Elizabeth Guzman Design Portfolio
About the Artist
Elizabeth Guzman is a freshman at Fordham High School for the Arts. Her major is visual arts. Elizabeth has been drawing since 3rd grade and wants to become a character designer. Elizabeth has been creating her own characters since 3rd grade and always creates stories for each character. Elizabeth has lived in the Bronx her whole life. C.A.W. was the first job Elizabeth had yet seen more as a hobby than a job. Her friend had recommended the job to her because he knew she drew characters, so that very same day, Elizabeth had applied to the job. Throughout the job she learned more about what to add to her characters and how to make them clear to other people. Because of this, she’s more confident in the characters she makes and how to express each character uniquely. Elizabeth was inspired to apply to C.A.W. because she wanted to push herself to turn her characters into a type of reality in her mind. All of her motivation came from music, and different things she’s seen in real life. Elizabeth hopes to make a full time career out of what she loves.
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Character Description: Mona Aiko
Mona Aiko is a 16 year old hybrid witch. She is the mix of a black cat and a human. She is an advanced leveled witch in her town. Because of her witch level, she runs her own shop in the town. She never enjoys asking for help, even if she needs it. She never liked to take the time to socialize with people at all and always keeps to herself. All people ever see her do is either working or buying groceries, and never stops to stay hi. She lives alone besides with her pet void rabbit, Dimples. She gets her potion ingredients by growing them in her own garden or looking through forests, which gives her the silent life she enjoys. She stopped living with her parents at a young age and doesn’t visit until she decides she’s not busy..which isn’t often. She doesn’t notice this herself but Mona enjoys sweets, especially strawberry-chocolate macarons.