CA: What made you first start drawing? CN: I have been drawing since I was a little kid. The earliest drawings in my house are from when I was one or two years old. When I was three, I was drawing quite a bit. I kept going and going. I even drew in class and on my test papers getting in trouble quite a bit for my drawings. Everyone knew me as the artist in school. CA: When it comes to art, what sparks a piece for you? CN: Usually my work is based on where I am living at the

CA: What made you first start drawing? Smack: It is kind of weird to pinpoint exactly when because according to my folks I have been drawing since I could pick up a pencil. I was drawing Super Mario Bros, Ghostbusters, Batman, or Ninja Turtles. What made me want to really consider it was when I got into comics. Probably around middle school, I started really getting into comics and kept looking at the pages like I would want to do this one day. Since then, I really started fo

CA: What made you first start drawing? Kara: Art has pretty much always been around me. My mother is an architect; she went to art school, Brooklyn College, and Columbia. I wanted to be an architect like my mom and go to art school like her when I was younger. I was three or four when I started drawing. CA: When it comes to art, what sparks a piece for you? Kara: People are my biggest inspiration. I spent a lot time learning where lines go to build a face and a form. I starte

CA: What made you first start drawing? VP: I have been doing this forever. I can’t really pinpoint a specific time I started. Everyone have been saying I have been doing it since I was little but I have been doing it for as long as I can remember. CA: When it comes to art, what sparks a piece for you? VP: The subject matter, it has to be something I am interested in. If I am interested in it, I will end up drawing it. Art is a useful tool for me to learn more about the thing

What made you first start drawing? Growing up, my parents used to give me a lot of paper, pens, and markers to draw with. They used to draw with me and for me. Just from that and their positive reinforcement in my work it kept growing from there. When it comes to art, what sparks a piece for you? Anything can inspire me. A pattern in the ground or going to a gallery show and surrounded by art. Something that is aesthetically pleasing or even music can inspire me. Do you feel