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Made with Prismacolor pencils. (15" x 12") Completed 01/08/22

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I was assigned to create a surrealist piece. I intentionally selected endangered or targeted animals to replace the Mount Rushmore Monument. The Bison represents the stolen land of the Sioux for the creation of the monument. The lion represents President Rooselvelt because he used to trophy hunt them. I chose the wolf and falcon for the devastation of their habitats. To create this, I printed out images and placed the heads of the animals onto a picture of Mount Rushmore. I used a black piece of paper as a base and blended layers of colors to create shadows and shade. I focused on shadows to create the 3-Dimensional look of the rock.

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Acrylic paint and Posca pens.  (picture coming soon).
I found reference photos of koi fish to design their appearance. I used a paintbrush and dabbed it to create the texture of the lilypads. In Chinese culture, koi fish symbolize a strong sense of character. I chose to use koi fish to correspond with the quote and title of the piece. This is my favorite quote because I  believe that people are always changing and growing. The dragonfly coincidentally also symbolizes change. The strong sense of character also correlates with always growing to become the best version of oneself. The movement in the water represents the movement in our minds and our growth.

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Graphite pencils, blending stump and a moldable eraser. (15" x 11")  completed 11/04/21. 

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We were assigned to create a graphite drawing of a balloon. To create this piece, I made a grid to ensure the scaling was accurate. Then I made smaller shapes to display the shades and highlights. I also used a variety of different pencils to get darker and lighter colors, and blended it to give a softer appeal.  I chose an ampersand because I wanted it to represent inclusivity. An ampersand means "and", which is used to include more things.  I interpreted it in a people sense-- it's always including other people because of it's meaning.

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Graphite pencils and Prismacolor colored pencils.  (15" x 12") Completed 04/11/21.

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To create an altered self portrait, I decided to incorporate a Chinese dragon that is holding a crystal ball. The crystal ball is also one of my eyes. I wanted to use it to display an interesting aspect of my heritage—the Chinese Dragon. I used graphite pencils and a blending stump to create shadows and highlights in my face and hair. I made a 1" grid to ensure that my scaling was correct. For the dragon, I used a reference photo and prismacolored pencils to create contrast.

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Watercolor and a micron pen. (13" x 10") Completed 5/24/22.

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In my art class junior year, I was assigned to recreate a house that held meaning to me. When I was a kid, my family used to rent a Ghibli Studio movie through Netflix every Saturday for movie night. This house is from the movie "Kiki's Delivery Service", and it displays the warmth of family memories. I outlined the house in a micron pen before I started painting. Then I built up layers to create different shades of color to get a 3-Dimensional look.

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Gouache paints and prismacolor colored pencils. (8.5" x 5"). Completed on 10/14/20.

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This piece was an exploration of color composition. In sophomore year, my art teacher assigned us to explore someone's struggles with voting rights. I created tones and shades of opposite colors on the color wheel. I mixed each color with little portions of the other to make the light to dark scale.

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VOTING RIGHTS COLOR COMPOSITION (Dec 18, 2020 at 8_46 AM)

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Crayola markers, fine liners and a brush pen. (5.5" X 8.5"). Completed on 11/06/21. 

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For my AP Language and Composition class in junior year, I was assigned to do something for 30 days. I made notes of affirmation and gave them to strangers or left them in public places for people to find.

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Crayola markers, fineliners, a brush pen and gel pen. (5.5" x 8.5"). Completed on 11/02/21. 

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This was the first note of affirmation that I gave. It's also the note that had an impact on the person it was given to. I chose to give this note to someone who had been public about their mental health struggles. It gave her a sense of support and inspired me to want to continue this kind of work throughout my life.

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Crayola markers, fineliners and a brush pen. (5.5" x 8.5"). Completed on 11/09/21

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Prismacolor Colored Pencils. (11" x 8.5"). Completed 11/18/21

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This piece was a skill-builder and practice for using colored pencils. At this time, I was planning out my Symbols of Preservation piece, so I wanted to practice drawing animals. I was fairly new at using these colored pencils, so I was getting used to blending and learning what the “rules” were for layering. I tried to create a smooth look by blending with a white colored pencil.

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I set up bananas in natural lighting and drew them to practice direct observation drawing. I used a sighting stick to align the shapes of the bananas and to find the negative spaces.