Kids Art Walk 2025!
Future Mythology
The 8th annual collaboration between Make.Shift Art Space and students at Samish Woods Montessori! Students have imagined myths written by humans of the distant future,to explain and remember events in human history still to come. These works are interpreted by local artists. Each artists response piece will be displayed next to the student painting that inspired it.
Opening Reception
Friday May 2nd
5pm-9pm
Make.Shift Art Space
306 Flora street
98225
Student: Ava
A long, long, long, long, long time ago, there were six colors in the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. The colors all lived in harmony. But one day they got in a huge fight about how the order of the rainbow would go. So they all decided to take their separate paths. Many years later a hero arose to the problem, named Pink. Pink asked the sky where all the colors went. The sky responded “red went to fire, orange went to oranges, yellow went to the sun, green went to the forest, blue went to the ocean and purple went to flowers. Pink wanted to find all of them so she started with red and searched for fire. She found fire and started to try to persuade her to come with her on the adventure to find the rest of the colors. She wasn’t that hard to persuade. “I really want to see my friends,” she said. One by one, they were able to collect all the other colors. Then something very unexpected happened. Once all the colors were together, they invited Pink to join them in the rainbow. Pink immediately agreed and thanked the sky for her help. They all lived in harmony again.
Kieran Bever
Let It Rain Down,Acrylic Paint,2025,$320
Student:Callum
Settle down, children, and I will tell you a story.
There used to be cities.
Back when humans lived in a thriving world, we built cities. And no, these were not strongholds with a fancy name. These were villages and we loved them. That was until it all changed…
I was there when the humans first saw the meteor. When it landed on the earth 200 years ago, the humans were overjoyed. They were immersed in its full glory. But they immediately started fighting over it. They clearly did not see this as a blessing of the ancient gods. They began to fight and humanity tore itself apart. Seeing that their gift had become a curse, the ancient gods unleashed their beasts of old on them to pay for their ignorance.
But we adapted. Humanity would not give up yet. And now, we live fighting them. We rediscovered sorcery. We trained new soldiers. And that is how we live now.
Courtney Harris
The End of the World as We Know It,Watercolor and pencil on paper,2025,$70
Student :Charlotte
How the Sun and the Moon Were Almost Stolen (And the Moon Eaten)
Nico Lund
The Equanimity of Light and Shadow Found Dictionary Pages, Artisan Paper, Wire, Oven-baked Sculpting Clay, Glue, Ink,Mounted on canvas,April 202,$385
Student:Conrad
Once a long time ago in the year 2028, a great wave was speeding towards China. People in Hong Kong were being evacuated except one person, Hikkinadio. Hikkinadio was a Chinese fisherman. He dreamed of one day riding his bamboo boat on a massive wave- this was his one shot. He ran to the harbor. People were screaming on the street. Many policemen tried to stop him. He just plowed past them. He jumped on his boat and started his stinky two stroke engine. His boat was called the SS Dinky. He looked behind him and he saw a huge wave speeding towards him. He braced himself and felt the cold summer water on his back. He got knocked out cold and woke and felt nauseous. He looked down and saw at least a foot of water in his boat. He had survived! He looked at the water and saw a bullet train in the middle of a road. He motored along and saw tops of skyscrapers. His city was left in ruins…
Erica McCurdy
Apocalypse Cowl; linen, silk, lac, madder, marigold, iron; 2025; NFS.
Student: Cooper
A couple thousand years ago, there was a man who loved to bike. He was really good at it but he wanted to go up mountains faster, so he could go down faster. He invented the ROCKET JET BIKE! It was soooo much faster. He could go 4 miles up in two minutes. He loved it more than anything. Three thousand years later, an archaeologist found this bike under a tree, covered in moss and dirt. The man had crashed and ditched the bike. It was so heavy because of the rockets that he wouldn’t have been able to carry it. The archaeologist brought it back to the lab and used it to invent a bike that was similar, but faster, with a built-in umbrella, and so much more. The new bike even had automatic shock absorbers and pistons that made it easier to jump. And this is how the ROBOBIKE 2000 was invented.
