An artsy afternoon in Highland Square
HIGHLAND SQUARE — Artists and visitors drew a more agreeable day Aug. 26 for the third annual Art in the Square at Highland Square. Postponed a week due to inclement weather, the festival went on under overcast skies.
Sunny smiles abounded, however, as Firestone High School student Deanna
 D’Amico,
17, shown below at center, displays the book “Oceans
and Door Frames” she wrote — with the pictures
and text sewn into the material of her clothes and coat
— for fellow students Meredith Stewart, 17, at
left, and Julia Salem, 17, at right.
The festival included plenty of activities for children, such as spray-on sidewalk chalk, which Highland Square youngster Ted Schaetzle IV, 9 and a fourth-grader at King Elementary School, used to create his own brand of art on the street, shown at top.
As part of the festival, Matt Orley, of Copley, was identified as the winner of a contest to design a binary clock tower for the new plaza that will be developed in the neighborhood by Albrecht Inc. Orley is shown above middle with his design.
Prizes also were given to two teams for their common area designs. The O’Leary family team of John and his wife, Fran, and son, Mark O’Leary and daughters Ellen Harrell and Lisa Johnson
garnered one of the awards, while the team of architect David Yedidsion, his daughter Ramona and Bernard Kamenir won the other.
 Awards
for independent design went to 14-year-old aspiring
architect Jesse Keller, Michael and John Smith, Trevor
White and Mark Soppeland.
The festival showcased artists
representing a wide range of media and also featured
musical acts performing in the square. —
By Stephanie Kist
Photos: Krista Galloway
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