Tag: Studio Art

Artist Biography Thesis Abstract Because I Said So I wrote and illustrated Because I Said So for curious children and parents who don’t always have the answers. It is about a girl named Little Jay who lives in a garden and always asks “Why?”. Her mother repeatedly answers “Because I said so”. As the story…

Artist Biography There are many aspects of color that can affect human life. The visual aspects of Color can affect people both physically and psychologically. This includes human senses like taste and vision. Research shows that color can predetermine how people will perceive taste and flavor.  Color can also influence decision making in a psychological…

Artist Biography Dealing with stress is a part of life that everyone, including myself, has grown to expect. Unique to each individual is how they choose to respond to their pressures. I combat anxiousness and unpredictability by seeking out predictability in naturally developing patterns. Observing the existence of organization, especially in something as sporadic as…

Artist Biography Emma Farrington is a figurative painter who works primarily in oil paint. She draws inspiration from her own struggles and emotions to create her work. In her hometown of Essex Junction, VT, Emma took lots of art classes in high school and won the Judge’s Choice Award for a piece in the Vermont…

Artist Biography Sadie Elkow is a mixed media artist inspired by the people and events that take place around her. She is from Newtown, Connecticut, earning her BFA in studio art at Endicott College. She plans on getting her master’s degree in art education to become a middle school art teacher. Website Student Email Professional…

Artist Biography With a body positivity movement in full swing, I see today’s society having a consistent fight between beauty standards. Mass media has engraved in our brains at a young age, no matter what our birth date, what the perfect woman looks like. The understanding that not every person who identifies female is, can…

Artist Biography For as long as I can remember I have been obsessed with designing fantasy characters. As a child, I built my own worlds through my imagination with pencil and paper. I read comic books and watched animated tv shows and movies, marveling at the characters brought to life. Creating art has always been…

Artist Biography I have always been enamored with the role of art and storytelling. What I find interesting about art and storytelling is that anyone is welcome to participate in creating art or creating a story. Neither are locked behind a wall of mastery, where the inexperienced are unwelcome. Everyone had to start somewhere, every…