Pathfinders Responses- Practice

What does it mean to contribute?

• To add value- either small or grand (art movement)

• Make an impact no matter how significant it may seem.

Strength and weaknesses

• Strength- communication; not only physical voice- art is my voice

• Weakness- too engrossed; ex: skip meals to finish an art piece(forget/neglect personal needs)

Why should you be a Pathfinder?

• art=powerful form of expression for me

• use my platform to spread awareness of systemic issues through art

• embrace my responsibilities

• pushing boundaries/change

What does Pathfinder mean to you?

• aknowledging your privelage as someone who has the power to change

• whether president of a club or just someone others look up to

• push social norm

What advice would you give to a freshman?

• push through your struggles

• was hard to feel motivated

• ex: lack of skill, can’t draw what you imagined

• understanding its okay to be discouraged

• future self will thank you for getting over these roadblocks

Who did you look up to when you were younger?

• girl in class- ahead in technicality & creativity

• b/c she stayed longer & asked more questions

• she maximized her opportunity

• origonally drawn to her skill, now I look up to both skill & hardworking nature

• maximize the opportunities I’m given in art, and all areas of my life.

What artist do you look up to?

• barbara kruger

• living icon of both the artistic and feminist movement

• uses her art as a channel for her voice

• Moma- “thinking of you. i mean me. i mean you“

• feminist and anti-consumerism piece

• inspired and want to use my art for social and systemic championing

What are you going to do with the category?

• continue my leadership roles

• ex- enviro, & just helping my peers

• There are so many paths and opportunities through art and I plan to maximize this in college and beyond.

• Talk abt being an art instructuer- beyond college…

What is your dream job?/ What are you planning on doing in the future/ Where do you see yourself in 10 years(In 10 years…)?

• art director and educator for an art institution

• set sights for a long time

• teach students from elementary and beyond (levels of class)

• participate in events/galleries/scholarships for my studentss

• Eventually expand into art school w/ qualified teachers- hand selected by me.

What do you find exciting about your art?

• When showcasing my art…

• watching their reactions/ listening to their own person experience w the topic my art may be in

• art community are just so talented and introspective towards art

• connections w ppl w similar artistic journeys

What is your plan from now until college?

• attend the art galleries- b/c I won at competitions

• look foward to speaking w art directors, other competition winners

• b/c…  so many talented artistic peers (most talented artists in FL)

• greatest opportunity is to speak w them

• it enhances my experiences by being exposed to many diff. perspectives/ artistic experiences bfore college

What are you doing after high school?

• continue edu. at RISD

• fundamental classes freshman year and focusing more on my intended major

• major in fine arts or painting and buisness

• refine my skills and make connections

• lay a solid foundation for my future endeavors

What inspires you?

• collection of my life experiences, my identity, and overall, just, who I am.

• reflected in my art

• delves in the topic of the human experience

• want to acheive some form of relatability

• For example, this piece-point- youth

• may be relatable bc of nalstolgia/growth/ seeing how far you have gone

How did your passion start?

• first signs at the age of five

• art classes which further fueled my love of art

• elementary school- event= dress up as what you wanted to be when you grow up

• i always dressed as an artist

How did your journey with your category begin?

• age of five

• attended art classes- followed college riguor and traditional fine arts techniques

• still attending

What qualities make a good artist/leader/?

• helping others around you succeed & being happy abt it

• pround of seeing others rise

• ex: NAHS hosts community service/scholarship opp

• Hosting gallery in april- experience

Two words that describe you.

• Perspicacious-

• Adventurous- multitide of aspects:

  • food- mangosteens

  • art: although I prefer oil painting… I do printmaking, wood burning(pyrography)

What do you want to do in the future; be specific

• continue my experience in tutoring art- art teacher/director

• plan: host art galleries, teach fundamentals, creativity

• want students to become leaders- collaborative projects, leadership workshops- to succeed beyond art

• collab w nonprofits- for students who cant afford art class- why? seen privelaged ppl/ well-off mostly attend art class

• then expand- hand pick teachers

What leadership roles have you taken in the community?

• I would say that most of my leadership roles are given to me in school.

• NAHS, founder of 2 clubs (emphasize 1 of them is a Honor Society),Architecture club, capstone, band, founed recycling program, help w SECME poster competition every year

• pres of art institution & art tutor

What is the most impactful element of your resume?

• hard to choose from

• art tutor

• exposed me to so many great artists, see students blossom into their potential

• see them grow over the years- so special

What is your greatest accomplishment?

• position as an art tutor

• built relationship

• There’s this one girl- i taught painting

• when I got into RISD, she said it was her dream school

• **feel so accomplished knowing that I’m someone who she looks up to and I may have played a part in her passion for art

Anything extra/was there anything you would like to tell us about yourself?

• WITVA top award winner of secret shelf- hosting a speech at their reward ceremony

• Published art in The Voice(monthly newspaper) and collaborating w them for potential book. b/c I won one of their art competitions

• 2 murals- 1 medical finished, 1 for chem.