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While riding in a hot air balloon for the first time in life, Chang, with his D90 camera, captured the piece “Sunsetz.jpg.” The photo shows a beautiful sky with gradient hues dotted with hot air balloons suspended above the city. In this image is also the ancient, imposing Pyramid of the Sun that was builtContinue reading “Sunsetz.jpg”

Urata’s piece, The Soles of a Family, was created in his first year of high school. It was a laborious art process, taking over 70 hours to make, including sketching out his draft in pencil and beginning his painting process with lighter layers. He later used heavier layers for the darker elements of the artwork.Continue reading “The Soles of a Family”

Erick Cheng, a 15-year-old sophomore, had spent his entire life creating digital art. However, in April 2023 he began his journey in photography. One day, while on a boat on a river in San Francisco, he used his Nikon DSLR camera to snap a photo of the bird quickly. However, the process of composition wasContinue reading “It’s a Duck, Not a Goose”

Despite, or perhaps as a result of her role as the club president, Shiori Chen finds herself endlessly drawn to art. Chen, a sophomore at Carlmont High School, first dabbled in the arts in her preschool days, and increasingly realized her attraction to the subject. In fact, it would not be a mischaracterization to sayContinue reading “Poppy Fields”

Alaina Yung is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. Art has always been a primary interest for Alaina, who began drawing over 12 years ago. Her favorite artistic mediums include acrylic, watercolor, and pencil sketches.  “Bird” is a recreational acrylic piece painted in February of 2023, depicting a brown finch perched on a cherry blossomContinue reading “Bird”

This mixed media piece called “National Geographic” was created by Lily Stutzin, a 15-year-old sophomore at Carlmont High School. While she completed this piece for her BTI World History class, this art symbolizes her motivation to create beautiful art. Stutzin drew her inspiration from her history teacher, Connor Fenech, and Pinterest. She wanted to createContinue reading “National Geographic”

Derek Chang, a sophomore at Carlmont High School, has always been into photography, but he only began posting and sharing his shots in his freshman year. He travels the world with his D90 camera looking for awe-inspiring landscapes and stunning angles to revitalize people with hope for the future and trust in the Earth’s beauty.Continue reading “Unknown”

Nathan Turnbeaugh’s short story “A Lease on Life” follows a convict through his struggles with money and rent. Despite his troubles, the protagonist finds it in his heart to change himself and help others, even at his own expense. Over the last two years, Nathan has used works such as “A Lease on Life” asContinue reading “Lease on Life”

When we first met, my heart fluttered with a million butterflies.When you said goodbye, my eyes burned as I cried. You always said “I’ll love you forever,”But where are you now that my heart is in severs? I was too young and was too foolishSo I opened Pandora’s Box and loved it;Despite all the miseriesContinue reading “First Love”

Wise men always told me only fools rush in,But when we are young we assume they know nothing. I still look back upon the daysWhen I was caught in that lavender hazeWhere a simple gaze could set my heart ablaze.I still remember those simple timesOf late-night laughs and dark summer skies.But when you said youContinue reading “Memories of Us”