Connect What is your favorite type of art to create?

My favorite art comes from deep inside my heart sometimes negative, sometimes positive, but always meaningful. I never learned in a class. I just followed my passion and learned by observing. To me, art isn’t about the materials, it’s about the person. Art is infinite, and the stronger the feeling, the stronger the message.

Where do you find inspiration?

I find inspiration through my pain. My family separated when I was young, and I often felt unseen and alone. I cried a lot, and people called me “the crybaby,” but I just felt everything deeply. I express it through art, drawing myself with a demon mask to show the pain I carry. But I’ve learned that negativity is only a mask we can always choose to take it off.

What would you do with $25,000?

With $25,000, I’d build stability save for a place to live, support my mom’s treatments and my grandparent with dementia, and invest wisely for my future. I’d finish my advertising degree and keep growing my art. I’d celebrate with my friends my real family because they’ve stood by me. With more resources, I’d create more, give more, and turn this opportunity into something meaningful for myself and others.