Marissa Cervantes

Career Explorations 2

Lesson 16 - Personal Statement Final Draft

How do you express your creative side? Everyone has a creative side that can be

expressed in many ways. For example, some people draw, write and do photography.

Creativity to me is anything that you can make of it. For me, I feel my creative sides are

photography, art, and makeup.

A way I like to express my creativity is by photography. Photography opens my mind and

gives me different perspectives of the world. I like to take pictures of the sky because I find it

fascinating when the sky changes color. I feel like there are meanings behind every picture. For

example, you can show others how you feel or what you're thinking with pictures. Photography

makes me work through inspirations and I get to make it my own. It also helps my own creativity

and helps me grow by taking bits and pieces and putting them together in my own way.

Art helps me develop decision making. I get the act of exploring and trying new ideas.

Art has the ability to stretch our imaginations. When I'm making art I connect with my own

creativity, decrease anxiety and express how I'm feeling without using words. When I open my

notebook; I start letting my imagination go wild and start creating things of my own. This made

me discover a new passion I didn't know I was interested in.

Lastly, makeup is another way I express my creativity. Makeup is a type of self

expression. When I do my makeup it allows my mind to wander and create something artistic.

Like art, we use our face as a canvas. I do different types of looks to express certain moods or

ideas about myself for my own personal motives.This also boosts my confidence by defining
features I have with makeup. With makeup you can do various looks from halloween looks,

natural beauty, basically anything your mind creates. This is one way I like to express myself.

To sum up everything I have stated, creativity can be expressed in various ways.

Photography shows me more meaning than just words and gives me different perspectives of the

world. Art lets my imagination and mind go free, allowing my creativity to go wild. Makeup is a

way I can express myself and release stress. Everyone has different ways of expressing their

creative side. What is important is that you're expressing yourself, making others happy, and

doing whatever lets you express yourself.