultural studies at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Dr. Fenyvesi is Community Events Director of the Bridges Organization, the world’s largest education community for the mathematics and arts. His main areas of research are mathematics and art connections in learning and STEAM education.

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Manisha Chawda is a Textile Designer and an artist based in San Fransisco, California. She has a deep interest in the handloom traditions of India, specifically IKATs. She runs a brand called ‘Neeli Titlee’ in collaboration with the Ikat weavers of Odisha. She likes painting, reading, meditating and gardening in her spare time.

Rachana Damani is professionally a graphic designer from Virginia, USA. She is also a prolific watercoloor artist and sketcher. She draws inspiration from the world around her, be it nature, architecture, still life, urban settings or people. She practises and teaches regularly from her studio based in Virginia, USA. She has also exhibited her work in many Art galleries here.

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Pallawi Sinha is a trained educationist, social scientist and product designer.

For the past thirteen years, Pallawi has sought to build transdisciplinary and transnational knowledge in childhood studies and education; arts and creativity in education; theorymaking; international development and political economy. Her research interests include educational philosophies and histories; ethics and politics of education and research, comparative education, ‘other’ epistemologies, contextually-relevant and socially-engaged qualitative research methods and tools, STEAM and place-making. She is a Lecturer in Childhood Studies and Education at University of Suffolk, UK Jansher Aidan Bakhshi is a Product Designer and founder of 1xperience Studios. An alumnus of the National Institute of Design, Jansher started his career in Pforzheim Germany and has specialised in the design of watches and wearable technology. He has worked with Titan Watches and designed the 2050 Watch Concept for Tata’s 150th Year Anniversary Celebration.

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Carine Steyn is the Academic Project Co-ordinator for the Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC) at the Nelson Mandela University. She manages the National Math Art Competition for Secondary Schools in South Africa and the TPACK Professional Development Project for Mathematics teachers in the Eastern Cape.

Divya Bahukhandi is a designer and an artist based in Melbourne, Australia. She is a design consultant for leading lifestyle and fashion brands across the globe. She has presented her work and conducted workshops at various international forums.

Following her passion for visual arts, her watercolours and mixed media artworks are represented in multiple art galleries across Australia.

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Werner Olivier is the founder and the current director of the Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC) at the Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Prof Olivier has established a GeoGebra institute at NMU that focuses on the integration of open source dynamic graphics software in the teaching and learning of mathematics.Under his leadership, the GMMDC has also developed and implemented innovative projects to promote STEAM education amongst learners and educators in secondary schools in South Africa. One of the key projects in this category include a national Maths-Art competition for schools that was started in 2018.

Allen Shaw is a Berlin based Indian artist/illustrator and storyteller. His life revolves around travelling and collecting stories from different parts of the world in his sketchbooks, for him it has become a way of life.

He graduated from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, with a specialization in Animation film making. He is also into “Creative Activism”, this he does through graphics and cartoons.

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THE THEJURY JURY

Pamela Burnard is Professor of Arts, Creativities and Educations at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. She has published widely with 20 books and over 100 articles which advance the theory of multiple creativities across education sectors including early years, primary, secondary, further and higher education, through to creative and cultural industries. She is co-editor of the journal Thinking Skills and Creativity. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and the Chartered College of Teaching, UK.

Shirin Kulkarni is the Founder and Research director of the Creative Education Council (CCE) Finland.

An expert in curriculum development and training, she has developed all the training modules at CCE from scratch and trained over 12,000 teachers on the whole. With my solid expertise in pedagogy and creative education, she has trained teachers and principals to develop their school learning environment using creative methods based on the Finnish education system, known to be the best in the world.

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Anoushkaa P Kashyap has done Bachelor of Visual Arts in Applied Arts from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and is currently pusuing MA Illustration and Visual Media from London College of Communication under the University of the Arts London.

