I am an artist and musician. I have been drawing and inventing characters since I was little. I have been playing the clarinet for almost ten years. I have greatly enjoyed also learning bass clarinet, tenor sax and oboe. Jazz and concert band have been a joy. Art and music have always been the outlet that made me feel complete. I have been greatly inspired by the illustrations of Jim Lee, the painting of Brom and the composer Joe Hisaishi. I am also very fond of George R. R. Martin’s novels and I love the L. Frank Baum’s adventures in Oz. I am a bit of a bibliophile, collecting art books, science fiction, fantasy, manga and the 1939 publications of the Oz novels. Like many of my inspirations, as a visual artist, I want to create worlds and characters that are so complete that they capture your heart and mind so completely that they feel real. I especially want other young girls to see beauty in dragons, swords, and adventure for themselves. Passing down that sword would make me feel like I have really contributed. Through art, music and literature you learn not only about others, but also yourself. I have had the pleasure of tutoring younger musicians, instructing younger scouts in the BSA program and it has been fulfilling to teach others. Receiving the acceptance as a mentor was something I never dreamed of. I never would have given myself the credit of being “good enough”. My personal significant circumstance would be the diagnosis of ADHD after the isolation of the 2020 Covid year. That experience brought forth into the open all of the negative feelings I had been masking for years. With the help of my parents and a counselor, I was able to identify and understand all of my challenges. This has enabled me to become very self-aware and to successfully apply the tools I have learned to manage my challenges. This journey has helped me become more confident, pursue my favorite activities, including music, art, cultural and educational experiences, including travel with a new state of mind. I feel like I have gained so much confidence and maturity through this experience and I am excited to take what I’ve learned through my college years and education. Most recently I have been able to successfully express my own journey thru life with my art capturing what it is like to be a young woman in the world today and the social constructs that we all face in society, in our own minds and with our peers. My purpose as an artist is to create wonder. Artistic expression is vital to the way I understand my inner self. I feel this is the importance of the pursuit of knowledge and mastery of a craft. Continuing my education under the guidance of masters in my field will allow me to make an impact that makes me feel worthy. I hope I can inspire the youth in the future to follow in my footsteps and chase their dreams with confidence and eagerness. I hope to inspire other artists that struggled finding their own voice like me.

I am an artist and musician. I have been drawing and inventing characters since I was little. I have been playing the clarinet for almost ten years. I have greatly enjoyed also learning bass clarinet, tenor sax and oboe. Jazz and concert band have been a joy. Art and music have always been the outlet that made me feel complete. I have been greatly inspired by the illustrations of Jim Lee, the painting of Brom and the composer Joe Hisaishi. I am also very fond of George R. R. Martin’s novels and I love the L. Frank Baum’s adventures in Oz. I am a bit of a bibliophile, collecting art books, science fiction, fantasy, manga and the 1939 publications of the Oz novels. Like many of my inspirations, as a visual artist, I want to create worlds and characters that are so complete that they capture your heart and mind so completely that they feel real. I especially want other young girls to see beauty in dragons, swords, and adventure for themselves. Passing down that sword would make me feel like I have really contributed. Through art, music and literature you learn not only about others, but also yourself. I have had the pleasure of tutoring younger musicians, instructing younger scouts in the BSA program and it has been fulfilling to teach others. Receiving the acceptance as a mentor was something I never dreamed of. I never would have given myself the credit of being “good enough”. My personal significant circumstance would be the diagnosis of ADHD after the isolation of the 2020 Covid year. That experience brought forth into the open all of the negative feelings I had been masking for years. With the help of my parents and a counselor, I was able to identify and understand all of my challenges. This has enabled me to become very self-aware and to successfully apply the tools I have learned to manage my challenges. This journey has helped me become more confident, pursue my favorite activities, including music, art, cultural and educational experiences, including travel with a new state of mind. I feel like I have gained so much confidence and maturity through this experience and I am excited to take what I’ve learned through my college years and education. Most recently I have been able to successfully express my own journey thru life with my art capturing what it is like to be a young woman in the world today and the social constructs that we all face in society, in our own minds and with our peers. My purpose as an artist is to create wonder. Artistic expression is vital to the way I understand my inner self. I feel this is the importance of the pursuit of knowledge and mastery of a craft. Continuing my education under the guidance of masters in my field will allow me to make an impact that makes me feel worthy. I hope I can inspire the youth in the future to follow in my footsteps and chase their dreams with confidence and eagerness. I hope to inspire other artists that struggled finding their own voice like me.

