There’s always light
I chose hope because I feel like sometimes there isn’t enough hope in this world. Sometimes it seems so sad, or drowsy. So I choose hope, because everyone should have a flame of hope inside them!
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The Whole Pointe
The reason I chose this category was because when I myself was going through a hard time, I used dance to find hope. I wanted to let everyone know that there will always be hope, but when you let go of the string, hope can fly away. I was originally going to have the balloon up further from the dancer. However, that felt like hope was flying away. I almost didn’t add the balloon at all. I had to make several changes to it and had to redo it a few times because I felt that the message wasn’t clear. After a long debate in my head, I finally settled on the dancer holding the very tip of the ballon. Something that I learned was that hope can be lost at times, but as long as you focus on the positive, you’ll be able to retrieve your balloon again. (I also learned that I should never mix watercolor paints and acrylic paint together when I’m making an ombre.)
Hope is Unity
My entry is a painting that shows even when we are divided, people of different color can come together and stand together to lift each other up as one.
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5 Featured Film – San Diego
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Featured Art “I wrote a poem about justice and understanding, inspired by experiencing change and responsibility at a young age. The poem explores how I learned to adapt, move forward, and even give up certain things in order to keep going. I learned to stay steady through instability. holding responsibility, resilience, and growth at the … 3 Featured Art – San Diego
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