Sophia Kaye M. Fernandez

Probationary Stafer

First, I do not claim to be an artist due to my high regard for the profession.

my lingering feelings for it clings to my commitment to the organization. I realized that it is hard to do something that feels more like a task than a passion. Maybe this is just another phase I need to be able to grow as the “artist” I envision myself to be and maybe I’ll stay at FEU Advocate, a little bit more.

And due to the pedestal of the profession in my brain, it became nauseating to become an “artist”, especially with the expectations and pressure it brought into my college life. But with its cons are its pros, especially when I entered FEU Advocate which gave me much more than just knowing art. Creating illustrations for FEU Advocate has been my comfort zone when I want to stop thinking about my program. It was fun, I improved a lot and even gained a little bit of confdence along the way.

I got recognized for my art and it gave me a sense of satisfaction to be able to do something and be productive. However, when face-toface happened, it changed a lot, but