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Just because Torchia is leaving Northwest Academy in an administrative sense, she still sees the school as a special place where creative learning is fostered.

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I wanted to be a bit more experimental with this piece, so I tried using Crayola markers and gouache to create some interesting textures.

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Torchia, Over and Out

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Don’t Ban Fun Home

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Trip to Nepal: Lifechanging and Breathtaking

In the mountains, life is stripped down to the most needed parts.

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Angry Pigeons: Etienne Bergstrom

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The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

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Citizen Kane: A Recreation

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HS Theatre Syllabus 2020 (A Satire)

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Death Poems

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