Malaya Hammond’s post-high school plans included traveling to Greece and other parts of Europe to paint and learn sculpture. Tragically, the 17-year-old Marble Falls resident was killed in the Fourth of July weekend flood , less than a year before she was to graduate from high school. Her family and art teacher are sharing her talent with the community, letting her memory live on through her paintings and drawings.

Malaya’s work is currently on display at the Marble Falls Public Library , 101 Main St. The library is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Amy Miller, Malaya’s art teacher at One Day Academy in Marble Falls , asked the teen’s family for permission to show her work, paying to have it framed and coordinating with the library to exhibit it.

“She created a portfolio in

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