Ella Chang

Inspired by pottery videos on social media and encouraged by her mom, senior Ella Chang has been making pottery for nearly three years. She spends Saturdays at a local studio, sometimes planning pieces ahead of time and other times letting creativity take the reins to guide her on the wheel. After two years of practice, Chang began selling her work, and she learned that farmers’ markets offer more freedom and profit than online platforms like Etsy. Chang shared some advice: “The hardest part of creating art is being ok with failures. With the pottery process, things go wrong all the time. Whether it’s a crack in the bottom of a bowl, or a glaze not being the finish I wanted, I’ve learned that sometimes, it’s out of my control.” Although she’s decided that pottery won’t be a part of her future career, it remains a creative outlet and even had influence on her college decisions: she considered whether they offered access to their pottery studios and how much they invested into their art programs.

Luca Sporon-Fiedler

Luca Sporon-Fiedler, a senior, began taking art more seriously during the pandemic, starting with using markers and colored pencils to draw their favorite characters before experimenting with different mediums and ideas. Fiedler shared, “Over time, as my passion for art grew, so did my ambitions.” The hardest part of creating art for them is the very common struggle of “art block” where ideas and creativity aren’t coming as smoothly as they usually do. However, this has been a huge part of the learning process for Fiedler. Through AP Art, they are able to freely decide what to draw or paint; when they like their project, they are more devoted to it, creating a better masterpiece overall. Art will likely stay a personal hobby for Fiedler, but no matter where they go in life, it will always be an important part of it.

Katelyn Chun

Senior Katelyn Chun has been making art for as long as she can remember. From sketching to painting to sculpting,she’s done it all! When Chun is creating art, she does a brain dump about the piece and takes inspiration from specific subjects she’s interested in or random ideas that pop in her head along the way. Chun mentioned, “I like to make an inspiration board on Pinterest to gather reference images, inspirations based off of my brain-dumped ideas or even more ideas of new techniques I could try.” In her creations, she always finds a way to incorporate her Korean culture. This way, her pieces carry a sense of home. Regarding the future, she wishes to keep art a part of her life for as long as possible. Other than a hobby, Chun sets her heart on transitioning her passion for art into a possible career of UI design.