2. Chelsea Brown
Chelsea Brown
1993
5-11
Art classes in middle school and projects at home
12
Began Scrapbooking
Middle School art classes with Mrs. French: Andy Warhol and
Georgia O’Keefe
13
Teen Vogue and New York City
14
A “future career” project introduced me to graphic design.
I wanted to apply to the College of Design at NCSU
15
Joined the high school year book staff: Learned the Adobe creative suite
3. Chelsea Brown
15
Interested in environmental sustainability and developed liberal political views
16
Became section editor of the yearbook staff with Mrs. Haley
17
Began to put my portfolio together.
I met Brandon Johnson, learned how to develop websites using basic html
coding, and made a personal site
Editor in chief of high school yearbook, which was inducted into Walsworth
Publisher’s gallery of excellence
Won Principles choice in t-shirt design contest
Developed a website for my senior project
Submitted application to the college of Design for graphic design
18
Wasn’t accepted into graphic design and was placed in design studies
"If the ends have not always justified the means, they have at least inspired
them." -Henry Petroski”
Political views became more liberal
-Feminist (Henrietta Lacks poster, WGS final project)
Preparing to re-apply to graphic design
4. Adaria Coulter
Learned a big lesson: seconds never come
first.
1993
I was born in Augusta, Georgia, my parents’ second child. I was the wedding night baby!
6
After my mom and dad separated, my mom moved my sisters and I up to Virginia.
Sometime in Lorton, Miche started drawing. And I wanted to be just like her, so I did the same.
At some point, She stopped drawing,
12
We moved from Lorton, Virginia to Clayton, NC. It was terrible leaving everything that I knew.
I got depressed. It got to the point where I couldn’t sleep, and I’d just stay awake and cry.
We got Patches—he helped a lot with my depression. It didn’t seem to cut as deep whenever I
got sad.
14
Started school at Clayton High. Elijah is one of the first people I met
15
Learned a big lesson: seconds never come first.
5. 15
Art: Discovered hyper-realist sculptor Ron Mueck
16
Started school at KHS
17
Met Devin in art class. It started off with me getting guitar lessons, and ended up with us having
a relationship! Nov 2011 is one year!
Made it to my 60th art award
Found out about NC State’s design program at Walnut Creek
Decided that I wanted to be an illustrator, and discovered the title because of VCU
College applications are so incredibly difficult
Discovered the art of Kehinde Wiley
Decided that I wanted to be an illustrator because of the work of Sam Weber in Time
magazine, and discovered the title of what I wanted to be because of VCU
"If everything is design, then design has no meaning" Matthew Turner, pg. 21
18
Graduated high school
Student at NC State University College of Design
6. Shannon Barker
Shannon Barker
1993
I preferred to do puzzles or played with blocks, an early sign of my
problem solving and interest in design
1-5
I preferred to do puzzles or played with blocks, an early sign of my
problem solving and interest in design
7-10
I was inspired by my brother to take up art
13
I discovered Alphonse Mucha
16
Became aware of design at NCSU Design Camp
7. Shannon Barker
16
Worked at an engineering program and discovered how similar
design and engineering are
Decided that I want to do Industrial Design
I made my portfolio for College of Design
17
Accepted to NCSU College of Design
Made a timeline
8. Forrest Britton
1991
7
Join Cubscouts- Woodcarving and designing Pinewood Derby cars
are favorite activities
11
I get a B in middle school art class because I cant draw
12
On a trip to Arizona, I visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s studio, Taliesin
West
13
Shop class cements my love for woodworking
15
I develop a passing interest in art: Andy Warhol was a significant
artist
9. 16
I go on a first date to the art museum
16
My dad gives me his old SLR camera and I become fascinated with
photography
17
Visit Falling Water
18
First year at Appalachian State. My best friend is studying design at
Cincinnati and suggests architecture to me. I do some research and
decide to transfer to NCSU to pursue it
19
I take my first art class since middle school
19
I build my portfolio from scratch and develop a new awareness of
design
19
I’m accepted into the College of Design
10. Haley Brugh
1993
5
Kept an art box
7
Began art classes
9
Began jewelry making
12
Became interested in fashion design and styling
14
Discovered Photography
15
Took Art I in high school
11. 15
Took summer fashion course at the Art Institute of Charleston
16
Went to photography camp at VCU
16
Took Art II
17
Took Art III, Photography I, and Ceramics
17
Worked for a metalsmith
18
Took AP Studio Art, Photography II, and Ceramics II
18
Gained more knowlede of the freedom of art from my new art teacher
18
Accepted to NCSU COD as a Design Studies major
