July Featured Artist: Evasofia Hernandez

Evasofia Hernandez, SWAYE Artist, created a piece called “Sweet Bliss” for the SWAYE May Issue. Matthew Chen (Founder, Editor-In-Chief) interviewed Evasofia to learn about her artistic process, inspirations, and goals.…

Nightfall

I painted a photo I took a while back. I purposely made the sky more vibrant to follow the theme. My goal was to draw attention to the sky because…

Locket

The sunsets are woven into the sand –  wait for me where the coast is wet with dusk. Sunlight retreating gleefully across the surface will tell you that I am…

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#HAGS

The gray area of  a teen’s life Is often scary  yet intriguing  We yearn for the next chapter The next page  But for rising seniors This is THE summer  Where…

Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)

“Don’t talk // take my hand // and listen to my heart // beat… Listen // Listen // Listen..” “Don’t Talk”, written by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, is…

Duality

For this piece, I was inspired by the sunsets I see every week in my backyard. From there, I thought about the duality of dusk to dawn, and how it’s…

Linsanity: the “spark” of something special

This is a sketch of Jeremy Lin, one of the most influential basketball players of his time. He broke barriers in the sports industry as a representative of the Asian-American…

Jelly

Jelly. A nickname one of my best friends goes by. She is kind, intelligent, and beautiful. I have always admired her artistic talent and creativity. One of the gifts I…

Sparks

I have many different passions but this one stands out the most. Since when I discovered drawing, it created a spark in me, and realizing that this is what I…