Area Student Wins Finalist Status

A piece of artwork by Avery Fox, an eighth grader at Turner Public Schools, has been chosen as a finalist for Artsonia's Artist of the Week. If he wins, the school will receive a $100 gift certificate for art supplies, and Fox will receive a $50 gift certificate provided by Blick Art Materials.

Fox's artwork is a clay gargoyle, a mythological creature which he named Jerry. "He looks like something from the past, a little bit scary yet funny," Fox said. "In history, gargoyles stood at the front gates of old buildings and sometimes served as water spigots or fountains. Mine is a different design...