2022 Submissions
The Streets of Dublin from A Man of No Importance by S. Flaherty, L. Ahrens
The song “Streets of Dublin” from the musical A Man of no Importance. I personally love the music to this show, and I love the energy of this song in particular.
Overprotection
My artistic process involved iteration and advancements through my artwork after being provided with feedback.
concept 01
Although this is a short 15-second video, this edit took me 15 days and 6 hours to complete; while some people think that editing requires too much dedication and effort, it was not a waste of my time at all. I absolutely had fun playing around with different shapes, adding layers, and creating my own transitions from scratch.
Haiku for You
The inspiration for the piece came after reflecting on a collection of haikus I had once journaled during a very emotionally turbulent point in my life.
Extraordinary Path
The piece describes change, despair, and epiphany as it moves through its various stages.
The Wizard
This is a song I wrote. This is for my album “The Crystal” which will include a wide variety of songs aiming to capture a child like wonder with a sinister undertone.
Emmy
With music, my creative process is never consistent. Writing songs started as an outlet for me, but it has changed and adapted. I don't write songs too often, but I would love to dive into musicianship if I had the time (maybe after high school). The songs that I have written either started with a lyric, melody, or chord progression, or a combination.
Mirrored Faces
My goal was to show accurate emotions and what expression can look like. For “Mirrored Faces,” in particular I zeroed in on deeper emotions than being uncomfortable, or unsure of oneself. I wanted to make this piece meaningful to a broad variety of people.
Did I ever tell you?
This flash fiction was written a few years ago in response to a photo prompt of a military air force hangar.
Juxtaposition
This non-fiction piece of writing is about me as I share parts of my life with you, an audience willing to read. I fear that my story will never be shared with those outside my bubble but hope that this small vulnerable piece of writing can find it's way to someone who has had a similar beginning of life to mine.
laika poem
It’s one of the saddest stories in scientific history to me, and I wrote this poem for closure, to reconcile the scientists’ real love for their space dogs and the cruelty of consciously inhumane animal testing. It’s from Laika’s perspective, innocent but with a tragic and ironic worldly kindness to it.
Love at Last and His Masterpiece
For a majority of the artwork that I make, and end up liking, all ties into a certain memory or feeling that I strongly connect too. It’s important that the pieces I create all relate together to show different aspects of myself, whether they be positive or negative emotions.