Multimedia & Building
Throughout my life, I have always loved building and creating multimedia projects—from legos to movies, robotics to digital art. Sometimes I have a clear idea in my head and sometimes I let the medium and my imagination lead me.
Our family designed and built a fence and then planted a garden during the pandemic. It took us almost a year, but now we have fresh fruits and veggies!
The Last Sunrise is a stop-motion animation I created for a Spring Break contest and won second place.
The Last Sunrise
Our Fence and Garden
During covid, we wrote KRON about teddy bear hunts and they featured me in their news program. I also texted my class so they could spread the word and participate in their neighborhoods (#teddybearhunt).
Teddy Bear Hunt
Tap Dance Board
Over quarantine, My mom got back into tap dancing. For Mothers-Day, my Dad and I decided to build her a tap board so she could dance and not mess up the floors. She asked me to make a video to share with her tap dancing class.
This holiday season in science, our class was tasked to make a programming project related to the holidays. I hadn't used Scratch in a while, but I was up for the challenge. So, I made Maze Santa. Use W, A, S, D to move.
Maze Santa
Spider Robot
This is my spider robot for my electronics and robotics class, and working on it pushed me to sharpen my problem-solving skills. Working with Arduino to bring the robot to life taught me how to troubleshoot complex issues, understand circuits, and write precise code, giving me greater confidence and a deeper appreciation for engineering challenges.
Models
Over this past summer, I've developed a love for model building. It started first at my internship at an architecture firm; before this, I had spent some time building and painting miniature models for games like Warhammer 40k and Dungeons and Dragons. At my internship, I instead worked on creating topographical models using information that was surveyed from the land in witch the architecture firm itself was creating. While at first it was hard to continuously cut, straight and accurate lines, during my time there my skills grew and flourished.
Blacksmithing
Over the past few years, I’ve had opportunities to learn blacksmithing. Although many consider it an obsolete skill, it’s one of my favorite ways to be creative. For me, it feels a lot like pottery—you start with a raw material, shape it with the tools you have, and end with something entirely new. While I haven’t practiced it recently, I still keep it close to me as something unique. After all, not many people can say they’ve forged their own hooks, keychains, or even a fire poker (though mine doesn’t get much use).