Hello Springhouse community!
My name is Zephyr Callister, Iā€™m 17 years old and I have been at Springhouse for five years now. Today, I would like to share with you a story of the most potent moment of my Springhouse experience. This story unfolds on a high school trip to Franks Island, during an art project where we were making linoleum carvings to print on little cards to leave around town.
On this particular day I was struggling to put my thoughts and ideas into a cohesive design. My identity as an artist was wrapped up in all these negative feelings of pressure, expectations, and the outcome needing to look a certain way. I remember that I actually started to cry and was so stressed about this little project. My mentor at the time, Roxanne Greenberg, took my hand and led me outside, away from the busy environment and out onto the peaceful beach...
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