I have not given much thought into why I draw. Drawing was just something I did to past time when I was around the age of 10. I didn't have many friends because I didn't trust the bonds we were supposed to have( if any). I had been betrayed by people who themselves my friends. I believe drawing became my way out of this world. This was around the time I didn't understand being a christian. Even now as a christian who knows the lord, I still struggle with people. This is something I am just going to have to keep praying about. I felt like a caged bird whose feathers are chained to the ground. I had felt shadowy hands pushing me down. There were times in which I would feel like I had no confidence. However, Drawing gave me confidence in myself when I felt like my wings were being chained down by obstacles. It was because people praise my drawing for how good they were. I drew to be set free. I drew to stay alive. More importantly, I drew to keep sane, clear headed, balanced, etc. I would try to find new inspiration so that i would get born for drawing the same types of things. What really inspired my creativity was the japanese creation called Anime (i didn't know what anime was at that time). Anime has become one my favorite things in the world. The stories were more advance than the stories told in american animation. There are usually no set limitations on what you story in anime can be about. I found the characters in anime to be more interesting and have deeper backgrounds. Anime is one of the reasons why i wanted to go into illustration. I wanted to draw like the creators of Anime. I want to create comics like manga, japanese comics. My whole purpose for coming to NIU is to better my skills in all fields of drawing. I want to learn all the basics of drawing so that I can create anything I want or have to do with my career.