Day 28 Round Table motif De’VIA 28 Day Challenge 2015 Day 28, ROUND TABLE, affirmative. Round table symbolizes Deaf people can see each other. A gathering together.

Brenda Boaz-Pond My artwork that I drew the round table from 35 years ago!

First Kitchen Table Conversation David Call Graphite/Prismacolor pencil 50,000 years ago, Cro-magnon people used natural sign language first to talk before spoken language. Their kitchen table was fire pit so everyone can see each other clearly and its bright. It's predecessor to modern Deaf kitchen table. This Cro-magnon family were chatting excitingly about a successful mammoth hunt. Can you figure what each person in the back is signing? They are using classifier a lot.

Let There Be Light by P. Durr Acrylic on Canvas 59 1/2 x 40 motif - Round table Trigger warning - some images upsetting / unpleasant description: Very Large Canvas - with four rectangular sections separated by a strip of blue paint (like tape) running vertical and horizontal through the middle of the canvas. Each space has an over head light. Top Left light shines on Hearing family members while Deaf child is in the dark (colored red), right section light shines on Hearing classmates as Deaf child sits in dark with FM system, bottom left area white sheet covers a dead body with red hand hanging out with wrist slit, bottom right area brightly lit - eye lgith and eye table, many people sitting around the round table signing - empty chair in corner with person greeting / welcoming someone off screen

"Five Panels and The Round Table" Bethaney Hall 8.5 by drawing paper, black ink and sharpie The first day I started this challenge- I already knew what I wanted to do for the last motif- round table. I remember two things when walking into the cafeteria for the first time at Gallaudet: Chuck Baird's The Five Panel - Deaf Experiences and a sea of round tables. Just like that I was home. I definitely will revisit this drawing. Also - thank you all for ur "likes", comments, feedback and support. It has been a dream of mine to do this kind of work. It's been liberating.

"Isolation from the deaf children" Takiyah Harris Mixed Media The description: I was a young girl in Deaf education class with other deaf students. My former classmate (J) tried to hide something and she begged me to put something in my backpack in the closet. I had no idea that (J) stole something from other student. Suddenly, the teacher was a pretty aggressive to target at me. I was upset and tried to explain the truth. She refused to believe me at all and gave me the punishment. I went to the booth and continued to crying for a few hours. I was not allow to join with other students for the classes during the daytime. I tried to climb from the booth and peeked on the students with my teary eyes.

"Force me to speak the right sound by the speech therapist"

Takiyah Harris

Mixed media

The speech therapist often interrupted me during the class and took me to the speech

therapy office with the therapist. I was frustrated and I cannot use my voice like "ch",

"k", "d", "g" and other. The speech therapist decided to pressure on my tongue with the

wooden stick. I was like I am going to choke. The speech therapist had no patience with

me and gave up with me.

Trust our Bestfriends - 2015 Hinda Kasher Soft pastel on a hard panel board, photographed, edited with Snapseed app (iPad camera app) and added HDR effect. 24" x 36"

“"February Memories" Ken McBroom Digital art

True Round Table. by Nancy McCormick Thinking Olympic symbols plus basic gesture hand shapes used by hearing and Deaf around the world. Ever notice how when international Deaf get together we talk about how much same we have by trying to know. You sign "blank" how. Like cell phone, car, certain foods etc. things that bring us together. I always noticed the deep diversity among my Deaf friends, and yet the great lack among those few hearing I am able to make (who don't sign).

"Deaf Nation: 2015 Artists" Artist: Tracey Milo 2015 Graphite on paper 5x7

untitled Laurie Monahan Digital My friends and I always get together to play cards whenever possible. It became important ritual for us to be together for fun and laughs. Not only us play cards but same many others like RRCD (Rochester deaf clubs) and their private homes. Should I explain what this art means? Nah, I think it can explain itself. smile But please notice rainbow colors of GLBT and Arnaud Balard's Deaf Union flag color. Diversity celebration among deaf and hearing signers playing cards together.

Stevie Gemmil Naeyaert

"Bring ideas to the table" Christine Parrotte Medium: Crayola Dry Erase

by Roberta Rose

Celebrate Freedom happy hands Talking with Friends in ASL Welcome home ! ( I laugh at This sketch Cuz it looks Funny.. Well I say Who cares Art is art Let it be Just be All of my Sketches Expressed Unknown Work.. It flows Itself Unexpected Let it be Just be Let I just Be As a Cubism Outsider brut Non artist Unknown What to draw Let hands Do the work Find out What the Story Is all about Funny, weird, Awesome, gorgveous, Beautiful, wild, Crazy, whatever It is Meant to be For a reason Let it be Let I Be Just be

Artivism Nancy Rourke 8.5 inch by 11 inch crayon, permanent markers, sharpies, graphite and colored pencils This artwork is about Artivism, and there are 28 motifs. The De'VIA artists are discussing about the 28 Day Challenge.

'Deaf Standard Time' Diane A. Squires

digital art

'Like pizza, it's supposed to be round' Heidi Ren Storme Small gathering around a table, the front, as depicted,has a chair pushed 'open'. The chair is itself a hand, and a small, sorry sign says, 'welcome'. no centerpiece of course, one man had the attention of the others, his hands animated. Gally banner and another work of mine in the background. Digital medium