I am a planner. Not when it comes to vacations, mind you. That, I very much do on a whim, with no concrete plans other than a plane ticket or a date of departure... just ask my roommates. Rather, I am a planner of the weeks and the days, of the hours and the minutes. I plan the goals and achievements I want to accomplish, perhaps because it allows me to feel like I have some control over what my future will look like in this stage of life that is so uncertain. Surprisingly, or perhaps not, this aspect of my personality has [...]

There is something special about sharing a piece of art that you have spent your love and many many hours on. It is even more special when the subject of this piece is someone you love very much.     When I first set out on this adventure of creating pieces depicting each of the Young Women Values, I planned out my images over a period of many, many months. I decided on the various settings: how many I wanted to be taken indoors, how many outdoors. What props I would use and the symbolism they would carry. And while [...]