Issue Two

 

 

I was eating breakfast on a school morning when my dad shouted for me to look out the window. The clouds were in full fanfare and the sky was this marvelous blue (I did tweak the photo to bring out more of its magnificence, but what you see is pretty much what I saw). It woke me up instantly and I ran to go get my iPad, which I use to take all my photos. This photo was taken at 7:18 AM on a February morning, hence the name. Then, while I was standing outside in my backyard taking photos in my pajamas, my breakfast forgotten, an airplane flew into view, and I knew I had the perfect shot. I love bright blue skies, and this one made my day.

Miranda Sun is sixteen years old and loves to read, write, draw, take cool photographs, and drink lychee bubble tea (although not all at once). She has been nationally recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and has had multiple works published in Creative Kids magazine, where she serves as a Senior Contributor.

   This photo was taken on my back porch. We live on a farm, and I feel like this picture shows that. You have the trailers and barn in the background, the cows if you look closely, and our farm truck. I love being able to see the firewood at the edge of the picture; it gives it a natural feel. I was shocked at how gorgeous this view was, it was so bright and vibrant and I had never seen such a view before, it made me happy. I love this picture, sunsets are so unique and you never know how they’re gonna look that evening. 

    Photography gives me joy. I love being able to capture God’s artwork through camera, even though no matter how hard I try I can never capture exactly how beautiful it is. Although photography is amazing and I love it, there is nothing like being able to feel the true warmth of the scene shining on your face. With this lilac sky, I feel that happiness.

 

Emma Hickl is a student in her sophomore year of high school. She is interested in photography as well as writing and wants to use those interests to show God’s artwork and tell of his glory. She strives to live an adventurous and full life.

 

 

 

With a strong focus on storytelling, most of my artworks are personal and intentional. I always like the idea of presenting arts as a complete sequence / collection. Each individual collection, consists of multiple pieces, often in the same style, grouped by specific themes, concepts or stories.

My works explore subjects that interest me personally, some touch on life itself. As a huge fan of films and music, they do heavily influence my artworks in certain ways. I am fascinated with classic films (30s-90s), it’s unbelievable the things filmmakers achieved back then. Currently, I absolutely admire films by Paul Thomas Anderson, Terrence Malick, Nicolas Winding Refn and Woody Allen just to name a few. Most of their works progress me significantly as an artist.Off the top of my head films such as, After Hours (1985), The Master (2012), The Long Goodbye (1973), Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), Knight of Cups (2015) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999) mean a lot to me personally. With music, I like me some indie folk, soul, r&b, jazz and hip-hop, mostly storytelling albums. Deeply in love with that new James Blake LP right now.

With the Walks of Life collection, Grief was one of the earlier pieces done in the series. Some of the works in this collection are vaguely inspired off my life encounters or just my thoughts / takes on certain paths / philosophies of life. I would say the pieces off WoL are some of the more grounded, challenging and reflective works I have done. The collection is incomplete, and I will continue to work on it.

 

Hong Kong bred, Sydney based. Henry is currently an engineering/ architecture student, also working as an architectural student while taking a break from Uni. His love for art will ensure more new work is on the way. To view more of Henry’s work, please visits: henryhhu.com

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