Creative Thoughts By: Sha’Donna Morris
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MY STORY What put me on the road to graphic design started off with admiring hairstyles and fingernail art. I was ten when my mom allowed me to get my nails professionally done for the first time. I thought that wearing acrylic nails was just the most creative thing. I loved the design and colors. By the time I was 13 hair had become my new obsession. I found myself being more excited about going to the hair salon then going to the local amusement park. My mom tool notice to my interest and purchased a manikin with hair for me to practice on. Around the dame time I took interest in hair my uncle received a paid internship at Walt Disney. I always knew he was a great artist, but I did not know that people go paid for drawing (I was young). After visiting my uncle’s studio I started drawing and I was kind of good at it. But drawing did not excite me as much as hair did. All though high school I continued to do friends and family hair. My junior year I was approached by my art teacher, she asked me if it was ok if she use some of my past assignments as examples in an art presentation for her sophomore classes. It was a huge complement. A year later I become her student aid. That’s when I was introduced to Adobe software. Mrs. Connell showed me how to scan images into the computer and manipulate them. Shortly after I graduated from high school. During this time my uncle was excelling in the street fashion community. I saw how hard he worked but I also saw how much fun he had doing what he loved, working with celebrities and traveling. This is when the idea of computers and design really hit me. I saw how computers could create almost anything, even fashion. I started attending CSN and decided to make computer graphics my major.
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Admiring hairstyles and fingernail art.
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Ten years old when I first got my nails professionally done.
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I was 13 when hair became my new obsession.
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Mom purchased a manikin with hair for me to practice on.
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Uncle received an paid internship at Walt Disney, I took interest in drawing.
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I drew as a hobby, but all though high school I continued to do friends and family hair.
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I was asked if my artwork could be used in a art presentation.
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Was introduced to Adobe software.
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Learned how to scan images into the computer and manipulate them.
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Uncle was excelling in the street fashion community. I saw how hard he worked…(saw what could be designed)
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The idea of computers and design really hit me.
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Started attending CSN.
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Decided to make computer graphics my major.
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Life Lesson Poems
It has been said that life is the most patient teacher. You will be presented with the same experience over and over until you learn the best way to deal with the situation.. This is not because life is cruel. Rather, it is because things have a way of coming back to haunt us when we don't deal with them. One form of intelligence is the ability to learn from mistakes. When you are presented with a painful experience, take the time to think about how you can avoid it in the future. This is an example of a lesson learned. (www.familyfriendpoems.com)
Know Your Worth
I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them. -Mary J. Blige Images: www.people.com
Dreams... There are two kinds of dreams. There are dreams that we have while asleep and dreams that we have while we are awake. What is the connection between the two types? Both kinds of dreams are about the yearnings that are held deep inside us. Some of these desires are so secret that we dare not share them even with our closest friends. Those of us that dare to put our dreams down on paper are showing the courage and faith that they will come true. Source: www.familyfriendpoems.com
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