Quietly Fail, Loudly Win Anonymous

What qualities or unique characteristics do you possess that would allow you to contribute to the UCF community? At first, I didn’t know how it could be done. Transforming six sheets of white foam board into a ‘Warhol-esque’ abstract version of a 19th century telephone was beyond my comprehension as an 11-year-old. But as my father shook the can of black spray paint, I was captivated by the dice-like sound it made and the specks of black mist that flew onto our canvas transforming it like magic. We continued to build upon this structure: carefully fashioning buttons, knobs, pulleys, and a circular dial pad. The process of crafting that antique telephone awakened me to a depth of understanding that it takes a certain ‘creative eye’ to behold a masterpiece from a mere foam board. If someone had told me that this simple middle-school assignment would be the impetus to start my own clothing line, I would have laughed. However, it was that project with my dad which propelled my creativity.

I began expressing my ideas through various mediums; I taught myself Adobe Photoshop, and began adapting seemingly “normal” objects into works of art. My biggest muse for my artistic awakening was producing captivating graphic art as album covers...