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I love to travel and to draw (especially eyes!). I own 9 chickens and have a big garden. My family is very important to me, represented by the picture of my sons, the ring that belonged to my grandfather and the necklace from my sister.

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A lot of this has a deeper meaning so I am sorry that this got a bit long. The book in the center is incredibly important to me because it is where I write everything, ideas, stories, anything in my brain, even random things about my day, I even sketch and draw in it. The rocks are from Vermont, the place I spend most of my summers and vacations. I love music so I included headphones, The leaves are from my new house. And rosemary has always had a significance in my life. The box is a box of heirlooms from my great grandmother, the jar of rocks is one of many, given to all my middle school friends. The coconut shell is from a family member who lived far away. The white thing at the top has my pole vault logo, the green book is a special book to me, The eraser reminds me that mistakes are okay. The necklace is a reminder of a great day. And I love chocolate. (Sorry that was really long) Also I gave a general summary of each item, feel free to ask if you want to know more about any of them.

- El Brown

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Autobiographical Assemblage  (Aug 24, 2021 at 5_38 PM)

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I love making music, so I included the guitar and violin to represent that. I also love to speed cube, meaning that I like to solve the Rubik’s cube. Another thing I added were the books, which represent my love of reading. The sketchbook and colored pencils represent the fact that I do art class, which happens to be my favorite class. The violin, which I also mentioned before, also shows that I play in an orchestra (or at least I used to). The beautiful pink and white shirt is a piece of traditional Korean clothing, representing how important my heritage is to me. At last, the few trinkets at the bottom (Colored Pencil, Woodless Pencil, Blue Chicken Notes, and Seashell Necklace) all represent how much my traveling experiences mean to me. They are all from different places from the world, ranging from Japan to France. These are what everything on my photo means to me!

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I am very artistic so I have a few art pieces that I made and included in my photo. I really love to paint, as shown by the paintbrushes and the Mickey Mouse framed picture that I crafted myself. I  love traveling to the Biltmore Estate (shown by the entree ticket at the bottom) and the beach (represented by the shell). However, I especially love going to Disney, this can been seen through the postcard, and the art. I absolutely love to read and the novel on the right shows that beautifully. I also play the keyboard which is above all the other items.

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I put my favorite hat with the collage, the hat that I use when I play with the apex cougars baseball team, also a baseball to symbolize my favorite sport that I love to play whenever I get the chance. I put a PS4 controller to show how on my free time I like to play video games as well as paint with the paintbrushes shown in the photo I put my favorite sunglasses to wear whenever, they help me focus when I have them on, I love to play cards of all types so I put a deck of cards and last but not least, my favorite notebook that I like to use for all of my school subjects

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I’d like to consider myself a very artistic person so I put in lots of my own work and creations such as a bracelet I made, cd’s I painted and a few of my watercolor works. I also included one of my favorite books, fantastic mr. fox by my all time favorite author Roald Dahl, and a book about my favorite artist, Norman Rockwell. As well a reading, music is also very important to me, I grew up listening to the green album (an album full of muppet cover songs by real bands), and developed quite a taste for rock music in middle school (hence the white stripes cd). Some random things I put in include my sunglasses (to block out the haters), a rock my grandmother painted for me, Mario cart from the n64, which I loved to play with my dad, and a couple wristbands from my trips to the community center to play volleyball and hang out with friends.

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For my Autobiographical Collage I put in an Xbox controller because I like to play video games. I put in a sketchbook because periodically I'll get an idea to draw. I'm not very good at guitar, but I have one and I put it in there because sometimes I'll learn a song on it. I also put in a tennis racket because I really like to play and practice tennis. finally, I put in a pair of headphones because I like to listen to music for fun or when i'm doing something, like drawing or doing homework.

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One of my favorite things is listening to music, so I included a CD and album booklet. I also included a tablet open to one of the opinion pieces I've written for Apex High's student newspaper to represent my passions for journalism and politics. The items in the top left are representative of people who are important to me: The ring is part of a  set I share with my sister, the pearl necklace is from my mom, the blue necklace is from my dad, and the crystal is from a friend.

