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I began my first semester of Sculpture as a sophomore with very little experience and knowledge of the art form. I joined for the purpose of completing my art credits, but after my first day of Intro to Sculpture, I knew I wanted to continue Sculpture for the rest of my high school career.

During most of my life at ESD, I’ve always been taking some form of an art class. Being introduced to many different mediums throughout middle school, I was able to find my passion for art and knew it was a course I wanted to pursue throughout high school. Over the past four years, I’ve been able to approach art in many different ways, and after exploring a multitude of techniques, I have fallen in love with the aspect of being able to express myself in other creative forms.

I am the product of a family of artists, not only in the traditional sense of painting but of art history, graphic design, cars, sports, etc. Growing up, my family exposed me to creativity and beauty in all aspects of life, from museums and professional sporting events to high tea and graffiti parks. The result has been my continued interest in seeking out and creating beautiful, emotionally complex art.

As a freshman in Intro to Sculpture, I mainly saw this class as an opportunity to hang out with friends while working with my hands. It wasn’t until my sophomore year, when many of my friends stopped participating in sculpture, that I realized I really enjoyed planning out a project and seeing it come to fruition.

Art was my first love. As a young girl, I did all the drawing, doodling, painting, and crafting that my little hands could manage. We even turned part of my father’s office into an “art room” for my brother and I to learn to create. As I have grown older, photography has become my art form of choice since. I remember bringing my iPod Touch on road trips in lower and middle school, using the corny filters that the apps of the time had to offer. I enjoyed playing artists. Little did I know that today, I would be writing an artist statement about my work for an AP Art Show.

When I began Sculpture as a sophomore, I was years removed from my last visual arts class and not quite sure what to expect. I joined Sculpture without even the notion of taking the class through my senior year, but after a single semester, I knew it was something I wanted to pursue. I began to double up on sculpture classes so I would have enough credits to enroll in AP Sculpture my Senior year.