1) Concept: a Momento Mori for the recent passing of my great grandmother. painting a happy moment between her and I felt like a good way to process the loss without only thinking about grief, a celebration of her long life that I got to be a part of.

2) Concept- A drawing 3 assignment for a series of landscapes. I wanted to represent my love of nature and fantasy combining them with my childhood memories of road trips by drawing fantasy elements into some of actual places I've been growing up. This project also stems from my beliefs around the resent defunding of national parks and the love and respect I hold for these places; if I hadn't traveled like I did I don't think I would be the same person I am today.