I'm Jenna, I'm 17, I'll be entering my Senior Year of high school come September, and I am in love with RISD (any students/alumni who have information or tips they're willing to share would have my eternal gratitude). I have a pathological fear of falling into an artistic rut, so I'm constantly trying to push my boundaries and solicit critique (I am on dA at laughingastarael.deviantart.com for that very purpose, actually). I love books and what people can do with a good grasp of the Enlish language, and have made life hard for myself by demanding that every college I was going to seriously consider not only have Illustration, but strong liberal arts. My hair is rather long and very stupid, and I will be chopping off a good portion of it in the fall. I like the color blue. And since there is no handy section for favorite books I shall list them (in brief, thank god) here: The Lord of the Rings. Anything written ever by Patricia McKillip, but especially The Changeling Sea and the two Cygnet books. Lincoln (and Burr, too) by Gore Vidal. The Once and Future King by T. H. White. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien (or Brian O'Nolan). Anything at all by China Mieville (but especially Perdido Street Station). George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. And now I'm done (really).

Magritte and Caravaggio and Van Gogh are generally my favorite 'big' artists. My idol is Sarah Cloutier (melukilan.deviantart.com).

The Goo Goo Dolls, Bright Eyes, Monkey Majik, Asian Kung-fu Generation, Death Cab for Cutie, the Les Miz cast recording.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy(!!). The first PotC. Candide. The Lion in Winter(!!). My Favorite Year. 300. 2001: A Space Odyssey. 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Ruling Class. Kind Hearts and Coronets. Serenity(!!).

"I've snapped and plotted all my life. There's no other way to be alive, king, and fifty all at once." - Henry II (The Lion in Winter). "But I slaughtered you!" - Candide (Candide).