My name is Clara Rabe, I’m a senior at St. Edward’s University majoring in photography and media arts and I’m also minoring in art. I would say I’m most trained in photography, but right now I’m enjoying learning a plethora of new mediums. Something that’s consistent about my work regardless of medium is my love for color and texture.

I’m incredibly nervous to be taking this class because racing is definitely not my strong suit. I’m someone who struggles with perfectionism and don’t really like to make art unless I’m really confident about my ability to do execute the project to my standards. This mindset is easily the most counterproductive thing in my head, so I’m hoping to overcome that in this class and make some bad drawings.

My relationship with drawing is purely a form of expression. I’m not very good at using words to communicate, especially when I’m overcome with emotions– so I like to draw in a little sketchbook during those times. I’m not very technically skilled, but that doesn’t really matter to me when I’m just privately expressing myself.