2nd Year Student on 2nd Children's Book

Christina Ross probably doesn't even tip 90 pounds on a weigh scale, and that's with a heavy winter coat, metal belt and boots loaded onto her tiny frame. But packed into this petite, artistic soul's body is the spirited power of the elephant Goddess known as Ganesh.

Quiet and unassuming when she first arrived, Christina has managed from within just one year at the school, to produce her first children's book, 'We Can Count'. Now in her second year, she has already begun to work on the second book of a series of children's books she has in mind. In the short time that she's been with duCret, Christina has caught the eye of a board member, who's personally taken her under his wing at his printing company in Clinton, NJ.  She can often be found hunkering down over a digital screen in the MAC Lab. She's also become much more vocal, upbeat and flavorful in general, which is a common thing that happens to artists when they begin to truly find themselves and their place in this world. It's not surprising then, to learn then that she already has printed business cards and is scouting locations to be able to introduce her new book to K-12 schools and elementary circles of the local area.

Though she created her books from what she learned in graphic design classes, she's also actively developing her foundation level art skills in Life Drawing, Airbrush, Silkscreen and Water Color classes. Years two and three at duCret are where many individuals begin to blossom into their long held dreams, for it is the gift of 'time' that an artist gives to oneself, which can turn a rather opague vision into a 3D living reality. In the first year at duCret, sometimes it's hard to see where everything is going to lead.  Plunging onto the dark abyss of the unknown can deter alot of people from doing what they really want to do. That's just life in general. But artist's seem to be born with an extra gene that surfaces as a relentless echo within. The internal voice never dies. No matter how one might ignore the urge to create, the need to do so always seems to swing back to center focus. Artists must do what they must do. Christina, heeding her inner call to create, was wise enough to give herself time to try out being a 'real' artist. In year two, it is clear that she's on her destined path. Click here to contact Christina.