Over the summer, a group of students from the Visual Arts and Design Academy led by Mr. Teris, a Painting/Sculpture teacher, took on the task…
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Shea Lily Whelan is a senior at Santa Barbara High School. She is involved in Green Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Architecture Club, Fashion Club, Music…
Santa Barbara High School has long been known as a breeding ground for passionate artists of all kinds. Between the Visual Arts and Design Academy…
We all want a diverse community, where everyone’s culture is appreciated and represented, but it’s up to all of us to create that. The SB…
The Finale of the Zombie Apocalypse Saga As she’s filling out her Bumble profile she begins writing her bio. In it she writes “I’m 43.…
Rowan Dowdall is a sophomore in VADA at SBHS. He is currently working on creating music and a clothing brand. He recently released a song…
Part Two of the Zombie Apocalypse Saga “Welcome! You made it to a very special place, my personal hell!” Hades screams violently. Hades… is a…
The Forge’s Artist of the Month for March is Visual Arts and Design Academy senior Selene Sanchez. She became interested in art after watching cartoons…
A Short Story “As the world finishes the first complete year, we have seen little to no human contact. The remainder of what we call…
The artist of the month for February is Steven Fields, an 11th grader in the MAD Academy. He is interested in the fashion industry and…
Jules Williams This piece is a tribute to trans people, especially trans women and nonbinary people of color. I don’t know if there is another…
Grace Wyman “Foreigner”, or “エトランゼ || stranger”, is both a self-portrait and a simple representation of people with no cultural ‘home’ to return to, the…
Pearl Henry I chose to show the stress and unrealistic expectations adults put on teenagers. Teenagers are usually viewed as lazy, immature and rebellious by…
“This piece captures the nostalgia of rummaging through your mom’s closet as a kid and the desire kids have of wanting to always feel older.…
December’s artist of the month is Amara Muth, a VADA senior whose muse is the uncomfortableness attached to society’s view on sexuality. She says she’s…
This piece means a lot to me because not only was it captivatingly inspiring to paint, but also because it represents my increasingly strong feelings…
Realizing our identity in a time of crisis is almost always the most important re-evaluation there is- when all is said and done, who do…
When prompted to think about Identity in a Time of Crisis, we first think of others – who are they? But before we delve into…
I grew up speaking English and Spanish so they are both my first languages. Both of my parents are from Mexico and I was born…