Megan's Journalism blog

Kaylee Marsh with one of her art pieces        Kaylee Marsh, 17, from South Albany High School, strives to become a tattoo artist. She is still unsure of her exact major, but she knows that she wants it to be art-centered. Her motivation to begin pursuing art derived from her uncle.        "My dad wasn't really in the picture at the time," Marsh said. She then went on to explain the connection of art to her uncle.  "He watched over me most of my childhood and he inspired me to get into it," she said. Her uncle was an artist himself, which led to her interest.        Marsh doesn't intend for her work to have any particular meaning, although, some of her pieces could be described as political. Her main ideas for her work are taken from elements of the woods and forests.        As much as her art expresses her own inner ideas and creativity, it also has left an impact on herself in a larger way.  "The more effort I put into my work, t

About Me  I enrolled into 'News Reporting and Writing' because I strive to become an editor within Journalism. I'm a Journalism major because my passion in life lies in writing. I hope for my work and editing to eventually make a difference and impact within my community in the future. I'm interested in learning about journalism to gain the knowledge I need to be a successful editor. Outside of Journalism, I have a lot of passion for my art and poetry, I also am into gaming and want to eventually begin streaming. I also have a book in the works that I've had planned out for the past couple years. My Goals Three goals that I have for this term are to gain more confidence in myself in general, be able to talk to people more comfortably, and get more involved with the Commuter. My First Story My first story is going to be focused on local and on-campus creators and small artists of all kinds, asking them things such as: 1. What inspired this (idea/major wor