Features 7 September 29, 2011 • Daily Sundial • CSUN • city@sundial.csun.edu
A change of pace
student spotlight
Student chooses not to turn her hobby into a career, picks a major outside her comfort zone Ron Rokhy Daily Sundial
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eana Momjian’s interest in visual arts started when her mother encouraged her to draw at a young age. Over the years, this tiny interest developed into an infatuation so strong she transferred to a high school specially tailored for gifted artists. “When I was a kid, I loved to draw it‘s all I would do,” the freshman said. “Since then, my mom has always supported me. Now that I‘m 18 and going to be entering a university, it's still my favorite pastime.” Growing up, she pursued her passion for drawing. After spending her freshmen year at Pasadena High School (PHS), she transferred to the Los Angeles County School for the Arts (LACSA), a school dedicated solely to art, music and theater, in order to follow her passion. “Even though PHS has a great art program, I decided to transfer to LACSA because it offers classes you couldn’t find anywhere else,” she said. “I thought it would be best for me to go to a place where I could focus purely on drawing.” During her high school years Momjian developed her skills in acrylic painting and drawing, and her artwork became influenced by her favorite bands and musicians.
“My favorite band is Tool,” she said. “I’m also a big fan of A Perfect Circle. I just love Maynard James Keenan and most of the bands he's in. His music greatly inspires my artwork. I love to draw abstracts in black and white, and I find his music to be extremely progressive and abstract.” Music is not the only source she draws creativity from. Momjian is also an avid Nintendo fan, she owns and plays games on her Gameboy Advanced and two different Nintendo DS consoles. “In high school, I was the Mario Kart champ of my class,” she said. “We’d always have tournaments after school and I’d always win. I’ve played Mario Kart since I was little, it’s my favorite game, and sometimes it shows in my drawings.” Even though she expresses herself through art, Momjian's major is something completely different, though she may change it if she finds out it isn’t suited for her. “I’m planning on majoring in health administration,” she said. “I’m not going to pursue an art major because I want a change of pace. Momjian said she wanted to try something new, and described herself as "kind of a health nut." But this won't get in the way of her passion for art. "It‘s just something I love to do and could never give it up.”
Tessie Navarro / Visual Editor
Deana Momjian, 18, expresses herself through her favorite pastime: visual arts.
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