Ariana B. - A Growing Artist

For my senior project I chose to create a comprehensive art portfolio that I could send to design schools. I had attended Rhode Island School of Design during the summer of 2007, and from that experience knew that I wanted to pursue a career in fashion design. I saw the Senior Project as a perfect opportunity to take an active step in preparing myself for my future career.

During the summer of 2008 I interned at ArtSeed, located in San Francisco, for my field requirement. ArtSeed is a non-profit organization that brings local Bay Area artists and youth together. A large portion of my time at ArtSeed was spent helping the executive director prepare for a week long Summer Intensive, where artists taught youth art classes in mixed media. During the Intensive, I worked as a teaching assistant in the art classes. Also, during the summer, I took multiple art classes at Sharon Art Studio and the San Francisco Art Institute in figure drawing, watercolor, and meditation drawing. During this school year I applied what I learned in these classes to independent work for my own portfolio. This has been a very meaningful experience for me, as I have been able to further develop as an artist and create my own artistic style.

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