04.21.2022
When I was a kid I would create art with construction paper because that was the only way I felt like things looked right. I had control over all the little pieces. If I messed up one piece of my composition, I could just start over. I could also create a lot of different options and see what looked best. One time I spent a full week of my summer in between 3rd and 4th grade creating a full menu for a breakfast restaurant. I designed the menu on Microsoft Publisher and printed a bunch of them out. Then I used different colored construction paper to create all the food items so I could assemble them into the dishes I had on my menu. Then I made my neighbors and family all sit down and order from the menu and then I served them.
That is one of my core memories and one of my absolute happiest. I was so happy creating and designing and thinking. I was so happy doing a little project. And all my life I was searching and searching for ways that I could do little projects and tap into those feelings again. And then I found graphic design and that is exactly what it is and now I'm graduating with a BFA and I worked so so hard and I had so much fun and I met so many amazing people and I learned so much and I feel so fulfilled. Every day I get to feel those feelings of what it was like to be a kid creating. I made that happen for myself. And now I get to have a really happy life.