Rajdeep Das has done MFA in Painting, Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. He won a scholarship from the Chinese government in 2017 -2018 and is a senior scholar in Chinese painting & calligraphy in International College, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou. Rajdeep believes that art inspirations are everywhere; its how you look at it just about how you look at it.

Temenuga Hristova is a visual artist from Shumen, Bulgaria. She has worked in the fields of painting and printmaking and art education. She has participated in international exhibitions in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Turkey, Czech Republic, Italy, France, Armenia, Lithuania, Russia, Egypt, Morocco, China, USA, Canada, Australia, Argentina and Mexico. She is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists Graphic section and International Association of Art, UNESCO. She has been an active art educator, conducting art workshops and classes around the globe. She has judged many regional, national and international art competitions for children. In 2020, she was granted with the Special award in the National Conference about Ecological education in Bulgaria.

Mantu Das has done MFA in Painting, Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. His art residencies include OPEN AiR- Artist in Residence, DEPO2015, Pilsen, Czech Republic, 2019 and Avolon global artist residency, RHA Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, 2018.

He has won many awards such as the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Canada, Produced 2019 and the Avolon by the global studio award, Craft, Design & Dublin,Ireland, 2018.

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I have been interested in art ever since I was a child. In my initial years of taking art as a subject, I was more into sketching and drawing, but since the past four years, I have been painting more often, usually in watercolour and oil medium. Personally, my favourite medium is oil, but the weather in Assam doesn’t suit it very much. I am not restricted when it comes to the themes of the painting.

My work inspiration stretches from impressionism to abstract art, including portraits, landscapes and imaginary compositions. Ever since the pandemic began, I started showing interest in digital art, primarily because of living in a remote area, lacking materials and resources due to the lockdown.

The shortlisted work results from the need to express myself easily without having to bother with the lack of materials. So this particular artwork of mine is a digital artwork that I created on adobe illustrator. This illustration depicts a young girl amidst nature and wildlife seen since lockdown. The girl admires the beautiful orchids, the vibrant hues of butterflies, partridges hopping on wrought iron benches, energetic elephant herds and the occasional rhino that came in close proximity to humans. She is extremely blessed to stay in the sylvan countryside where nature blooms. The girl in the illustration actually depicts me amidst my visualization of nature and wildlife I saw since the lockdown in the beautiful countryside I live in. The pandemic has given me the time to absorb and appreciate nature.

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The Multipupose Bed Design Anikaith Anant Joshi and Anushcka Joshi have secured 3rd position in the Furniture Design Category of Meraki 2021 Design Competition organised by The Doon School.

Problem Statement The designated room for the design is a one Bedroom Apartment which is to accommodate multifunctional storage units, a bed, and a study table. Given that the area provided is less, a minimalistic yet practical approach analysing the necessities is required. The challenge lies in coming up with a viable solution to space management with decent comfort and maximum utility margins. Smooth transition of the convertible Bed- Table is essential in maintaining the efficiency of the functional usage of a bed.

Functional Use The design of the bed has been made while focussing on a practical fusion of function and form, keeping the cost affordable while using some niche materials. No automation has been used. No shelves or compartments have been made underneath the bed, giving adequate space for various sizes of personal luggage of students and also helping keep the space clean. All movable parts are large and designed to be rugged and duarble. It is a simple process to convert it from the bed to a table.The side panel/side board can be pulled up, which slides into the railing system where it can be adjusted as needed.

Side panel open up to access storage area where one can store luggage or small items in baskets under the bed. The other side of the bed has a a cutout on top of the side board for moving in and out of the bed.

Materials Wood-plastic composites using thermoplastic polyethylene are the main components used to construct the model.

The head board and foot board are made of hard plastic. Few wheels, metal screws and hinges for the assembly planning of the movable panels are used. The plastic material is waterproof, easy to clean and long lasting. This also helps keep the cost affordable for a student.

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Spectrum 2021, Inter School Art Competition organised by Unison World School, Dehradun: Krishna Agarwal got Third in Steampunkland, Sourav Khodal got Third in Wordface and Karun Thapa got Third in Draw Motion.

