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Writer: Justin Dubbs Editor: Michelle Lo Resting in Eternity is a vibrant and creative capturing of the journey of souls into the afterlife. Although it’s a realm entirely different and unseen from our own, Anna Jaya Motamarry captures the uniqueness and beauty of life after death. A junior at Carlmont High School and just 16Continue reading “Resting in Eternity”

Emi Ota, a junior at Carlmont High School, has always seen her dad express joy for photography, inspiring her to pick up a camera and start photography as well. Once, during a busy week, she took a break from homework by walking along the local Bay Trail with her camera in hand. Along the wayContinue reading “The Magic of Color”

“One Last Goodbye” is an experimental digital piece by Alaina Yung, representing the brass-bound love of a Ephora, the girl, Sylis, the boy, as the world crumbles around them.  As for her background, Yung has had a passion for art as long as she could remember, but her interest in digital art sparked in middleContinue reading “One Last Goodbye”

Lily Stutzin, a junior at Carlmont High School, has been creating art since the COVID-19 pandemic. Purposed initially as a school project, Starman depicts an ideal man as a bust with a vibrant night sky in the background, digitally crafted with several techniques and primarily line-by-line coloring. The piece evokes emotions through the character’s solemnContinue reading “Starman – David Bowie”

Purple Hues is a photograph taken by junior Erick Cheng, which represents the overarching theme of self-acceptance. The inspiration for this photograph came when Cheng was outside at night. He found beauty in a person standing alone under a tree. The person was relaxed and enjoying the environment around him without the need to doContinue reading “Purple Hues”

Writer: May Lee Editor: Nathan Turnbeaugh Too Little Time, by Marlena Reinshagan, is an abstract digital art piece that personifies the overwhelming experience of time’s relentless passage.Reinshagan embarked on her artistic chapter at a young age, honing her skills as early as fourth grade through extensive practice and artistic studies. While she is primarily aContinue reading “Too Little Time”

Writer: Everett Keninger Editor: Shiori Chen The Time Keeper by Annaliese Helweg is a digital art piece that combines a variety of magical and celestial motifs, with the overriding concept of time. The main image is a god-like creature encircled by wings, horns, clocks, and moon phases. These components allude to the passage of timeContinue reading “The Time Keeper”

Writer: Lucas Kishore Editor: Michelle Lo Kayden Bhatnagar, a sophomore with no experience in art, decided to spend his summer in a unique way: Drawing on Apple Notes using his phone, a hobby that he intends to continue throughout high school. Spurred on by a funny idea that he got whilst talking to a friendContinue reading “Mona Lisa Side Eye”

Writer: Keira SarmientoEditor: Nathan Turnbeaugh When 16-year-old junior Shiori Chen was carrying her new oil painting around campus, many classmates saw the portrait of a young woman as she passed by. They’d ask Chen, “Is that a painting of you?” “I always thought that was the biggest compliment when people said I looked like myContinue reading “Namiko”

Writer: Giselle LoEditor: May Lin Ukraine is a digital art piece that junior Lily Stutzin developed as a project for history. She aimed to show the consequences of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. While making it, she struggled to find something to represent the war’s impact but ultimately decided to sketch a statue.Continue reading “Ukraine”