Ignacio Maldonado

Major: Fashion design

Hometown: Chicago

Past life: I went to two other schools pursuing graphic design and then I kinda lost interest in that, so I worked on my gen eds and found my passion in fashion and designing.

What does it mean to be extraordinary? You’re taking it upon yourself to be a leader and a role model for others. When you’re extraordinary you obtain power to create change.

Learned the hard way: Life’s about making mistakes and learning from them even if the result isn’t apparent right away. Sometimes it takes a while for the silver lining to appear.

Favorite spot on campus: Sitting behind a sewing machine watching something I have designed on paper come to life beneath my hands

Favorite portfolio piece: A charcoal drawing I did of a feather. It’s the first piece where I felt like I was a real artist and that this drawing was a real “piece.” I’ll never part with it, not even for a million bucks. It represents and reminds me of what I am capable of.

Music that puts me in the mood to get creative: Hip hop!

Most necessary tools for creating: My brain. I have a big imagination.

I take my tea… with a lot of honey.

High tech? Low tech? or NO tech? So low tech! I always break electronic things and computers. I swear they have a secret vendetta against me, lol.

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