With the semester coming to an end, Mesa art students are displaying their work in the student art exhibition, Pouring it all Out in the Mesa College Art Gallery that opened May 4 and runs through to the end of the semester.

Students are showcasing art works that range from drawings and paintings to photography, ceramics and sculptures.

Kevin Kao was inspired by his early childhood to create a piece consisting of a porcelain head hung on a wall with wooden antlers coming out of it. After two weeks of working on it, the inspiration he received from childhood memories and his mother showed through in his work titled Deermother.

“I used the likeness and realism of people from my memories, ideas of mythology and childhood stories,” Kao said.

Everyday items are used in intriguing ways throughout the exhibition, including alarm clocks hanging from wire and live bees, to name a few.

Art can not only be viewed at the show, but also worn with works like Mixed Feelings, a series of heels decorated in diamonds, nails, flowers and feathers.

At the gallery opening, the courtyard was filled with artists selling their pieces ranging between from $5 to $1000. Other artists were selling jewelry and vases as well.

Mesa student Kim Garcia’s art stood out to many. She created Time Aggressor, where alarm clocks were used as leaves in a tree of wire. In the courtyard, she had a maze of household items like plastic table clothes, fan and tape. Richard Serra, a minimalist sculptor and video artist, was Garcia’s inspiration.

“I used a fictional phase that allowed the art to be interactive,” said Garcia. “It took me 2 weeks to create a maze made up of painter plastic for the floor and plastic table cloths.”

The art gallery is located in room D-101 and open Monday through Thursday from 12 to 4 p.m. for public viewing until closing ceremonies on May 18.