Ona Silverio’s story of discovery in terms of forwarding her artistic craft does not emerge until later in her life. Though many artists discover their innate artistic nature in their youth, Silverio found her footing in the artistic community later in life and has worked toward mastering and perfecting each and every piece that she creates. A new resident in the Lake Nona … [Read more...]
Game Design Summer Camp
Imagine if students could transform their passion for playing video games into a passion for building them. In Game Design camp, students will explore the fundamentals of designing and developing multidimensional video games and will develop an understanding of what it takes to build a game from the ground up. Using the GameMaker Studio 2 platform, students will use visual … [Read more...]
The Artist: An Autobiography Through Film
Photos are worth a thousand words, but expressing yourself through film might just leave your audience speechless. This month’s artist picks up a camera and hits record. Meet Joseph Boyle, a 32-year-old filmmaker. Boyle was born and raised in Iowa and moved to Lake Nona in 2012 to be closer to work. Although he didn't go to school for filmmaking, he considered it quite a few … [Read more...]
The Artist: Alejandra Tobon
“Todo tiene arreglo” or “everything can be fixed” is a phrase that local artist Alejandra Tobon finds herself living by whenever she is finding her way in creating a new project. It was something her mother used to remind her of in her childhood frustration when creating her art projects, and the message sticks with her to this day. Tobon was born in Cali, Colombia, … [Read more...]
The Artist: Hope in Art
Art is a way to express oneself, and there are various forms of how one might do so. There’s music, dance, photography, painting, etc. Our featured artist of the month dabbles in the latter two. Heather Nagy says every painting has a story, but so does every artist. Let’s hear hers. Heather Nagy grew up in Michigan and reminisces about her time spent there. “I remember … [Read more...]