This is my most recent project for my 3D process class. First I made a mold out of plaster so I could cast wax in it to make this wax jar. This was a partner project, but our pieces could not be too obviously connected. So we decided to make the colors the same and we would both have claw marks going through ours. I used acrylic paint to color it and a heated paper clip to make the claw marks.

This is a picture I took after Hurricane Irene in August 2011. The Schuylkill River overflowed and flooded the streets by my house. This spot was the beginning of the bridge to cross the river. My favorite part of the picture is the fact that you can see how fast the water is moving because of the rapids.

This is a picture of me after graduation that I decided to manipulate a little with Photoshop. I made the background black and white to keep it from being too distracting. I then made the text the same color as part of my hair to draw it all together. The reason for the quote was because I was the only person in my graduating class going to Towson, so I was making the journey alone. My favorite part of this picture is the lighting. I also enjoy the fact that I am looking away; showing that I am moving forward and never looking back.

This was a piece I did for a self-portrait in Digital Tools and Concepts. The project was a self-portrait. The reason for the crayons was because I love coloring, and they are all the colors of the rainbow because I am part of the LGBT community (cliche, I know). The object in the middle is a neuron; the reason for this is because I have a nerve disorder which is obviously a huge part of my everyday life. The word "strength" is repeated three times, this was actually cropped from a heart-shaped stone that my Mom gave to me while I was in the hospital and I now carry it with me everywhere I go. My hand is in the background because I love doing things with my hands. And the bright lines on the sides is actually my hair with a glow effect.

This is one of the print projects I did in my senior year of high school. I was mostly just trying to play with colors when I decided to use lyrics from the song "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" by Skrillex. The reason for this song was mostly because that was what I was listening to, but also the specific lyrics is when the bass drops and there is a breakdown. The prints became progressively more "chaotic" just as the song does at the time of the lyrics.

This was a picture I took at Longwood Gardens during my senior year of high school while on a photography trip. Out of all the pictures I took, this one was one of my favorites because you can see the water droplets hitting the water and center piece, and breaking. I chose to take a picture of this because I have a fascination with water. When you just look at a fountain, you see a stream of water going up then sprinkling down. But when you freeze time by taking a picture, you can see exactly what happens as the droplets are coming down.

I chose this as my first piece to post because it is one of my favorites that I have done. The picture is of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden, the members of MGMT. I chose the colors because the group is considered psychedelic rock and I felt the colors had the right feel for the picture. The eel is from the song "Electric Feel" featured on Oracular Spectacular released in 2007. I did this as a project for my computer art class in high school. When I see this piece it reminds me of the countless days I would spend in the art room with my friends listening to MGMT while doing art. I have this as part of a collage in my room; some of my friends also have this piece in their rooms to remind us all of the good times we had. Another reason I like this is because I remember sitting there saying there was nothing else I could add without ruining it, but I still had one more layer to add to meet the minimum. That was when I decided to add the eel. This reminds me that there is always something else that can be done to make your work better, no matter how complete you feel it is.