Emma

Age: 15

Hobbies: Crochet, drawing, diamond paintings, prepare for Dungeons and Dragons sessions as a game master, learning new skills, and making elastic band bracelets with Rainbow Loom bands.

What they want to learn more about: (Photography) how to take dynamic shots that still bring your attention most to the intended subject while allowing for the investigation of other subjects in the picture. (Ceramics) learning how to create something with my own two hands that I could paint so that I can more completely make something myself.

Inspirational quote they like: "How lucky I am having something that makes saying goodbye
so hard". -Winnie the Pooh

If they were a plant: Sunflower
If they were an animal: Owl

Favorite Book: Wildlings by Eleanor Glewwe

Jack

Age: 16

Hobbies: Art (drawing), video games, and listening to music.

What they want to learn more about: (Photography) How to take good photos, photography specific words/phrases, basics to know. (Ceramics) Basics, how to actually create ceramics.

Inspirational quote they like: “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.”

If they were a plant: Tree
If they were an animal: Cat

Favorite Book: Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba

Libby

Age: 17

Hobbies: Reading, Hiking/Exploring Nature, Coloring, Arts and Crafts. 

What they want to learn more about: (Photography) I'm interested in learning how to edit my photos to improve them, as well as learning how to use cameras with different lenses . (Ceramics) I'd like to learn how to use a potter's wheel and throw clay properly, since I've only ever sculpted by hand before.

Inspirational quote they like: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

- Eleanor Roosevelt.

If they were a plant: Fern
If they were an animal: Raven

Favorite Book: Kindling by Traci Chee

Marielli

Age: 16

Hobbies: I like painting, coloring, reading manga, dancing, and listing to music

What they want to learn more about: (Photography) How to get a good shot, and to make it look really lively. (Ceramics) I want to make something pretty, also how to form stuff. 

If they were a plant: Cherry Blossom Tree
If they were an animal: Dog

Favorite Book: Popular by Maya Van Wagenen

Sarah

Age: 14

Hobbies: Playing the piano and the drum kit, painting, and drawing.

What they want to learn more about: (Photography) How to shoot sports photography! (Ceramics) What is the process of making ceramics.

Inspirational quote they like: "Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming,
swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim” by Dory in Finding Dory.

If they were a plant: Grass
If they were an animal: Nurse Shark

Favorite Book: We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach.

Soren

Age: 17

Hobbies: I write and read, play D&D, edit and create my podcast, and draw.

What they want to learn more about: (Photography) framing photos and how best to take a picture with lighting and placement of a focus point and how to create the best looking photographs as an artist. (Ceramics) sculpting and throwing clay, as well as get to see the wide range of projects you can make with ceramics. 

Inspirational quote they like: "Let the dead bury their dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy." - Leo Tolstoy

If they were a plant: Tulip
If they were an animal: Lightning Bug

Favorite Book: Unwind by Neal Shusterman.

Valerie

Age: 14

Hobbies: Baking, cooking, reading, drawing, baking, computer programming, badminton. 

What they want to learn more about: (Photography)  I want to learn how to operate a digital or film camera, and all of the technical stuff like shutter speed, aperture, ISO etc. (Ceramics) I'd like to learn how to make functional and creative pieces like
plates, pots, bowls, mugs, etc.

Inspirational quote they like: “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and
endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” - Henry David Thoreau

If they were a plant: Seal
If they were an animal: Snake Plat

Favorite Book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak