Eva Heinrichs Intro to 8TH GRADE
My name is Eva Heinrichs and I am excited to share my digital portfolio with you today! I have always been a dedicated student. In preschool, I forced my mom to read 200 books with me and I was given a medal for reading the most books in the class. Of course at this time, it was picture books that I was reading. Clearly, I was a devoted and impressive student. Much like I am today. Since that first award, I guess I have been one for the trophies. I started dance when I was two and danced for 8 years. For a long time, that was my passion, that was the way I expressed myself. When I was eight, I was invited to play on a softball team. I figured why not try something new, I might have fun and am always up for something active. After the season, I really enjoyed playing and I quickly found out that I LOVED softball. I came back the next year and then the next year. I quickly became heavily invested in softball and it became my life. When I first started, softball wasn't as serious so I was able to dance on the side which I still loved. But as time went on, I became very devoted to playing. Two years after I started playing, I was forced to quit dance because softball was getting too serious and in order to improve, I had to use all my time for practice, there was no time for other activities. Plus, I was profoundly worn out. At first, I was sad I had to let dance go because I had worked so hard at it and I saw a future dancing. But today, I am very grateful for that decision because I have become a great softball player. I am a pitcher and currently play infield often. I have been invited on many teams and on some teams, I was practicing everyday. I have moved around a bit, so I have been privileged enough to play on multiple teams around the county.
I spent my childhood in three different households. I previously lived with my whole family, mom, dad, older sister, and younger sister. Now, I only have one parent, my mom. I moved with my mom and sisters to Point Loma to get a fresh start and stop living in the past. I have been blessed to restart my life and reinvent myself. I went to Explorer Elementary from kindergarten to fifth grade, then moved up here for middle school.
Art Beyond the Page
As a kid, I loved art. For Christmas every year, I would get a new art kit to make my original pieces that I would force my mom to hang up around the house. I would make my whole family sit on the couch and I would do an art show, showing each piece so proudly. They were reluctant to clap for me, but I made them. At aftercare everyday after school, I would choose to sit inside with arts and crafts rather than go outside and play with my friends. Art allowed me to express my feelings in a creative way. I felt passion and love for art because it allowed me freedom and imagination. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to feel that through art.
As my preferences changed, my perception of art changed as well. Slowly, I started to fall in love with a game, softball. Art is what you love. I soon realized that softball was my art. I was and still am dedicated and proud of it, it’s what makes me happy. It’s not just a sport.
An example of art that I recently noticed at school, is writing. I always enjoyed writing in elementary school and I seemed to be good at it. But as school became more challenging, the writing I did became more important and I felt stronger about it. I began writing about myself, so I became more invested in my work. I noticed myself caring a lot more about it and being proud of it. I want to be brave, so I try not to be afraid to share what I write. I felt so positive about my writing, I might even call it art.
I see these things as art, but what does that make me?
I am my own art. I get to decide and create who I am. My skin is my canvas and I paint my personality. This summer I got the chance to to reinvent myself. This inspired me to be recklessly brave, audacious if you will. Boldness inspires me. I want to be daring and fearless, so I have decided to grab hold of every opportunity and live it up. “No Regrets”, right?
Kindness inspires me as well. I want to be the girl that intentionally smiles when you make eye contact. I want the reputation as the “nice girl”, but I don’t know how far that will actually get me.
Luckily, adventure inspires me too. I love being spontaneous and I want to have fun rather than wallow in despair. I won’t allow anything to bring me down because I choose fun. See that’s the thing, I get to choose who I want to be and I choose those things. My skin is only the form. I add only what I want to the person, and that makes me. I am art...
As a kid, I loved art. For Christmas every year, I would get a new art kit to make my original pieces that I would force my mom to hang up around the house. I would make my whole family sit on the couch and I would do an art show, showing each piece so proudly. They were reluctant to clap for me, but I made them. At aftercare everyday after school, I would choose to sit inside with arts and crafts rather than go outside and play with my friends. Art allowed me to express my feelings in a creative way. I felt passion and love for art because it allowed me freedom and imagination. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to feel that through art.
As my preferences changed, my perception of art changed as well. Slowly, I started to fall in love with a game, softball. Art is what you love. I soon realized that softball was my art. I was and still am dedicated and proud of it, it’s what makes me happy. It’s not just a sport.
An example of art that I recently noticed at school, is writing. I always enjoyed writing in elementary school and I seemed to be good at it. But as school became more challenging, the writing I did became more important and I felt stronger about it. I began writing about myself, so I became more invested in my work. I noticed myself caring a lot more about it and being proud of it. I want to be brave, so I try not to be afraid to share what I write. I felt so positive about my writing, I might even call it art.
I see these things as art, but what does that make me?
I am my own art. I get to decide and create who I am. My skin is my canvas and I paint my personality. This summer I got the chance to to reinvent myself. This inspired me to be recklessly brave, audacious if you will. Boldness inspires me. I want to be daring and fearless, so I have decided to grab hold of every opportunity and live it up. “No Regrets”, right?
Kindness inspires me as well. I want to be the girl that intentionally smiles when you make eye contact. I want the reputation as the “nice girl”, but I don’t know how far that will actually get me.
Luckily, adventure inspires me too. I love being spontaneous and I want to have fun rather than wallow in despair. I won’t allow anything to bring me down because I choose fun. See that’s the thing, I get to choose who I want to be and I choose those things. My skin is only the form. I add only what I want to the person, and that makes me. I am art...