Activities & Achievements
Beyond the Classroom
From traditional Japanese flower arrangement to digital media arts — my activities reflect a deep interest in how creativity, culture, and human understanding connect.
Arts & Creativity
Advanced Media Arts
Key ActivitySchool course at Emma Willard with strong performance (Grade: A). Exploring visual storytelling, digital media, and the intersection of art and communication.
Ikebana (Japanese Flower Arrangement)
Key ActivityProfessor-level certification in the traditional art of Ikebana. This practice cultivates an understanding of space, balance, color harmony, and the beauty of asymmetry.
Piano
Years of classical piano training with certifications. Music has been a lifelong companion and a way to understand rhythm, emotion, and discipline.
Research & Academics
Psychology-Art Research Project
Key ActivityDesigning and conducting a survey-based study on the relationship between color, mood, and artistic perception. Collaboration with school counselor on neuroscience of creativity.
Media Research Project
Ongoing research project at Emma Willard exploring media and its impact, including questionnaire development and data collection.
Leadership & Community
Wellness Student Representative
Key ActivityServing as a voice for student wellbeing on campus, advocating for mental health awareness and supportive community practices at Emma Willard.
Photography
Capturing emotional moments through the lens — using photography as both a creative outlet and a way to document the human experience across cultures.
Writing & Narrative
Exploring personal and reflective writing as a means of self-expression and understanding — developing a narrative voice that bridges inner experience with outward communication.
Awards & Certifications
Academic Honors — BASIS International School
Piano Performance Certifications (multiple levels)
Ikebana Professor-Level Certification
Featured Practice
Ikebana: The Art of Arrangement
Ikebana is more than flower arranging — it is a meditation on space, balance, and the beauty of imperfection. Achieving professor-level certification required years of practice and a deep understanding of how form, color, and empty space communicate meaning.
This practice directly informs my interest in environmental psychology and art therapy. The same principles that make an Ikebana arrangement harmonious — intention, balance, awareness of the viewer's experience — are the principles I want to study in the science of visual perception.