A Home Found In Art
This painting shows a small corner of my bedroom which houses my makeshift art studio. Art is my anchor. It is something I enjoy, and it feeds my soul.
High School
Melodic
“Melodic” is a 60-second film that captures the power of music as an anchor during tough times. It uses evocative visuals and sound to show how music can ground us amid adversity.
At The End of the Day
A consistent nightly routine grounds me after a tiring day at school. I find that the simple things like eating a snack, reading a book, and getting to bed at a reasonable time allow my body and mind to recharge.
Baking Bliss
Along with painting, baking is one of my favorite hobbies. Baking has taught me how to appreciate things, to have patience, and also to recognize all the ingredients of my life that have made me the person I am today.
Capture The Moment
My anchor is digital media, specifically film and documenting. All of my life, I’ve always felt that every misfortune I’ve had to bear would forever be out of my control and that I had to live with that misery by itself, but my anchor and the new things I’ve discovered give me something to smile about and brings me comfort and a smile in hard times.
Lost in the Screen
This piece shows just how much we are invested in our screens. The fish in the bowl represents how people have small attention spans from social media. The skeleton represents how hollow one might become when being too invested in their phone, not able to pay attention to their surroundings.
End the Stigma
I tried to inspire a social media trend that focuses more on sharing our mental health and less on looks. The purpose of the trend is to encourage others to share in a comfortable way, ending the stigma of talking about mental health. […] People tend to keep up with appearances and care excessively for their reputations on social media. Rarely do we reveal our innermost thoughts, especially when those thoughts revolve around mental health.
Trapped in the Digital Cage
While social media may create a sense of connection, it can also be a source of isolation, distraction, and false perceptions of reality. The different emojis, likes, and numbers surrounding the person suggest that social media focuses too much on superficial interactions and metrics, rather than genuine human connections. […] Social media can contribute to feelings of comparison and low self-esteem.
Filtered Reflections
My entry is a poem about the relationship people have with technology.
Self Reflection.
This piece is about the importance of self reflection, and how it can even be therapeutic at times. Whenever I am braving a difficult time it can be really refreshing to just sit down and process it. It’s really just talking to yourself and showing yourself compassion like you would any other person going through difficult times. This strategy helped me a lot with self love and processing my emotions. In the end it made me a lot more honest with myself and I learned that if you learn to love yourself and be friends with yourself you’ll never be lonely.