My Involvements in Art and Design

This exhibition explored the intricate relationship between artist self-portrait and chosen artwork. My self portrait "Me Lookin" and my other chosen art work "Beautiful Table"which is a still life painting are cohesive stylistically but the pair is also like a mirror. The self portrait is from the perspective the table sees, when I absorb and admire something beautiful and unique that it inspires me to paint it. It depicts the stare when something lights up my eye or when a painting is becoming  the vision you see in real life. While the "Beautiful Table" is literally that, its what I see! The imagery of flowers, fresh fruit, and vegetables represents me taking care of my mental and physical health and how those beautiful surroundings fuel my creative spirit. Both painting can be seen in my portfolio.

This group show featured 30 local Charlotte artist and their work created during Free Range's weekly free figure drawing sessions on Sundays. The two works I displayed are one of my favorite figure drawing pieces with a splash of color added, "Get it Girl!" and "Nudity Beauty", which is a depiction of a room and scene never photographed (for privacy reasons) but one I captured from my imagination. Both painting can be seen in my portfolio.

Participating in Figure Drawing Classes from 6-9pm on Tuesdays. This has opened new creativity and passion for art, making portraits, and learning about how to draw the human body. Has been a great opportunity to network with other Charlotte Artist and make new friends. Most of my figure drawings in my portfolio are done during these sessions.

Hodges Wood Products Lab, home of NC State's Sustainable Materials and Technology's Classrooms and Laboratory, is a learning, prototyping and tooling lab. I worked for the 3D printing and prototyping technology and used woodworking and CNC machinery.

Co-founded student association for students in the SMTSA program, coordinate meeting agenda, provide career opportunities and professional development, contact guest speakers and companies, aid team building and social events, build a sense of community between students, department staff, companies, and guest speakers. On top of those duties my others were design, advertisement, and media responsibilities. Promote and advertise biweekly meetings, create flyers and media, maintain social media, design and coordinate club t-shirts, logos, stickers, posters and presentations. See t-shirt design in my portfolio.

A three course product design concentration within the degree of Sustainable Materials and Technology. Understanding sustainable design principles, environmental impacts, Life-cycle, innovation, and communicating product design though innovative projects and lab experimentation. Capstone project taking a university donated couch and transformed into a porch swing. Some of these projects are included in my portfolio.

Created many projects including visual art, sculpture, auditory short film and interactive and group art displays. Some of these works are included in my portfolio. 

Explored the Architecture/Construction/Engineering industry with visits from professionals; Collaborated on regional team design competition showing off industry language, visualization, and  technology learned at this after school club.

Work with ministry organizers & retailers to collect materials and design jewelry for production by Haitian artisans for job skills & income, also painted memorial painting for Anne Rose for the ministry's Organization Newspaper.

Exploration and production of a large body of work, IB Diploma Visual Art is a 2 year course. Assessed both externally and internally, with a comparative study, process portfolios and exhibition. 

Week-long summer camp focused on studio painting with professional artist Mary Benejan; Individual oil painting instruction and guided practice.

Partnered with my sister & cousin to host a face painting tent at the weekly festival; prepared materials and designs in advance; served approximately 100 guests/day.