Hello and welcome to the nitty-grtty part of my life until this point.
One of the most important parts of knowing me is understanding that I love Fall Out Boy. Seriously though, this is a love that started back in 2004 and just hasn't stopped. The only thing I have loved more is art. 'But Susan, if you love art more, why do you update so infrequently?' Glad you asked.
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- Susan
Let me explain where I come from. I went to elementary and high school where art was seen as more of an elective than a focus. I had no idea art could be an AP class until I got to college and met people who took it as a class. I was always the smart/nerdy/bookish one and while I loved drawing and creating, art was more of a hobby. I was destined to be a doctor because that's what I was told. It wasn't until I was 16 years old in my junior year of high school where my mom looked at me and said,
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"Susan, what do you want to do? Not what you have been told but what do you want? What makes you happy?"
This was the very first time I ever took what made me happy into consideration, and I knew it was art. I decided to focus my senior year on art and a portfolio. I applied to Ringling, got in and decided to attend.
I loved every second of it. I was surrounded by like minded individuals all there to create art. I went in, fully aware that I was no longer 'the art kid' in my class and I was ok with this. But let me tell you how by the end of the four years, not only did I miss science, I was so scared and burnt out. I was so exhausted of what I considered art, but it wasn't. I had focused all of my time trying to figure out what this teacher preferred or what the next recruiter was coming for and all of this unnecessary stuff that I forgot what I liked about art to begin with. Come graduation, I was so tired of it all. I did not want to leave art behind but what I came to associated with art, I was done with.
Enter where I am right now. I always enjoyed volunteering and giving back or helping others. There was a job opening at my college where I would be able to focus on giving back to my community and still be in an art environment, a double win for me. I was lucky enough to get the job and have learned so much from the years I have been here.
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In 2019, I started taking classes in the new Entertainment Design Major at Ringling College, and I cannot wait to see where this path brings me next.
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If you read this far, kudos to you. Thanks for taking the time out to get to know me a little better, and get a cookie!! You deserve it!!