I am an artist and musician. I have been drawing and inventing characters since I was little. I have been playing the clarinet for almost ten years. I have greatly enjoyed also learning bass clarinet, tenor sax and oboe. Jazz and concert band have been a joy. Art and music have always been the outlet that made me feel complete. I have been greatly inspired by the illustrations of Jim Lee, the painting of Brom and the composer Joe Hisaishi. I am also very fond of George R. R. Martin’s novels and I love the L. Frank Baum’s adventures in Oz. I am a bit of a bibliophile, collecting art books, science fiction, fantasy, manga and the 1939 publications of the Oz novels. Like many of my inspirations, as a visual artist, I want to create worlds and characters that are so complete that they capture your heart and mind so completely that they feel real. I especially want other young girls to see beauty in dragons, swords, and adventure for themselves. Passing down that sword would make me feel like I have really contributed. Through art, music and literature you learn not only about others, but also yourself. I have had the pleasure of tutoring younger musicians, instructing younger scouts in the BSA program and it has been fulfilling to teach others. Receiving the acceptance as a mentor was something I never dreamed of. I never would have given myself the credit of being “good enough”. My personal significant circumstance would be the diagnosis of ADHD after the isolation of the 2020 Covid year. That experience brought forth into the open all of the negative feelings I had been masking for years. With the help of my parents and a counselor, I was able to identify and understand all of my challenges. This has enabled me to become very self-aware and to successfully apply the tools I have learned to manage my challenges. This journey has helped me become more confident, pursue my favorite activities, including music, art, cultural and educational experiences, including travel with a new state of mind. I feel like I have gained so much confidence and maturity through this experience and I am excited to take what I’ve learned through my college years and education. Most recently I have been able to successfully express my own journey thru life with my art capturing what it is like to be a young woman in the world today and the social constructs that we all face in society, in our own minds and with our peers. My purpose as an artist is to create wonder. Artistic expression is vital to the way I understand my inner self. I feel this is the importance of the pursuit of knowledge and mastery of a craft. Continuing my education under the guidance of masters in my field will allow me to make an impact that makes me feel worthy. I hope I can inspire the youth in the future to follow in my footsteps and chase their dreams with confidence and eagerness. I hope to inspire other artists that struggled finding their own voice like me.

I am an artist and musician. Art and music have always been the outlet that made me feel complete. I have been greatly inspired by the illustrations of Jim Lee, the painting of Brom and the composer Joe Hisaishi. Although I plan on pursuing my degree in visual arts, I will always have music with me. I currently am in concert band playing clarinet and have also played in senior jazz and marching band. I have also taken up tenor saxophone, bass, clarinet, and oboe. With my art and writing , I want to create worlds and characters that capture your heart and mind so completely that they feel real. I want other girls to see beauty in dragons, swords, and adventure. Passing down that sword would make me feel like I have really contributed. Through art, music and literature you learn not only about others, but also yourself. My purpose as an artist is to create wonder. Artistic expression is vital to the way I understand my inner self. I feel this is the importance of the pursuit of knowledge and mastery of a craft. Continuing my education under the guidance of masters in my field will allow me to make an impact that makes me feel worthy. I hope I can inspire the youth in the future to follow in my footsteps and chase their dreams.

