LUSK – Wyoming’s natural scenes were brought to glow- ing life on Thursday, March 27, when Lusk Elementary un- veiled this year’s Black Light Presentation.

Roxanne Fish, the school’s art teacher, and all the students in Kindergarten through sixth grade shared artistic rendi- tions of Devil’s Tower, majestic mountains, crafty foxes, soaring birds, tall trees, swimming fish, rabbits, moose, and buf- faloes. Each artistic work was given a beautiful glow through a process called fluorescence. This process takes place when substances known as phosphors absorb UV light. The end result is a lovely glow that grabs the observer’s attention.

The young artists at Lusk El- ementary began their journey into black light art four years ago, when Fish began search- ing the Internet for artistic ideas that would transform parents/teachers conference night into a fun and lively ex- perience for both students and visitors. According to Fish, she discovered a winning con- cept when she came across black light art.

“Parent/teachers conferenc- es for me were pretty empty,” Fish told the Herald. “There wasn’t much happening in my room. I thought I needed a way to get people into my room. This brings a lot of people into the building.”

Past Black Light Presentations have explored underwa- ter and jungle locales. This year’s presentation, entitled “Wild and Wonderful Wyo- ming,” took visitors to some of the Cowboy State’s most breathtak- ing locations. Fish and her students wanted to bring familiar places to life through the power of the black light.