Summer 2022 Youth Spotlight: Lynette O.
Give it up for Lynette, an apprentice in the graphic design group!
What is the most interesting thing you have learned this summer?
Probably learning that we can find art everywhere. Like how we can take pictures of places that we see everyday, but being able to make such beautiful art out of it. I’ve been able to see this through the billboard project, what we are doing right now with photoshop, and editing the photos that the photography group has taken of every day things, like row homes and people on the streets. It’s all really cool.
What has been your favorite project so far?
Probably our vision boards with Brady, the prompt was “Where you see yourself in 5-10 years?” Being able to envision that through a collage was a good exercise. My vision board was a bit disorganized because I don’t know where I want to be in the future, but I just put smaller things, like living in an apartment or having a dog.
What is something that you are looking forward to this summer?
Seeing the final product of the billboard. I’m excited to see a billboard that we created.
Has this class impacted the type of art you want to make? If so, how?
Learning graphic design has impacted the art I want to explore more. It got me thinking about incorporating art into your professional life. I haven’t done graphic design before, so it was intimating at first, but Mr. A and everyone helping was nice. I don’t think I prefer graphic design over traditional art, but digital art is also very fun.
Favorite movie: Dead Poets Society
It’s about an English teacher who comes to traditional sports oriented school and teaches them the beauty of poetry and writing. There’s a quote from it that I like: “We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race, and the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for."