I am an artist and musician. I have been drawing and inventing characters since I was little. I have been playing the clarinet for almost ten years. I have greatly enjoyed also learning bass clarinet, tenor sax and oboe. Jazz and concert band have been a joy. Art and music have always been the outlet that made me feel complete. I have been greatly inspired by the illustrations of Jim Lee, the painting of Brom and the composer Joe Hisaishi. I am also very fond of George R. R. Martin’s novels and I love the L. Frank Baum’s adventures in Oz. I am a bit of a bibliophile, collecting art books, science fiction, fantasy, manga and the 1939 publications of the Oz novels. Like many of my inspirations, as a visual artist, I want to create worlds and characters that are so complete that they capture your heart and mind so completely that they feel real. I especially want other young girls to see beauty in dragons, swords, and adventure for themselves. Passing down that sword would make me feel like I have really contributed. Through art, music and literature you learn not only about others, but also yourself. I have had the pleasure of tutoring younger musicians, instructing younger scouts in the BSA program and it has been fulfilling to teach others. Receiving the acceptance as a mentor was something I never dreamed of. I never would have given myself the credit of being “good enough”. My personal significant circumstance would be the diagnosis of ADHD after the isolation of the 2020 Covid year. That experience brought forth into the open all of the negative feelings I had been masking for years. With the help of my parents and a counselor, I was able to identify and understand all of my challenges. This has enabled me to become very self-aware and to successfully apply the tools I have learned to manage my challenges. This journey has helped me become more confident, pursue my favorite activities, including music, art, cultural and educational experiences, including travel with a new state of mind. I feel like I have gained so much confidence and maturity through this experience and I am excited to take what I’ve learned through my college years and education. Most recently I have been able to successfully express my own journey thru life with my art capturing what it is like to be a young woman in the world today and the social constructs that we all face in society, in our own minds and with our peers. My purpose as an artist is to create wonder. Artistic expression is vital to the way I understand my inner self. I feel this is the importance of the pursuit of knowledge and mastery of a craft. Continuing my education under the guidance of masters in my field will allow me to make an impact that makes me feel worthy. I hope I can inspire the youth in the future to follow in my footsteps and chase their dreams with confidence and eagerness. I hope to inspire other artists that struggled finding their own voice like me.

I am an artist and musician. I have been drawing and inventing characters since I was little. I have been playing the clarinet for almost ten years. I have greatly enjoyed also learning bass clarinet, tenor sax and oboe. Jazz and concert band have been a joy. Art and music have always been the outlet that made me feel complete. I have been greatly inspired by the illustrations of Jim Lee, the painting of Brom and the composer Joe Hisaishi. I am also very fond of George R. R. Martin’s novels and I love the L. Frank Baum’s adventures in Oz. I am a bit of a bibliophile, collecting art books, science fiction, fantasy, manga and the 1939 publications of the Oz novels. Like many of my inspirations, as a visual artist, I want to create worlds and characters that are so complete that they capture your heart and mind so completely that they feel real. I especially want other young girls to see beauty in dragons, swords, and adventure for themselves. Passing down that sword would make me feel like I have really contributed. Through art, music and literature you learn not only about others, but also yourself. I have had the pleasure of tutoring younger musicians, instructing younger scouts in the BSA program and it has been fulfilling to teach others. Receiving the acceptance as a mentor was something I never dreamed of. I never would have given myself the credit of being “good enough”. My personal significant circumstance would be the diagnosis of ADHD after the isolation of the 2020 Covid year. That experience brought forth into the open all of the negative feelings I had been masking for years. With the help of my parents and a counselor, I was able to identify and understand all of my challenges. This has enabled me to become very self-aware and to successfully apply the tools I have learned to manage my challenges. This journey has helped me become more confident, pursue my favorite activities, including music, art, cultural and educational experiences, including travel with a new state of mind. I feel like I have gained so much confidence and maturity through this experience and I am excited to take what I’ve learned through my college years and education. Most recently I have been able to successfully express my own journey thru life with my art capturing what it is like to be a young woman in the world today and the social constructs that we all face in society, in our own minds and with our peers. My purpose as an artist is to create wonder. Artistic expression is vital to the way I understand my inner self. I feel this is the importance of the pursuit of knowledge and mastery of a craft. Continuing my education under the guidance of masters in my field will allow me to make an impact that makes me feel worthy. I hope I can inspire the youth in the future to follow in my footsteps and chase their dreams with confidence and eagerness. I hope to inspire other artists that struggled finding their own voice like me.

