Six of Wands 

Artist: Isabel Hernandez

The St. Kate’s mission is to “educate women to lead and influence.” This card represents our ultimate goal of graduating, a mark of success and triumph. Graduation will be one of our most significant accomplishments, especially for someone like me, a first-generation college student of color. Staying true to St. Kate’s mission, I changed the person in the card to a woman. Staying true to myself, I made the woman of color.

In the theme of being celebrated and recognized for our triumphs, I changed the wands to roses. Flowers are a typical gift at any event or ceremony of recognition. The gift of flowers symbolizes growth and new beginnings. I chose to have the roses thrown, like at the end of a performance, to emphasize the graduate being celebrated. 

The last addition to the card is the curtains. The curtains represent the stage we cross at graduation. It represents the actual graduation ceremony. Even though horses are not part of the graduation ceremony, it elevates the woman to highlight the significance of her success.