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Some of these things are personal so it'll take some explaining to do. The wig is from one of my cosplays, which was something that kept me busy when I wasn't in the best place. The stuffed bear I've had since I was little and has been through a lot (my dog ripped the nose off recently). The boots were a gift from my friend, though I don't like people spending money on me and the boots were expensive and five inch platforms which is really annoying to walk in since they're just a little big, it made me feel cared for. I use photography to capture what I feel is important and it has a lot of good memories on it. The headset represents my hobby of gaming and a connection to friends. I also enjoy doing eyeshadow looks when I'm bored, hence the pallet. Monster reminds me of my friends since we pulled all nighters a lot and we had surpassed the healthy amount of monsters. The bone is relatively obvious, I really love animals and my two dogs.

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I love music, so I included my earbuds. I also love my plants, taking care of them is very cathartic so I included two of my plants. I've always enjoyed drawing and I picked up baking over the summer. To represent this I added my sketchbook, some colored pencils (the art media I use most next to pencil), and a cookie cutter. My family is very important to me so I included my infinity necklace, for personal reasons that represents my family's love for me. Appreciation of simple beauty is something I strive to do everyday, I love sunsets, flowers, and similar things. I chose to include seashells that I found at the beach to demonstrate this.

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As you can see, I adore turtles; my mother bought me the small one, and one of friends bought me the large one. i also enjoy painting; the meaning of this painting describes me and my friend; i am blue because blue is my favorite color, and she is pink. there´s more to the painting, but that´s my dog, Leonardo, who is a Chihuahua/Pomeranian. i toke this photograph of him when he was waking up.

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I put the cross there because it is very special to me and I wear it everyday. I love to do makeup my favorite thing to use is highlight. I like candles they are nice. Something I like to do is paint I’m not a professional at painting but I still like to paint.

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my image has a picture of my family because they are very important to me. it also has a mug that is chip from disneyworld because i got it with my family on a vacation

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I love to draw and design stuff and I love working out and staying healthy and strong. I love swimming, I’m on the apex swim team and I also swim for RSA (Raleigh swimming association), and I also swim for my neighborhood swim team each year. I enjoy playing games on my Xbox with my friends as well whenever I’m not doing anything else. I love cars so that’s why it’s in the picture.

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The Christmas background and the Harry Potter book represent the things I enjoy. I am the kind of person that is all in on Christmas starting November 1st; the Holiday Season is my favorite time of the year by far. Harry Potter is my absolute favorite book series of all time, I have read it many more times than I should have and know much more about it than is acceptable. The two things I do are shown by the golden shoe and the yellow construction helmet. That shoe is a running spike, I included it because I have been running both track and cross country since I was a freshman, and it has been one of my favorite parts of high school. The helmet shows that I am the President of the Cougar Crazies, basically I'm the person that cheers the loudest at sporting events. Finally, the family photo and Yugoslavia book. These represent the things that are important to me. My dad immigrated from Yugoslavia when he was in high school, younger than I am now. It's a story that I'm proud of and feel is a big part of who I am. Family is important to me because they are who made me who I am.

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I included a bracelet given to me by my grandmother, and a picture of my brother and I to show the importance of family. I really like shoes and Doritos, I threw in some cute plants as well. I like crystals and doing my makeup. I used to be a cheerleading so I added my old uniform top. I really love fashion and clothing hence the Chanel poster. I feel like fashion is the best way to express oneself without needing to say a word. My car keys are in my photo because most of the time I’m in the car driving with my friends.

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I put a football in my picture because love to watch football and I put a chiefs flag because they are favorite team. I also added a sketch book and paintbrushes because I am artistic. I love to draw and paint. I put one of my soccer medals in my picture because I like to play soccer for fun. Finally I have headphones in there because I love to listen to music all the time.

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I really enjoy traveling. The post card with the cat is actually from Italy. I went there this summer and had so much fun. I plan on going back in the future. We also plan on going to Spain next summer, which I assume will be just as nice as Italy. The seashells represent my love for the beach. I am originally from Miami Florida. which is probably why I think Miami has the prettiest beach in the US. I go back every summer to visit family and friends and to enjoy the clear waters of Florida. When I go out with friends I try to take my polaroid camera with me. I really enjoy taking cute little pictures with my friends and I think its a great way to capture memories. On the polaroid picture you can see me with my 2 closest friends. They mean a lot to me. I couldn't picture my life without them. And finally the cross represents my religion. I am catholic and Christianity means a lot to me.

