BUCKFIELD — Art was everywhere Wednesday at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School — on the walls, in the corners, decorating the exterior and interior entrance ways, and even in the bathrooms.

Sierra Wescott, a sophomore from Hartford, was one of the students who didn’t just have one or two works of art mounted in the school, but had instead the entire side entryway to display a wide variety of work done in pencil, acrylics, sculpture and other media.

One of her proudest pieces was a portrait of 1930s Broadway performer, Ruby Keeler. She discovered that she is distantly related to the very well-known actress, and plans to go into theater, music or art.

Another of her works was a nearly life-size statue used in the school’s recent production of “The Sound of Music,” made from cling wrap and tape.

Art teacher Joe McLaughlin said many of the art works this year were made from packaging tape, and many were life-size.

Such as a “man” seeming to climb up the wall of the school’s cafeteria created by senior, Rebecca Carrasquillo. He’s made from clear plastic scrunched up.

Carrasquillo also created a unique ceramic display titled “Metamorphosis” that depicts the stages of life from infant, to teen, adult and old age. She also used paper mache to fashion a character from the movie, “Monsters, Inc.”

All things equine were created by Buckfield sophomore Rebecca Cooper — paper mache, acrylics, pottery and water colors. She even had a photo of her own horse, Memory Dancer, tucked in the display.

McLaughlin said this is the first annual art and music night at the school. Music teacher Ethan Wright led the school’s band Wednesday evening.

McLaughlin said most of the paintings, tape sculptures, ceramics and other artworks will be on display through the end of next week.

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