Football Field Girl

Mmmm...High School Years! Nothing is more fun than being in high school! Go Cardinals!

I haven't been out of high school for that long. It has only been three years but I sure miss it though! During my freshman year, I was quiet and shy which are the results of not knowing anyone since we moved to a different city and district. I felt like a girl with no rain boots while everyone was wearing theirs. Anyway, we're not here to talk about my feelings.

I entered a contest held by the Art Club. I thought I would give it a shot since I love to draw. It was a football field design for our Homecoming Theme - Midnight Masquerade. The image on the left is what I submitted. I won! Yay! Soon, people started noticing me. The following year, they decided to make me the official football field designer instead of making a contest. My reputation as an "artist" (I didn't know the different between design and art back then) spread around the campus. I would see students try to get a peek of the design before the game. Some were quite excited! Some may have even peed on their pants, took them off to dry off, put them on and peed again!!! Well, at least I wish someone was that excited. One time, I overheard two girls call me the "Football Field Girl" while discussing the design. I guess they had a nickname for me...I continued to make designs for the school. I went from entering a football field design contest to designing the front cover of the school's handbook and designing t-shirts for clubs. It was an exciting time and a great exercise for being comfortable having my designs viewed by hundreds of people. The designs in this blog are examples of what I have done.

This was the second football field design I did. With the help of the art club members, we were able to create the design by only looking at my 8.5" x 11 final sketch.

I also created the front cover of the handbook. It was exciting to see my design in everyone's folders.

Have you had a similar experience? Share it with me! I would love to hear it! Also, give me some feedback on what you think of my first "designs" while I was in high school. I can't wait to hear from you!