 So a walk in their shoes is a six-piece portfolio. All these quilted pieces are more or less portraits of people, but I didn't want it to just be their faces. I wanted it to be their stories. I wanted to kind of be able to take the audience and have them literally walk in the shoes of these individuals. I interviewed every single person and then took those various aspects of that interview that really stuck out to me and sort of created a visual narrative of their story and their outlook on life. To create all of the pieces, I start with a digital sort of mock-up, very rough on an iPad and using an Apple Pencil. The Procreate app, and then from there, I go on to posterization softwares, and then all of that gets put into the Cricut Design Space software, which computerizes those images to cut them out of fabric. And then from there, it gets cut out into the fabric pieces itself. That's where, you know, pick all the colors, the patterns, how things are going to overlay. And then those pieces are kind of put together like a puzzle to create individual components, and they're attached a little bit with glue before they're finally quilted on the background component after component, and then sort of like final touches are added. NCSSM has played a really big role in helping not just get me sort of from a conceptual standpoint where I need to be to get these pieces the best that they can be, but they've also been really, really amazing at helping me promote my artwork. Specifically, I've been involved with the Advanced Studio Art Program, and Ms. Alter has been really amazing at helping push those ideas, helping me get social media started, helping me promote my artwork. I've had access to FabLab sewing machines and embroidery machines. I've had access to photography equipment to help film the process. I've had access to teachers who help me, you know, write about these pieces and also just like regular materials and, you know, from fabric to thread and whatnot. And also the space, this wonderful art space that is collaborative with other students.