Who are you? What is your individual journey? By expressing your vision to others, you also reveal it to yourself.

What do you notice in the world around you? By seeing more deeply, you understand more deeply. The eye is part of the mind.

How well can you work by yourself? By sharpening your attention, over extended periods, you learn the value of creative solitude.

How do you bring a new idea into being? In the design process you dream, develop, test, reflect, revise. There are no road maps; you are always off the trail.

What is it like to make something with your mind and heart, eyes, and hands? Artists use all their senses and physical powers as they explore with tools and materials.

How do your ideas and artwork speak to others? The studio environment is communal, each day you see and learn from what others are dreaming and making.

How do you measure your progress? By compiling a portfolio, you and your teachers can begin to see your path as your journey, step by step, year after year.