My art journey has not been a straight road that it for sure. There has been a lot of twists and turns and ups and downs. About 5 years ago I never thought I would pursue a college education in the arts and then plan my career on it. I didn’t understand how much I could do with art in fact I didn’t even think that it was possible for a person to become a successful artist and if they did I just thought they got lucky. I didn’t know of any successful art careers. But now I know differently. I can trace back five years ago to my first experience where I was exposed to a wealth of knowledge of how people can use art and creativiety in their careers. That was when I had attended a camp known as Design Week at Brigham Young University. BYU art majors were councilors for the event and I was put in a group of other kids my age with a camp councilor who I am still friends with today. She was an influential example to me and currently she runs her own business and successful social media page. She showed me by her example of kindness by helping me finish my painting project for the week and taking the time to give me advice that a successful artist cannot be selfish or belittling. They focus on others by inspiring them and helping them express themselves.