Sulai Lopez
End Times Wheel of Fortune bike tire from bike graveyard, naturally dyed wool roving, 2025, $333
Student: Denali
When humans lived on Earth
A long, long time ago, longer than anyone remembers, the sky didn’t consist of thick purple clouds that glowed and the ground didn’t have so many red mountains. Long, long ago, humans were not the only form of life besides tall green plants. This is because humans haven’t always lived on the wonderful planet of Smurv. Hundreds of years ago, people lived on a planet; a planet named Earth. Humans were very happy on Earth and they planned to stay there as it was the only planet they had ever lived on. They were never alone on Earth because a wonderful variety of flora and fauna lived there with them. And for thousands of years, trees and flowers and most of the plants and animals thrived. The humans thrived as well, though. And as the population of humans grew, they cut down more and more trees for pencils, paper, cabins, and other things as well. Their machines made fumes that harmed the life on Earth. And as the population of humans continued to grow, they faced more and more problems. Litter started to be scattered everywhere and the Earth got drier and hotter. And water became scarce. The humans still thrived, but no longer did plants and animals thrive. The humans loved the plants and animals and decided action had to be taken at once to save the planet they had almost ruined. And as their technology improved and their population grew, they made a big decision. They decided they must leave the planet they had lived on forever. The only home they’d ever known. And after a year of preparation, the humans left Earth on this very day, hundreds of years ago, and set off for an Earth-like planet in their ships. And they made it here safe and sound, excited for their new life on Smurv. They built towns and cities but were careful not to harm anything. The humans thrived on Smurv but never forgot Earth. In fact, the main city on Smurv is named Earth, which is nestled in the mountains on the South side of Smurv. And as for Earth, the plants and animals thrived once again. If you don’t believe me, you can look through a telescope and see Earth which is the glowing green and blue marble it used to be. And for now, everyone is happy and the universe seems to be smiling. And that is the end of this story, so
The End.
Yin Dwyer
I Dream Of The Earth,Embroidery floss, curly willow, plant parts, joy, grief, and probably some stray dog hair.,Made 2025,Price 250 usd obo
Student: Eleanor
Once upon a time, people did not worship the plants. People were cutting down trees and picking flowers every day. But the plants did not appreciate that. The people believed that plants did not have feelings but that’s actually not true. So they decided to put a stop to it once and for all. The wisest Redwoods formed a committee that was called Protect Us. The Redwoods told the grass to make some costumes, told the flowers to make some masks, and told the other trees to make a plan. The plan was to sneak into the Queen of Earth’s castle and somehow scare her. So they put the plan into action. Everybody sneaked to her castle and waited outside the door while everybody got into their costumes. Then, they creaked open the door. They snuck up the stairs and saw five doors. They listened into each one. The first one sounded like a man snoring. The second one sounded like a cat meowing. The third one sounded like the television going. The fourth one sounded like a dog sleeping. Then, they listened in to the fifth one. They heard a woman sleeping. The Redwoods thought it had to be the Queen of Earth. So they opened the door, snuck up to her bed, and shouted “BOO!” all at the same time. The queen woke up and screamed, “AHHHHH!” The grass walked up to the bed and said in an alien-like voice “We will hurt you if you keep hurting all of the plants and cutting down them. But if you don’t, we will leave you and your people alone.” The queen said “Oh-h-h ok.” So the plants left the castle and the next day when they woke up, the queen was giving an announcement that nobody must ever hurt any plants ever again. So that’s how this world came to be.
Valentine Kirby
The Myth. The Plants. The Kingdom.,Cut paper and pencil on panel,April 2025,$200 or free to student if it doesn't sell.
Student: Gabi
Before the giant macarons dropped down onto the Earth, life was peaceful. Then one day, two super giant objects called macarons fell from absolutely nowhere. They were blueberry flavored. They were almost the size of the United States. The other fell into the ocean. Everyone survived because they were so gooey. But the people were stuck in buildings and houses. They had to make tunnels through the macaron to get to the surface. The coasts of Washington and California broke off of the mainland and floated to where the other macaron was. There was a new country called Macaronland. The macarons were a source of food but they were super duper sugary so everyone became very crazy. The end.
Riley Currie
Home Sweet Home, secondhand fabric, trim, & (perfect) ribbon, 2025, free to student
Student:Ines
A long time ago when the world was dying, we were all moving to the moon.
Humans made sure that they took the Tardigrades that they were studying.
When they were on the moon, the oxygen for everyone all leaked and no one survived. Except all of the tardigrades!
Now today the moon is full of Tardigrades and they all live a happy life.
Cory Lykaina
Ines's Tarditown Family Portrait,2025,NFS - gifted to student,ki/kin,Colored pencil on Bristol paper
Student:Jack
How the rocks took over the world
Long ago, before the rocks grew legs and ruled the world, people could touch the ground and did not have to use flying shoes to get around like they do today. The rocks evolved legs and took over the government. It was an oligarchy. They made it so no one was allowed to touch the ground so no rocks would ever get stepped on. Flying shoes were invented so no one would touch the ground. And that’s why we never touch the ground.
Victoria Kemery
Victoria Kemery
The Rock went for a walk, rocks, recycle wood and nature. 2025 $100.
Student: Koen
Once a long time ago, there were these crabs that ruled the beach of Florida. Then, they all went under the sand for two years and when they were under the sand they grew inches every day and when they got out of the sand they were four feet! They went on the streets of Florida and they could eat humans. And all the citizens in Florida had to run in their house and climb as high as they can. And this one person was driving in his truck going down the road and he hit a crab and he walked out and wondered what it was, and there were five ginormous crabs right in front of him and so he hopped back in his truck and went towards his hut. The crabs followed him back sneakily and they started climbing on his hut but they didn’t know that he wasn’t in his house yet, he had just gotten out of his truck. So he saw them and he had to move somewhere else. But when he saw where he was going to get a house there were crabs everywhere, so he just drove away.
J Paige Heinen
Convergent Evolution: Florida’s Newest Citizen Takes a Road Trip; Medium: Acrylic-gouache, acrylic glass bead gel, and puffy stickers of the sea; 2025; Free to Artist
Student: Leeya
Leeya:
A long time ago, when people lived on land, there was a food shortage and a small group of children took a submarine into the deep ocean to find more food. They didn’t only find food, they also found that the Great Barrier Reef was 5 times bigger than humans had thought. Soon they realized they were lost. Slowly over time they built up an underwater community for people to live. More and more people came from the land to get food and live in better conditions. Now, the land is full of animals and all humans live deep in the ocean.
Cynthia French
Student:Lily
Long ago it was not always dark like it is now and people didn’t need to get light chips installed. Back then, light came from a giant glowing spirit named Sun and a smaller, dimmer one named Moon. Moon controlled dark and Sun controlled light. All was peaceful. They shared 24 hours, 12/12. One day, the Sun wanted 14 hours and for moon to only have 10. Moon didn’t like that and confronted Sun and they got into a fight. Sun ran away and Moon, saddened by the Sun’s leave, became dim and no longer lit up the night.
Destiny Wormlight
Tenebrous,Ink on Paper,2025,$250
Student:Lucita
Silvya and the Sky
Hello I’m Silvya and I’m 83 and I’m here to tell you about the great transfer. Here we go… Long, Long, Long ago, there was a thing called ground. It had plants and animals. It was paradise but then arose a problem. People were taking up so much space and resources that there was no space for plants and animals. People tried sooooooooo etc. many solutions it would take me years to say all of them but I can tell you this- none of them worked. So people made the hardest and weirdest decision of their lives. They would use ladders (made of baguettes) to climb up to the sky and create a civilization (also made of baguettes.) So they set their plan in action. It took 85 years but in the end it worked and now people live in baguettes.
Beth Girma
Beth in Her House of Baguettes, Medium: Acrylic yarn tapestry, Year: 2025, Free for the kiddo
Student: Matteo
This is the story of how earth solved its problems. One day in 3068, Earth was not looking that great. Oceans were polluted, wars were raging, and there were 20 billion people walking around. What people didn’t know is that this was the most important day of Earth’s history. In 1127, a huge star exploded sending a mysterious magical dust towards Earth. On that fateful day, it reached Earth. It gave everybody a 106% gain in IQ and let them teleport 5 miles or less at a time. Thus, all of Earth’s problems were solved. Now, in 10672, life is great.
Elsie Lee
Stardust
Mixed Media
2025
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