Image Alumni '21 Education BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Location Middleville, Michigan LIBERAL ARTS MERIT AWARD SCHOLARSHIP $2,000 Describe the work you submitted for merits. I submitted an essay and a handful of creative writing exercises I made earlier in my college career. Why did you decide to come to 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø? Honestly, to have an excuse to get out of my tiny rural hometown and move to a city. The universities closest to my hometown were quite behind technologically and didn't have the or curriculum that 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø had (the first university I applied to wanted me to put my portfolio on a CD and mail it to them...). What are your plans for your senior year? And beyond? For now, I'd like to stay in the , as I really love it here, but I can see myself moving to bigger cities in the future to work for studios or other larger companies. Favorite thing about college life (so far)? I love the opportunities give students to speak to professionals and establish connections with people in the industry they'd like to work in. What's the best thing you've got from 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø's free shelf? A bottle of (unopened) Lush body wash! What inspires you? I own a lot of videogames, and the art direction of my favorite titles is a level I aspire to reach someday! I want my art to eventually show up in a video game art book. Do you have a favorite piece you've made? Describe it! I've been working on a series of tarot cards, currently working through the Queen of each suit. I really enjoy the style I'm using for them and want to incorporate it in other illustrations. Anything you're obsessed with at the moment? I finally got a Playstation 4 of my own after months of saving and I am fumbling my way through Bloodborne.