My artwork was a gift for my mother. I took what colors she wanted into consideration, and set out to try some new things with oil paints, which I don't have a lot of experience in.

This piece was inspired by one of my closest friends. He has seen the worst of me but has stayed when no one else did.

My artwork was reflected on The Shining, however, has ghosts and animals. This was shot in the art building hall where there are paintings on the wall. The paintings came out alive haunting the student.

This pot was inspired by my own hand and glazed in simple white so as not to distract from the form.

The painting illustrates an issue in our environment today called “sea-level rise” AKA the result of thermal expansion. So, “What causes the sea level to rise?” There are many causes but the main cause is due to “global warming”.

I knew the Viking ship teapot would be difficult, but what I have learned is that when I have a 2D idea I can always put it into 3D if I spend enough time and work it out piece by piece.

This is my first oil painting I have ever attempted and accomplished. Although it is not perfect, I enjoyed creating it greatly. Oil paint on gesso board.

The art piece I'm choosing to submit is that of a wilted sunflower. I decided to draw a sunflower that had been wilting for a while. I think there's something so beautiful about the imperfect aspects of nature.

I collaged photos and text together using InDesign to create a piece illustrating how the 9/11 attacks affected various people. I wanted to shed light on real people's stories and evoke deep feelings in viewers.

I made this as one of my first art pieces then for my final I decided to animate it for my final. I had to place every single pixel by hand and it took over 2 weeks of nonstop working to finish.

This version of Narcissus is forced into self-obsession, constantly being bombarded with her own image and having no choice but to examine herself infinitely. In performing this obsessive self-voyeurism, her sense of identity starts to disappear.

The art piece I have chosen has been picked because of the mood it creates. The mood it creates is Dark vs.Light which is a constant theme in life.

My process is photographing anything creative that interests me.

As I was walking along this beach in El Salvador the reflection in the water gave me an idea. I let my family continue walking and I let them get far enough so that the reflection would show.

My writing process:

1. Make a cup of tea.

2. Stare at my computer

3. Rifle through old documents for ideas.

4. Stare at my computer but in a more productive and focused manor

5. Start typing. It doesn’t have to be good or even relevant. Just start typing.

I wrote Substance A as an intimate look into relationships broken apart by overdosing, as well as a metaphorical and psychological deep dive into the minds of those who fall victim to the rage of intoxicated partners.

I thought, I must write about this, and so I set to work. Needless to say, when bubblegum is chewed, inspiration strikes.

Growing Pains is a poetry collection about coming of age. I wrote this piece earlier this semester to submit to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

For this piece, I chose to fuse both sides of my heritage, my grandmother's red in South Bend and my abuela’s childhood in Colombia.