Items

• Written Correspondence, Text from Emma
  Visual Description, Instagram DM screenshot from iPhone 12
• Article of Clothing, The Pants
  Visual Description, 40in tall, 27in waist
• Self Portrait, "After Hours'
  Visual Description, 16x20in canvas
• Prompt 3: Maine Sweatshirt
  A navy blue crewneck sweatshirt embroidered with the word "maine" and a graphic image of a lighthouse in bright primary colors. I bought this sweatshirt during a trip to The Lucky Flea, a secondhand market, last fall. I haven't gone a week without wearing it since.
• Prompt 9: Roe v. Wade Protest
  A screenshot of an iPhone lock screen. There is one notification, a text from Kara Cartwright (the author's aunt) that reads "Hello, Anna. Welcome to DC! Please try not to get trampled, teargassed, or arrested in the coming days." This text is from the day that Roe v. Wade was overturned. I had been living in DC for my internship for about two weeks at that point, and as soon as the news broke everyone stopped working. At that moment, I was getting ready to head over to the Supreme Court building with some of my friends to join the protests. It was scary being there–– there were so many police officers, and I could see the snipers on top of the Court building pointed right at me–– but I had to do it. Just had to keep myself from getting trampled, teargassed, or arrested.
• Prompt 7: RIT Experience
  A photograph of the author's legs and feet standing on a snowy sidewalk. They are wearing brown pants and black boots. In front of them lies a red shoelace that has fallen in the rough shape of a heart. My RIT experience has been about finding the happy moments. I remember this day clearly–– it was cold, snowing, and I had been having a bad day, but when I was on my way back to my apartment, I noticed this shoelace laying in the shape of a heart on the ground. It reminded me that little bits of love and of hope are always around if you look for them. I've definitely had some tough times here, but I've had some good ones too.
• Prompt 6: Heritage
  A photograph of a cell phone and an old photograph laying side by side on a wooden table. Even though the objects are obviously from different times, the subjects look similar. Both depict a young (toddler-age) child with short curly brown hair wearing overalls standing in a garden. I took this photo of myself and one of my ancestors (great-great-something) on October 10th. My family is very small, very spread out, and not very close–– so when we're all together, it's not usually for a happy reason. My grandfather is dying, so we all flocked to Ohio to be with each other. When looking through family photos, I noticed how similar I look to someone who I never met. It's funny what carries through.
• Protest - Kyra Schultz
  Computer screen capture of Clarissa Uprooted website; chosen due to family ties to the neighborhood as well as my involvement in the project
• COVID 19 - Kyra Schultz
  FlowFlex COVID-19 Antigen Home test
• RIT Student - Kyra Schultz
  University issued ID card
• Heritage - Kyra Schultz
  Small, hand held, painted mirror; inherited from grandmother after passing
• Written Correspondence - Kyra Schultz
  Handwritten note in ink on lined notebook paper; dated in top right corner, signed by significant other
• Personal Memento - Kyra Schultz
  Small Hot Wheels toy car; blue and red packaging with image of 1952 Chevrolet truck painted with flames; toy inside plastic box protruding from cardboard backing; gift from significant other
• Article of Clothing - Kyra Schultz
  Grey pullover with red lettering of "Page Swimming"; no stains, no holes, or rips
• Self Portrait - Kyra Schultz
  A smiling Kyra laughs at the camera while posing with corn stalks in a field.
• Personal Clothing James Falotico: Fossil Watch
  This is a Fossil skeleton watch. It has dark brown bands made of leather that have some discoloration due to constant use. The watch face is tinted brown glass with a black steel frame. The inner workings of the watch are made of bronze gears. This watch is mechanical. Context: I got this watch from my step-sister on my 20th birthday; it was one of the first gifts I ever received from my step-sister. This is also important to me because, according to her, “since you are 20 now, I need to get you better gifts, not just 20 bucks.” I wear this watch every single day.
• Self-portrait James Falotico: Selfie with Brother
  This image is a selfie; the angel of the image has no meaning; The person on the right (James Falotico) is wearing sunglasses and a Dropkick Murphys T-shirt and the person on the right (Charlie Falotico) is wearing a Sailor Moon T-Shirt.
• Personal map James Falotico: Map of 2022 New York Comic Con
  This is a map given to comic con attendees to help them navigate the Javits center and find booths and exhibitors that interests them. The comic con maps are always a fun thing to collect for me because I go every year, and each map reminds me of the fun memories I have made with friends at new york comic con
• Article of Clothing: Neil Williamson
  These are Neil's late father's slippers and last piece of clothing that he owns in connection to him.
• Written Correspondence: Neil Williamson
  Dan Williamson
• Memento: Neil Williamson
  This is a mostly a chronological documentation of my summer 2022 experience working at North Carolina Governor’s School through collage, sketches, instant expressions An accordian, free form sketchbook, with drawings, written script and mixed materials composed throughout the pages. The majority of the materials are chalk pastel, pencil and collage magazine scraps. The square , 30 spread, handcrafted book is closed by a beaded string with rusted metal locket, found master gym lock, and dried young magnolia blossom. It is stored inside of a Gancube rubrix bag accompanied by a small green child’s figurine. Additionally a linoleum block print of brand NEWstalgic is included within the bag.
• Heritage: Neil Williamson
  Embroidery completed when Neil's mother was 11. The pattern was most likely from a book or resource of the time.
• Self-Portrait: Neil Williamson
  A digital photo taken while hiking the RipRap trail of the Shenandoah
• Crush Tsum Tsum Plush
  This is an 11", medium sized plush, made of polyester fibers and stuffed with polyethylene pellets, of the sea turtle Crush from the movie Finding Nemo. Over time, and after many trips in suitcases, the plush itself has become flatter than when I originally received it, and it is discolored from the amount of dirt that has accumulated on it over the years (and my forgetfulness to ever wash it). It smells of the lotions I typically use, since the plush does live in my bed and I usually apply lotion right before I go to sleep.
• Disney World Sweatshirt
  This is a gray, size medium, unisex sweatshirt, with imagery depicting all four of the parks in Disney World and attractions associated with each, on the front. The imagery of the parks goes from top to bottom: Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios. At the bottom of the image it says "Discover the Magic," and along the the left-hand sleeve "Walt Disney World" is written. On the back of the sweatshirt, in the top center, is a compass, with Mickey Mouse's head replacing the middle portion, leaving only the arrows visible around his head.