Aspiring Artist Shows Work at Snug Harbor

By: Alexandria W.




Forgotten Memories

 
            There are many talented students here at Notre Dame Academy. One member of the Class of 2016 was able to showcase her talents in art this past February and March to all of Staten Island. Alexandria P. submitted a painting she created to Snug Harbor's Art Lab as a part of a collection that showcased the artwork of kids and teens ages 6 to 16. Her submitted piece was entitled Forgotten Memories since she felt it symbolized forgetting something important and hardly being able to remember it. Her inspiration came from one of the endings of a RPG videogame known as Ib. The game tells the tale of a nine-year-old girl that finds herself trapped in a parallel version of an art gallery, and the only form of escape is by solving puzzles and avoiding enemies.
              Alexandria has been surrounded by the art world ever since she was a young girl. Her family has an artistic background. She explained, "Ever since I was little I've always wanted to be an artist." She has been taking art lessons from her former elementary school art teacher, Mrs. Garland, since the third grade.
              Art has also proven to be an escape for Alexandria.  "It's a way for me to relax and calm down," she explained, "especially if I'm having a bad day and need to forget about everything that's going on around me." There are many people who influenced her in the field of art, such as her mother and grandmother.
               Alexandria dreams of incorporating her love of making art into a future career in writing and  illustrating her own mystery and horror comics, walking in the footsteps of her artistic heroes. Her advice to other aspiring artists at Notre Dame Academy is, "Art isn't something people are born with. It takes time, practice, and patience in order to understand it and perfect it."