- What characteristics make up your personality? (energetic, talkative, thoughtful, brave)
- Energetic, silly, clumsy, driven, gentle
- Is there something distinct about your appearance that feels like an important part of who you are? (Hair, eyes, height, skin color)
- full cheeks, petite body structure, lips
- Is there an activity that you love? (travel, building things, singing, climbing)
- playing tennis, travel, hiking, exploring the city, eating food
- Is there a creature that you've felt an affinity to for a long time?
- corgis
- What animals could embody the characteristics you listed above?
- panda, koala, dogs (pugs, wiener dogs, corgis), flamingo
- What location(s) would this new creature exist in?
- diverse environment (I like variety), city park, skyscraper, a stream in a forest
In what way did you change your process to make a piece that was site-specific? I changed the shape and overall aesthetic of the mask. Originally, I wanted to feature an Asian person's face wearing the mask, however, I did not want to be so literal and wanted viewers on the subway to use the symbol to get the message. Additionally, when I tried making a face it did not turn out the way I was planned. I felt the emotion part was hard to capture. I changed the shape from a fashionable Asian mask shape to a more medical-surgical mask shape in order to be read by a wider audience. How did you challenge yourself creatively, conceptually and/or technically in the making of this piece? If you did not feel challenged is there something you would do differently if you were to do it again? I challenged myself conceptually, I feel. Because I constantly had to be reevaluating whether my message was getting across and how people would interpret it sin...

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