(September 29, 2005) — For sophomore Suzy Yeremyan, what many might overlook as the common pencil and paper combo is another art award, another masterpiece, or maybe another smile, frown or tear. For most Clark students, art is usually a way to complete the the required art class credits. Yeremyan, however, finds it a worthwhile hobby, an escape from it all. “I express myself through my drawings,” says Yeremyan, who has already made big achievements with her expression. She received the coveted Clark Achievement award in art in her freshman year. Straying from the tenets of brush and canvas, and other various mediums, Yeremyan prefers to stick with the pencil and paper. “I have been drawing with a pencil ever since I can remember, maybe since I was five,” says Yeremyan. Although she devotes herself to doing some large-scale artwork projects, she primarily enjoys doing rough sketches and quick drawings as a leisure activity. “I just draw whenever I feel it. It’s what I like to do,” says Yeremyan. Nature seems to be the dominant subject in Yeremyan’s art, whether it be drawings of flora or other aspects of nature and can also range from cheery to gothic vibes. “It’s not everybody’s art,” Yeremyan says, explaining that usually only the people closest to her that truly understand her work. “It’s real creative and different, like just extravagant in a sense,” says sophomore Maro Mkrtchyan, a friend of Yeremyan. “It’s just that I enjoy drawing, and I think it’s expressive of my emotions,” says Yeremyan. “Whatever I feel, like if I want to laugh, cry, just whatever I feel, I think it’s expressive through nature.” Her art is also deeply emphasized by heavy contrasts between black and white, in which even a single pencil shade can be a big deal. “Life is black and white. But then again black and white can even be more colorful than color itself” Yeremyan says. As for future artistic endeavors, Yeremyan doesn’t consider art to be her first career choice, though she ponders the possibilities. “I’m still unsure about things, but I would definitely like to receive an art scholarship after high school,” says Yeremyan. “She has a ton of potential and she seems very motivated; for her, the sky’s the limit,” says Clark art department head Judith Cramer. Although Yeremyan says that a professional future in art would be nice, she wants it to remain as her expressive tool. Meanwhile at Clark, Yeremyan plans to continue art outside and in classes until senior year, just so she can get better, Yeremyan says.