Senior Jordan Paul spends her free time practicing and perfecting her art skills in preparation for her dream to study animation through mediums like the art show and the poster for the Music Man. In many ways, her art is a form of expression with Paul stating, “I speak about a lot of things through my art, and because I’ve been doing art for so long, I’m always able to look back and track my growth as a person through my artistic growth.” With different kinds of art ranging from painting to designing miniature sculptures, the student has a love for the craft.

     This artist has been working on ideas for her senior showcase for the art show for some time now. She writes, “every year I’ve been at North Harford, I’ve had at least one piece displayed in the show, and right now I’m already thinking about what I want to put in my senior showcase.” This is really important to her as she has helped set up displays for the art show for year, anticipating her time to be honored with a senior showcase. 

     Paul’s poster design for the Music Man was also chosen as the official poster. She developed the design through researching old designs and developing an inspiration from them. The student also chose different elements she wanted to add on her own, including Max Henkel’s silhouette in the drum, “describing that rather than using a generic profile, [it] identifies my poster specifically with our school and our productions.”

     Paul began inventing her own drawings as a child on her own accord, choosing to do so simply because she enjoyed it. She states, “Not just one thing inspired me.” Her parents did not prompt her love for art because, “neither of my parents really do art as a career or hobby although my dad is really good at drawing. I decided to do art on my own.” The senior paints, draws both traditionally and digitally, designs, sews, and customizes old dolls by repainting their faces. 

    Paul would describe her style as a “balance of realism and a cartoon-y style,” and she develops her art through a process of brainstorming, forming different layouts, and playing around with the media she has available. 

    When discussing her upscale of dolls, she wrote, “it was something I had seen that I wanted to try, and some friends had old dolls they were willing to give up, so I took them and started working with them, and it ended up being really fun.” Paul enjoys inventing characters in three dimensions because it makes the character seem like it is physically real.