My artwork is a self-portrait exploring the theme of restraint, shaped by my childhood as an introvert in a family and culture where children were expected to be neither seen nor heard.

My art can symbolize many things such as the meaning of getting taken advantage of in relationships,friendships,or selflessness.

I made this painting in my Art class for an inspirational Artist, in my case I chose Bob Ross.

Columbine flowers represent freedom. Using a play on the words, ”bed of flowers,” I wanted to convey escaping from reality through the act of sleep.

A girl sitting on a chair while a creepy paper figurines stand behind her and help her to do make up.

This piece is a digital drawing of an OC of mine. He is a part of a bigger series me and my friends are creating and I wanted to depict him in a very simplistic way.

In this artwork, I explored something that I hold a very close and complicated connection to, which I have struggled with grasping since birth: girlhood and the possession of a female body.

I wanted to create a piece that reflected vulnerability and sharing intimate experiences with the public eye.

When I was younger I would like to go on trails and explore the nature and I would watch little Mr beast’s videos on where he would do challenges to climb up mountains and stuff like that so that was one thing that I used to like to enjoy and do when I was younger.

This piece is an exploration of a new media and deep dive into creativity.

In my piece, “Ephemeral Currents”, I sought to capture the delicate shift from childhood innocence to maturity of adulthood.

I always go to drink kava with my uncles.

The art piece was inspired by the quote ,”She was radiant, her cheeks glowing with heat, her long locks shimmering in the lantern light like golden marmalade”.

My piece is a painting of my great-grandpa, an avid smoker.

I decided to draw this shark because it represents my past swim team and my love and dedication to swimming.

This digital piece is about a girl looking up into a spiral of stairs that represent different paths of life.

All the wars happening around the world make me restless and worried for the citizens who are in danger.

I’m 14 years old and I love basketball that’s why I drew this.

I think I did good it would have been better if I had more time.

This artwork is of a fictional creature, called a dragon.