Artist Statement
Although I have always been very involved in sciences throughout my academic career, I have also always been drawn to creating art, whether it be through drawing, painting and my personal favorite, sculpting and pottery.
It all began one boring, rainy day when I searched the cluttered craft bins of my house and found some old clay. I took it out and decided to attempt to replicate a claymation I had seen on youtube. After an hour or two of tediously placing clay in different positions, I crafted my first, complete claymation and took a first glimpse into my passion.
I continued to use clay as much as I could. I made claymations until I could use clay in multiple school projects and in art class. Time flew by as I sculpted, and before I knew it, I was in high school signing myself up for a sculptures and ceramics class. It was my first time working in an art studio, but as soon as I walked in I knew I belonged.
I began to discuss art with other students, observe the teacher, learn different techniques, and overall understand the trades of a real art studio. By the end of my first semester freshman year, I fully and completely loved working in a studio, constructing art. Now that I knew this about myself, I wanted to dive deeper into the art world. I wanted others to feel the same way I felt about art. I wanted to spread the wonder and beauty that was pottery and sculpting. I wanted to shape people’s lives in a way that art shaped mine.
By junior year I was presented with many wonderful opportunities outside the studio that allowed me to achieve my goals, create an enormous impact on both my community and myself, and also learn valuable life lessons and develop essential skills. My first opportunity was with the South Shore Empty Bowls Event, a charity event that allows volunteer artists to create bowls to sell in order to raise money to donate to local food pantries. Here, I helped raise money for those in need through what I loved to do, which gave me experience in volunteering and giving back to my community, as well as the opportunity to work with various people. Then, I was accepted to attend Art All State Massachusetts where 145 juniors from across the state all joined together to collaborate and design art installations with only a few materials. Through this opportunity, I was enhanced my people and leadership skills by learning how to effectively work with people with contrasting ideas. I also figured out how to solve complex problems with a creative approach rather than with a realistic, factual approach.
As I look back on my career as an artist, I recognize that what I love to do is beyond a hobby. Art allowed me to grasp valuable life lessons.Most importantly though, it has given me an outlet to express myself in ways that I cannot do sufficiently with words. I now see that my art has reflected how I felt in the past, whether it be represented through the shapes, colors and textures of my pieces.
I hope I continue to sculpt, even if it is just for my eyes to see, because after years of creating, I found that I grow tremendously in the studio and it is where I can be my truest self.
Although I have always been very involved in sciences throughout my academic career, I have also always been drawn to creating art, whether it be through drawing, painting and my personal favorite, sculpting and pottery.
It all began one boring, rainy day when I searched the cluttered craft bins of my house and found some old clay. I took it out and decided to attempt to replicate a claymation I had seen on youtube. After an hour or two of tediously placing clay in different positions, I crafted my first, complete claymation and took a first glimpse into my passion.
I continued to use clay as much as I could. I made claymations until I could use clay in multiple school projects and in art class. Time flew by as I sculpted, and before I knew it, I was in high school signing myself up for a sculptures and ceramics class. It was my first time working in an art studio, but as soon as I walked in I knew I belonged.
I began to discuss art with other students, observe the teacher, learn different techniques, and overall understand the trades of a real art studio. By the end of my first semester freshman year, I fully and completely loved working in a studio, constructing art. Now that I knew this about myself, I wanted to dive deeper into the art world. I wanted others to feel the same way I felt about art. I wanted to spread the wonder and beauty that was pottery and sculpting. I wanted to shape people’s lives in a way that art shaped mine.
By junior year I was presented with many wonderful opportunities outside the studio that allowed me to achieve my goals, create an enormous impact on both my community and myself, and also learn valuable life lessons and develop essential skills. My first opportunity was with the South Shore Empty Bowls Event, a charity event that allows volunteer artists to create bowls to sell in order to raise money to donate to local food pantries. Here, I helped raise money for those in need through what I loved to do, which gave me experience in volunteering and giving back to my community, as well as the opportunity to work with various people. Then, I was accepted to attend Art All State Massachusetts where 145 juniors from across the state all joined together to collaborate and design art installations with only a few materials. Through this opportunity, I was enhanced my people and leadership skills by learning how to effectively work with people with contrasting ideas. I also figured out how to solve complex problems with a creative approach rather than with a realistic, factual approach.
As I look back on my career as an artist, I recognize that what I love to do is beyond a hobby. Art allowed me to grasp valuable life lessons.Most importantly though, it has given me an outlet to express myself in ways that I cannot do sufficiently with words. I now see that my art has reflected how I felt in the past, whether it be represented through the shapes, colors and textures of my pieces.
I hope I continue to sculpt, even if it is just for my eyes to see, because after years of creating, I found that I grow tremendously in the studio and it is where I can be my truest self.