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After studying several courses at college I realised I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, so I left to go travelling around Africa. Volunteering at local nurseries helped me appreciate education and gave me the motivation I needed to return to college and make something of myself. Studying to achieve my HNC in Art and Design gave me the chance to explore my own creativity, experiment with ideas and push myself for the best results possible. The support of my lecturer helped me grow, both as a person and as an artist. I took part in an interesting project where I created an animation on the politics around meat production. I was heavily influenced by Dalziel and Scullion’s visual art videos and focused greatly on the process of cloning food. I feel very proud to have won the Enterprise and Innovation Award, as in the past I didn’t know if higher education was for me. I have now achieved something far greater than I could have ever imagined. I have continued my education at Duncan of Jordanstone College in Dundee and hope to specialise in animation in the coming years. 27