“I learned that I don’t have to be pissed off all the time and that people help you and care.”
- Daniel, 18, young writer

student artwork

This painting says I am tired of being told what to do and how to do it. It shows all my feelings and all of it fading away except for the madness, sadness, and anxiousness is still there. The happiness, freedom, fun etc. are fading. It expresses the way I am feeling.

– Sierra

This painting represent me being nervous because I have court on the 18th and I think I’m getting out but I don’t know, so I m nervous. The colors kinda describe me (Nervous is blue, thinking is pink, and I am the purple heart). The dots show my feelings too. – Elizabeth

My painting is about the things I like. My favorite parts are the crown, the butterfly, and the dots I made. I like these parts because they are cute and colorful. – Deanna