Ava Wang is a senior at the Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia. She has works recognized at the city, state, and national level by Wildlife Forever, the PTA Reflections, and the River of Words. She is the Teen Ink Summer Issue Cover Art Winner, Teen Ink #1 Top Voted Photo Winner, and the winner of multiple Editor’s Choice Awards. Her works are also displayed at the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport as well as the High Art Museum every year and had been published in multiple Embryo and Teen Ink Magazines. Additionally, she is the head editor for her school’s arts and literary magazine, the founder of Art Heals Foundation, and a board member of the Together, We Can Foundation. She also enjoys teaching her after-school art class at ASK!
Art
Marmalade Skyline
Marmalade Skyline is a photo I took at my uncle’s farm in South Dakota in the summer. It’s setting is the mile long driveway taken in the finishing minutes of the golden hour. The photo showcases how easy it is to end up lost in a daydream when the surrounding area is illuminated with marmalade colors.
Rachel Bownik is a photographer and filmmaker from MN. When not taking endless photos of the sunset, she works as a professional breadmaker.
Looking into Waimea
Living in Hawaii, I am lucky enough to be surrounded by beauty at all times. The photo above was taken at an overlook facing the magnificent Waimea Canyon, through the links of a wire fence. In order to capture the image, I had to crouch down and bend sideways, receiving more than a couple of strange looks from the other occupants of the overlook—my own family not excluded. However, I think that the resulting image more than makes up for any minor discomfort I might have experienced.
A Sticker for You
“A Sticker for You” is a self portrait using markers and pens. In this piece, I chose to draw an image of my face covered in stickers because stickers, believe it or not, have played a huge role in my life. When I first came to the United States in fifth grade, I neither knew how to speak English nor did I feel particularly inclined to learn it. However, my tutor found a way to make me want to finish all my grammar and reading worksheets by giving me a sticker for every sheet I finished. In this way, I was motivated by my desire to collect as many Hello Kitty, Avengers, and glittery stars stickers as I could to learn English and work towards my goals. Ultimately, these stickers became a part of my identity as they served as the reason I learned English as well as the catalyst for the work habits I have developed over the years.
Through the Looking Glass
Human Nature

My work has for the last few months, been inspired by, and evolving around, man as a creation of nature. This piece was inspired by the similarities that we share with nature. Like forests, humans too have secrets hidden behind a mere facade. Beasts thrive within us ,but so do flowers. Here, forests are made to represent the dynamic nature of the unconscious human mind. Just as nature appears to be simple, so do we. However, there lies an often forgotten chaos in the cosmos.
Rhea Bhatnagar is a high school student studying at Delhi Private School, Sharjah. She is a passionate feminist and animal rights advocate who likes to spend her free time volunteering at local cat shelters.