A Space to Be…
Our school is a very diverse and accepting environment, and we couldn’t think of a better place to ‘be you’ than at our school.
Monthly Prompt
Soluna App
My entry is a 60-second video ad for the new Soluna application, encouraging young people to use all its features to develop mental health awareness and resilience.
Illuminate your path to innovation
Our submission shows a young kid who is struggling with heartbreak and loneliness but is able to overcome that loneliness by using the Soluna app.
I Am Seen
Mental health is important to me and has always been something I’ve struggled with.
If I Could Fly
Monarch butterflies have always been my favorite and also represent the gratitude I have for my parents. They both came to the United States when I was very little and have always pushed to give me everything.
Doodle Dreams
My piece is about how art has given me a space to be who I am and who I will be in the future. Drawing has been a huge stress reliever in my life and is also something I’m passionate about.
Solace
I painted myself enjoying a leisure activity in my grandma’s house back in China. My piece demonstrates my cultural ties and my life experiences in a physical space, all of which make up who I am. Knowing that you will always have a place where you belong and people to look back to can be reassuring.
Grilled Memories
My entry is a representation of moments with family that bring people together and impact how we become who we are as people.
Losing Identity
This image reflects how the election makes me feel. The peeling pieces of her face represent my identity being stripped away if trump is elected once again. As a queer young adult woman I fear the possibility of Trump being re-elected into office. Underneath the peeling pieces is darkness to show how we would be nothing without our identity, we are left soulless. And that is how I feel about Trump, he is a soulless man who is going to take our identity away with his policies if elected. The mouth is specifically stripped away in my drawing to show our voices being taken from us. Especially as someone who is not 18 yet, i feel like I don’t have much of a voice in this crucial election.
Colors of Love
People shouldn’t be judged by the colors of their flags. Those flags represent their home, their loves, and themselves. In an election, I think it’s important to first assess what YOU want. For me, the right candidate won’t care about the flags of my origins, instead that person will care about the flag we all stand under. That person will work with the nation to make us the best we can be, but unfortunately too many people care about the flags you come from. I’d like to believe that one day, there will be a perfect candidate that will help make this nation even better.