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I like Journaling. I usually write when I am stressed, sad, angry, or when I'm not feeling well to get it off my mind. It helps me relieve stress and puts me in a better mood. I play the piano. I've been playing it for 8-9 years now. I like to draw eyes. I can only draw the right eye. Although, I don't wear a watch outside of home, I have a watch in the picture because I like to keep track of time. I feel stressed when I have a lot on my plate and don't have my day planned out for it, and so having a clock nearby helps me be more calm. Over the summer, I have gotten into reading. Lastly, the cartoon character, Shinbi, from Shinbi Apartment. My sister enjoys it a lot and I decided to draw Shinbi for her but it became one of my favorite art work so I decided to keep it instead.

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I put my soccer jersey because soccer is very important to me and I take it very seriously. I also put poptarts because they are literally the best thing to have for breakfast when you are in a rush. I have a paintbrush and a set of paint because I enjoy painting and I think I'm pretty good at it. And last I put a number 8 candle because my sister just turned 8 and she is very special to me and I love making cakes for her birthday.

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I like paper?

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I decided to take my photo on my piano because I do play the piano and the instrument is a very prominent piece of my life. The CD’s, which both happen to be Coldplay albums, signify my love of music, also shown by the earbuds draped over the sheet music. The sheet music is of a piece I love to play, it is also a song from one of my favorite movies “The Intouchables” which is shown on the left side of the page. The crystal rock is from my grandma and she means a lot to me. Other things in the photo also mean a lot to me including cooking, photography, reading, nature, chess and of course, art. :)

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The things here represent a little bit of my life, and/or past! The things like the Indian elephant, California keychain and hat represents the places in the world I’ve been to, (Ive traveled a lot). The Yearbook and ‘drum’ are mine from South Korea. I like painting, and there’s three Polaroids pictures of my dogs. The earrings and necklace are from my grandmother and mother. The two crystal/gemstones are from the giant crystal stash I have from gem-mining:P

And that’s about it-

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The yarn and bookmark are for my hobbies (knitting and reading). The bookmark also has a hedgehog on it, which is my favorite animal! Halloween is my favorite holiday, and Venom is my favorite movie. The white card if from Cards Against Humanity: Family Pack and says “The Whole Family”. The plants are Annie (right) and the one without a name (left). They’re also an important part of the family. :)

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I really like painting on daily basis, the paints that are in the picture are the colors i love to use, i also tend to mix colors to find a color i cannot buy in stores. Most my gifts to people are my paintings, i love making paintings for someone’s birthday, i tend to make something that expresses them. I have a collection of pens from a family member, i love sketching with pen i make lines anywhere on the paper and i make something out of it, i don’t make it look pretty i just draw what comes to my mind or heart. I tend to travel when i can with family most the time to make new memories with them. I like to listen to music a lot during the whole day but i don’t listen to it when my teachers are taking or in a lesson. Most my jewelry are gifts, but they are important to me and what i believe in, Our Lady of Guadalupe is something my family and i love to talk about and we love her, most my jewelry is of her because i love having her presence with me as a protection. I have a polaroid picture of my cousin from a few years i like having it, because i can barely see her cause of covid and she’s quarantined at the moment.

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In this I have included my guitar because I love to play in my free time. I also have my swim goggles because I swim year round and this is something I am passionate about. Along with that I have my larger sketch book. I enjoy sketching little scenes and occasional characters in there. Then I have my jewelry. I absolutely love jewelry because bling is just pretty. I included my two favorite necklaces and a few of my rings. Then Next to it I have my air pods. I love to listen to music a lot. This is something that makes me happy and pumps me up when ready. I also have a little rose next to it. Whenever I feel sad or maybe it is my birthday my dad brings me pretty flowers. This is very special to me and brings me joy. I actually could not find my keyboard but I absolutely love to play the piano. This is my second biggest hobby. Finally, I have my blue sweatshirt because blue is my favorite color and is calming to me.

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i like to shop and do makeup
i enjoy painting or drawing and listening to music
family and animals are important to me so i have rings passed down to me from my parents and a bandana that was bought for one of my dogs( i have two)

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I love to eat watermelon (especially when its fresh). I have a favorite sister which is courtney and shes my favorite out off all my siblings. i love to wear pretty jewelry bc my personality is me being cute and fashion. My favorite color is red so i put my vans to represent the color and to write about anything that comes to mind so i put my writing notebook to represent me writing