PUTNAM — The talented work of students from the Quinebaug Valley Community College spring 2015 Illustration I course will be showcased along the Putnam River Trail, through September. In a collaboration between Annie Joly, QVCC professor and program coordinator of visual arts, and the Town of Putnam Department of Economic and Community Development, students created their version of nursery rhymes, in a variety of mediums, which are displayed on 13 kiosks along the pathway near the river.

Delpha Very, Town of Putnam director of economic and community development and director, redevelopment agency, said, “QVCC is a community partner in HealthQuest Northeast Connecticut, which is a regional collaborative health and wellness partnership working to make northeastern Connecticut a healthier place to live, work, learn and play, and this endeavor provided a great opportunity to showcase the talent of QVCC students and support the mission.” She added, “Getting children and their families out to exercise is important. This project has children running, not walking, to the next location.”

The River Trail Storywalk is a fun, educational activity that places a children’s story (a book that has been literally taken apart) along this popular and scenic walking route.  A Storywalk combines the benefits of physical activity, time outdoors in nature, literacy, and family time.

The QVCC students who participated included:

Kendra Borders,  Danielson, Hey, Diddle, Diddle, Adobe Illustrator

Julien Clancy - Sterling, Hickory, Dickory, Dock, Adobe Illustrator

Tyler Clough - Woodstock, There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Adobe Photoshop

Michelle D’Auria - Norwich, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Watercolor

Elizabeth Douglas - Woodstock, Little Bo Peep, Adobe Illustrator

Richard Duff - Danielson, Wee Willie Winkie, Adobe Illustrator

Sara Loizou - Norwich, Little Miss Muffet, Watercolor

Regina Morgan - Dayville, Simple Simon, Mixed Media Collage

Thomas Plitsas - Brooklyn, Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, Adobe Illustrator

Ivy Roy - Dayville, Jack Be Nimble, Adobe Illustrator

Christopher Strout - Rogers, There Was a Crooked Man, Colored Pencil and Ink

Laura Walsh - Jewett City, Peter Piper, Adobe Photoshop

Mira Watterson - Pomfret, Little Boy Blue, Colored Pencil