It all began at the age of four with my drawing an arm that actually somewhat resembled the body part. From then on, I constantly dabbed at drawing and painting. My forte, however, was transferring/ drawing pictures that were already completed by someone else. In a way, it was my early attempt at appropriation. As years passed, I took art classes and somehow managed to get accepted for art LaGuardia High school. As I declined my acceptance, my artistic mood declined as well and my interests leaned more towards art studies and history. Some of the artists that I admire are Jean-Michele Basquiat, Elizabeth Peyton, Ralph Hassard, and Jackson Pollock. This summer, I was introduced to many exciting aspects of art that I wasn?t acquainted with before. For instance, I wasn?t even aware that printmaking existed yet alone has a significant place in the art world. At first I was skeptical about the value of such prints yet, as the class continued I started to appreciate their worth more and more. At this point, my favorite printmaking technique is stenciling because of the raw look of the final product.