by Brad Horton’15
It was just last year that Owen Davenport ’14 discovered his talent for 3D Art from his 3D Art and Clay and Sculpture classes. Now, he is a Scholastic Gold Key Award winner with a promising artistic future.
In grade school, Owen took art classes at the Beck Center and had a key interest in them. However, Owen’s ability really began to stand out at Ignatius. “I am the first 3D art portfolio for Mrs. Kyle, she wanted me to be in A.P. art. Mrs. Burrows saw pieces I did last year and she wanted me too.”
Owen’s ability began to stand out to the world. “That (The Scholastic Gold Key Award) was for my Fleur-de-lis. It went to the Scholastic Art Fair as an accident. I thought I was saving a profile for it on the website, but I was actually resubmitting it and got an award.”
Owen has also completed other great works like the Key and a bust of himself. “They are beautiful when they are simple”, says Mrs. Burrows, “Owen’s artworks are simple and bold.” Currently, Owen is working on clay bowls made from pieced together slabs of smoothly textured clay.
Owen hopes to have a career in industrial design, hopefully leaning towards automotive design. He wishes other students try new things like he did and try to find their interests, “You don’t have to keep doing it, you just have to try it. You really need to find out what you like and then just go with it.”
