Magical Portraits

In 2018, after finishing the entire Harry Potter series, I had a lightbulb moment that reshaped the self-portrait project I had taught for years. That summer, I offered my students an analogy: art school was my own Hogwarts. My magic was art, and each department was a house. They connected instantly. “In a traditional high school,” I told them, “your friends are gifted in different subjects. But at art school, you finally feel a true sense of belonging because everyone shares the same magic—the gift of making art.”

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