2022 Submissions
Simply Happy
My great-grandmother is my role model because of her strength, determination, and optimism. She lives in a senior home, and visitors have been prohibited from accessing it until this past August due to the Covid restrictions. I remembered being so excited to see her in person finally. When I got home after the visit, I took out my writing journal and wrote this poem.
Poetry Collection
My work is inspired by self-image, dissociation, and primarily mental health issues. I felt that these poems went together because they were both about mental health and they both got deep into the topic.
Lullaby Script
Lullaby was originally written as a short story, but I always knew I wanted to adapt it into a screenplay. I saw the Creative Youth Awards as an opportunity to finally do that, and this script is the final product.
Lumbricina
This piece is meaningful to me because the idea is one of my favorites and I think that it really captures my writing style.
Dinner at the Robinsons
My process for writing this piece was inspired by my old writing in middle school. I would write in a journal about my thoughts that had transformed into writing ideas. Most media that I enjoy has religious horror elements which is one of my favorite horror subgenres and Dinner at the Robinsons was one of the ideas I had but never expanded on.
The Monitor
I wrote this piece to critique the society we live in today, and to bring some of the issues we are faced with to light. I got the inspiration for this piece when I read an article on how some grocery stores have cameras to see what products people like or not.
oh my child
I hope that my piece can help people realize the sooner they start looking at the world through the eyes of the child they once were the sooner they will realize how important it is to never lose that side of yourself.
A Good Amount
The little amount of color makes the image less overwhelming and calmer to look at, especially with the giant pole in the middle with the horizontal pole coming off of it.
A Persimmon’s Perspective
Then I took this picture. This is an image taken through a persimmon. Persimmon is a bright orange fruit, and when cut in half, a flower-looking mandala appears in the center of the fruit.
Soft, Serene Sunset
This photo is really special to me because of the process I went through of slowly finding and incorporating more elements into the photo until it reached its final form. It reminds me of the importance of slowing down and seeing everything around me instead of only fixating on a certain aspect.
Sunset in Ventura
I personally love the photo because it is divided into four sections (top to bottom): the sky, the ocean, the sand, and the rocks. This photo always makes me feel calm and peaceful, and I wanted to share it.
stuck in my head
The subjects of this piece are two of my closest friends who have been in a relationship for 2+ years. Both have had an incredible impact on me, as an artist and individual. I wanted to create a piece that showed my gratitude for the support and inspiration they have provided me.