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OVERVIEW OF PROPOSAL

BY THE ASSAM VALLEY SCHOOL FOR APHRODITAV, THE SPACE SETTLEMENT ON VENUS: INDIAN SPACE SETTLEMENT DESIGN COMPETITION TEAM: Anushcka Joshi (Leader), Utkarsh Agarwal, Jiya Agarwal, Kaustav B. Arya, Anikaith A. Joshi, Chinmoy Tamuli, Dev Agarwal, Angelica Saikia, Samrat Gupta, Alka Jhawar, Kristanu Uzir & Harshvardhan Keyal.

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UPPER SCHOOL INTER-HOUSE ART COMPETITION THEME: SELFIE COMPOSITION & TRAVEL DIARIES

RESULTS 1st: Kopili-Dhansiri, 2nd: Bhoroli-Lohit, 3rd: Jinari-Manas, 4th: Subansiri-Namdang Right: Winning Entry by Nilasha Bhimsaria, Class 12

L to R, Top to Bottom: Artworks by Eloziini Senachena, Class 12.

Hiramoni Basumatary, Class 12. Baristha Baibhav Gogoi, Class 12. Karun Thapa, Class 12. Kriya Modi, Class 10.

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UPPER SCHOOL INTER-HOUSE DESIGN COMPETITION BRIEF # 1: MACRAME or THREAD WORK PRODUCT Make a mood board for your design. Then create any useful product in Macrame or Thread art technique.

L to R , Top to Bottom: Artworks by Kuhu Bakliwal, Class 12.

Jiya Agarwal, Class 12.

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L to R , Top to Bottom: Artworks by Ayang Borang, Class 12. Angree Killingpi, Class 12.

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UPPER SCHOOL INTER-HOUSE DESIGN COMPETITION BRIEF #2: DIGITAL POSTER Design a poster using Adobe Photoshop/ Illustrator software on the theme: Commemorating 50 years of the 1971 Indo-Pak War. Make a mood board of your sources of inspiration. Photos from the war archives are acceptable, but illustrations should be made by the participants for the final poster (original illustrations/drawings should be used in your design).

Size: 8 X 11 inches.

JINARI-MANAS L to R , Top to Bottom: Artworks by Akankshit Sharma, Class 12.

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1971 Vijay Diwas Of the 50th B an g ladesh Liberation War Vijay Diwas Of the 50th B ang ladesh Liberation War Vijay Diwas Of the 50th Bang ladesh Liberation War

2021 50 Years.

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L to R , Top to Bottom: Artworks by Anushcka Joshi, Class 12.

L to R , Top to Bottom: Artworks by Adrija Das, Class 12

KOPILI-DHANSIRI HOUSE POSITIONS 1st: Jinari-Manas, 2nd: Subansiri-Namdang, 3rd: Bhoroli-Lohit, 4th: Kopili-Dhansiri

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LOWER SCHOOL INTER-HOUSE DESIGN COMPETITION BRIEF # 1: DESIGN FOR RECYCLE AND REUSE BRIEF #2: DIGITAL POSTER

L to R : Artworks by Harshvardhan Sikaria, Class 7. Ishika Das, Class 8.

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L to R : Artworks by Siddhi Gupta, Class 9 Urvee Rathi, Class 8

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L to R : Artworks by Anikaith A. Joshi, Class 9. Pratiti Baruah, Class 9.

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L to R : Artworks by Sulimi Zhimomi, Class 8 Jahnavi Sharma, Class 7

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L to R : Artworks by Tasmin Ahmed, Class 9. Kazi Rayhan, Class 9.

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L to R : Artworks by Anikaith A. Joshi, Class 9. Krishna Agarwal, Class 9.

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L to R : Artworks by Dayanita Das, Class 7

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L to R, Top to Bottom: Artworks by Harshi Kashyap, Class 11. Eloziini Senachena, Class 12. Kriya Modi, Class 10.

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