Autobiography

The beginning of my strong interest in the arts and design was when I was moved to Germany as a young child. Visiting all these different castles as a child wasn’t interesting until I visited the Neuschwanstein Castle. I will never forget the entirely gold room in that building and that sparked my interest in buildings. After a few years in Germany we relocated to Colorado springs and in this school was where I learned how to make pottery. I was intrigued in the process and liked making plates and bowls for others. In Colorado I also picked up a hobby and that was photography, mostly of the mountains and landscapes around where I lived. After living in Colorado for a short time I moved back home to Ohio where my interest in buildings grew more. There are many historical buildings around Sandusky and I loved learning about the history of the buildings and what the purposes of the buildings were. Around this age I picked up a strong interest in clothes and design. I had received a sewing machine and used old denim to make things, mostly purses. This strong interest in fashion design carried stuck around for a good time being until I was introduced to architecture. After I moved to Kentucky my mom insisted I join some sort of activity or play an instrument so I did. I learned to play the saxophone in 5^th grade and played until my junior year in high school. If I would have never played an instrument I wouldn’t be where I am today. When I entered high school I got the opportunity to learn to play bassoon with a professor from UK where I was offered a full ride scholarship as a sophomore. I ended up not taking it but from then on UK was a school that I considered for college. In band I learned about color guard and that is when I joined and learned how to spin rifle and flag. At the time I wanted to continue spinning in college and when I found out about Lexington’s winter guard I was even more convinced of attending UK. My stepdad introduced me to the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and some of the buildings he designed and until recently I thought architecture was what my career was going to be. Falling water was one of my favorite buildings that he created because of how visually appealing it is. Ultimately I ended up deciding on attending UK because of the accredited architecture program that they have. This class was the first class that I have taken design/ architectural wise and the reason I ended up here was because of all the influences I have encountered over my years. My room today is a great example of the type of person I am and how I express myself in the way my room is designed as well as the artwork on the walls. Most of my spare time is taking up by my new hobby which is knitting scarves and headbands.