I am an artist and musician. I have been drawing and inventing characters since I was little. I have been playing the clarinet for almost ten years. I have greatly enjoyed also learning bass clarinet, tenor sax and oboe. Jazz and concert band have been a joy. Art and music have always been the outlet that made me feel complete. I have been greatly inspired by the illustrations of Jim Lee, the painting of Brom and the composer Joe Hisaishi. I am also very fond of George R. R. Martin’s novels and I love the L. Frank Baum’s adventures in Oz. I am a bit of a bibliophile, collecting art books, science fiction, fantasy, manga and the 1939 publications of the Oz novels. Like many of my inspirations, as a visual artist, I want to create worlds and characters that are so complete that they capture your heart and mind so completely that they feel real. I especially want other young girls to see beauty in dragons, swords, and adventure for themselves. Passing down that sword would make me feel like I have really contributed. Through art, music and literature you learn not only about others, but also yourself. I have had the pleasure of tutoring younger musicians, instructing younger scouts in the BSA program and it has been fulfilling to teach others. Receiving the acceptance as a mentor was something I never dreamed of. I never would have given myself the credit of being “good enough”. My personal significant circumstance would be the diagnosis of ADHD after the isolation of the 2020 Covid year. That experience brought forth into the open all of the negative feelings I had been masking for years. With the help of my parents and a counselor, I was able to identify and understand all of my challenges. This has enabled me to become very self-aware and to successfully apply the tools I have learned to manage my challenges. This journey has helped me become more confident, pursue my favorite activities, including music, art, cultural and educational experiences, including travel with a new state of mind. I feel like I have gained so much confidence and maturity through this experience and I am excited to take what I’ve learned through my college years and education. Most recently I have been able to successfully express my own journey thru life with my art capturing what it is like to be a young woman in the world today and the social constructs that we all face in society, in our own minds and with our peers. My purpose as an artist is to create wonder. Artistic expression is vital to the way I understand my inner self. I feel this is the importance of the pursuit of knowledge and mastery of a craft. Continuing my education under the guidance of masters in my field will allow me to make an impact that makes me feel worthy. I hope I can inspire the youth in the future to follow in my footsteps and chase their dreams with confidence and eagerness. I hope to inspire other artists that struggled finding their own voice like me.

I am a former member of BSA troop 29 and a member of the Tri-m music honors society. Through these programs I have had numerous opportunities and experiences volunteering for the community. I have done work at food pantries, churches, school functions, and town events. All of these things are different on a base level, but I have learned one thing from every experience. The only way to truly be fulfilled is to not only give back but to be part of your community. I will admit that the first few times I volunteered (around the age of 11) It was not the first thing I wanted to be doing, but I ended up having a pretty decent time. Talking to all of the strangers that I had never met before and bringing cheer to their day made me feel good. Since then I have enjoyed volunteering more and more. I have met so many kind people across the whole of my town that I never would have met otherwise. It has been a great learning experience to work alongside my elders, especially the ones that care and give so much for others. It has instilled in me the drive to give back to others, not only for others well being, but also for myself. I want to help make other people's lives just as blessed and fortunate as mine. It sounds like a big task, but you can do this through very small actions. For instance, the love that I have received from guiding the younger children in the music department has been so much more than I could ever have imagined. The fact that I have done something to inspire my peers to have passions for something means the world to me. I will hold all of the kind words and smiles from younger children, the patrons of the food pantry, and the elders from the retirement home, near to my heart. In going to art school, I want to give both children and adults the inspiration and incentive to give to others. Whether it be through donation, volunteering, being kind or even just creating art. It is important to me that I continue to remember the lessons that I have learned through these programs. Spreading kindness, generosity, humility, and love to everyone regardless of their situations. One kind act can create a butterfly effect that can reach hundreds more people than you will ever meet, so never be afraid to spread kindness.