After teaching herself to draw in sophomore year of high school, and subsequently participating in the Fashion Institute of Technology's precollege program (Saturday/Summer Live), she applied to Boston University and was admitted to their College of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts class of 2013, where she is pursuing a major in Graphic Design. Six of her pieces (a series of three drawings, two sculptures, and a painting) were recently selected to be exhibited in the Fall 2010 Undergraduate Exhibition at the 808 Commonwealth Gallery. A large painting and several small paintings were selected to be part of the 2011 show.
Micaela has also designed the logo for the Temple Emeth Teen Community as well as a significant portion of a website overhaul that is still in progress.
"Whether I choose to express myself based on what I listen to or by putting what I see on paper in a new method, I hope to change how other people smell, feel, taste, hear and view the world. With my eyes and hands, I can create beauty out of a dirty, chipped mug."-College Admissions Essay, Fall 2008
