"AS A GRADUATING SENIOR FROM GROSSE POINTE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS GIVEN THE TASK OF LEAVING A LEGACY PROJECT TO SYMBOLIZE MY GROWTH AS A STUDENT BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND ARTISTICALLY. “THREADS OF BLUE”, ORIGNIATED AS A DESIGN COMPLETED IN MY SENIOR YEAR WHEN I DISCOVERED ART WAS TRULY MY PASSION. “THREADS OF BLUE” WAS THEN CHOSEN TO BE THE FACE OF THE 2015 ANNUAL ARTFEST, HOSTED BY GROSSE POINTE SOUTH. IT WAS ONLY FITTING TO LEAVE THIS DESIGN AS MY LEGACY DUE TO HOW MANY STUDENTS’ EYES IT HAD ALREADY MET AND THE MEANING OF GROWTH BEHIND IT. IT IS PLACED IN THE I.A. BUILDING BRIDGE WHERE ART CLASSES MEET ACADEMIC CLASSES, A NATURAL REPRESENTATION OF THE BALANCE IN VALUES I HOLD NOW AS A DEVELOPING ARTIST AND COLLEGE STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN STAMPS SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN."