Art and Crafting
These are examples of drawing, collaging, and textile arts that I have created the past few years for different classes, people, and for my personal life. Feel free to explore the different sections!
Communication
Process Piece- How to Brush a Trail
This piece was written for an intro to writing class at College of the Atlantic (2015). The assignment was to write a “process piece”, which is basically a how-to guide. I choose to write it about my experience in California and Glacier National Park with the Student Conservation Association. While writing this piece, I was intrigued by the concept- how do I explain how to do something in simple, easy-to-understand language, while also telling a story? Looking back over this piece, I realized that it fits directly into my goal of exploring aspects of communication and story telling and utilizing this to educate and engage others. This is why I included it in this portfolio. It also reminds me that I need to be open to the ways my past projects have shaped my interests now, and explore this more.
Trip to Chile- Map
This map shows the places I visited on my trip to Chile. There are images from the trip attached to the different locations as well. Feel free to explore the map! There are images attached to each point on the map as well.
Chile and Sustainability, Photo Gallery
This is a gallery of some images from my trip to Chile in the Summer of 2019. I went with my classmates and two professors and we explored the cities, the coast, and the desert. We went to Chuquicamata, the biggest open pit copper mine in the world, saw the Tatio Geysers at 6am one morning, explored the Atacama desert, and went to two of the major observatories in Chile, as well as much more. In this gallery, I wanted to highlight some of the major (and minor) sustainability/environmental aspects that I noticed while there.
Guided Meditation- Halophytes
This is a guided meditation that I created as a final project for a class called Morphology of Plants on Mount Desert Island, a class I took at College of the Atlantic in Maine (2014). During the presentation, I turned the lights down and asked my peers to close their eyes as they listened to me read.
I originally came up with this idea when I was trying to create an environment that would be least stressful for me, the presenter. However, what I didn’t realize is that it also relieved pressure and stress from the audience as well. When presenting this piece, I noticed the tension in the room recede. After the presentation, the class provided feedback and the consensus was that this presentation was not only effective at introducing information, but also relieving the stress of finals, if just for a few minutes.
The major take-away for me after presenting this project is that thinking creatively about the way information is presented can be both a process of reflection for the individual (in my case, not liking public speaking) and a process of exploration for the audience. After creating and presenting this piece, I realized that I would like to continue to explore ways of sharing information and providing unique experiences for people in the future as well.
