Grade 4 · Artist, singer & maker

Hi! I’m E — welcome to my gallery!

I love drawing and creating more than almost anything. I turn my pictures into cards, bookmarks, and little clay animals — and I even sold some at a real children’s market. This is where I keep my favourite artwork, the things I’ve earned, and the projects I’m proudest of.

See my art My achievements
Studying Grade 5 maths & reading Reading Grade 7–8 books 4+ years in a youth choir Piano Level 5 certified Student council secretary
Sample artwork: a crayon drawing of an orange cat under a rainbow, surrounded by flowers, butterflies, a smiling sun, and a small house SAMPLE ART
“Rainbow Garden Cat” Crayon on paper · One of my favourites — tap the Artwork section to see it up close
Sample art

A little bit about me

If I have a free afternoon, you will probably find me at the table with paper, pencils, and a big idea. Here is what fills my days:

My story so far

I’m in 4th grade, and at school I get to do Grade 5 maths and reading — I like it when the work makes me think hard. My reading has grown to Grade 7–8 books, and right now I’m deep into magical stories full of castles and owls.

Outside school I sing in a youth choir (for more than four years now!), practise piano — I’ve earned my Level 5 piano certificate — and make things — drawings, cards, clay animals — sometimes to keep, sometimes to give away, and sometimes to sell.

Drawing & creating

My number-one thing. Animals, castles, whole worlds — if I can imagine it, I try to draw it.

Singing

Over four years in a youth choir. We even sing for people in our community — those concerts feel special.

Piano

Level 5 certified. Some pieces are really tricky, but I keep practising until I can play them for a performance.

Reading big books

I read at a Grade 7–8 level — long chapter books like Harry Potter, the longer the better.

Making things

Clay animals, paper garlands, painted rocks, bookmarks — if it can be made by hand, I want to try it.

Helping out

As student council secretary I make posters and announcements, and my choir sings at senior living communities.

Things I’ve achieved

Not just the award — what each one taught me, and the part I enjoyed most. Pick a button to explore by kind:

School · Grade 4

Learning Grade 5 maths & reading

At school I study maths and reading at Grade 5 level, a whole year ahead — the problems are harder, and that’s the fun part.

What I learned: Being stuck is not a stop sign. It usually means the good thinking is about to start.

School · Reading

Reading at a Grade 7–8 level

Big, long chapter books — like Harry Potter — with whole worlds inside them. I finish one and immediately want the next.

What I enjoyed: Stories give me ideas for my drawings. Half my castles started in a book.

Music · 4+ years

Singing in a youth choir

I’ve sung in a youth choir for over four years — learning harmonies, listening to the voices around me, and performing together.

What I learned: A choir only sounds good when everyone listens to each other, not just themselves.

Music · Piano

Preparing for piano performances

Getting a piece ready to perform takes weeks of practice, including the days when my fingers just won’t cooperate.

What I learned: If I keep going a little bit every day, the hard part slowly turns into the easy part.

Music · Piano Certificate

Piano Level 5 certified

I earned my Level 5 piano certificate — proof of all the scales, pieces, and practice that went into reaching this level.

What I learned: A certificate is nice, but the real reward is hearing a hard piece finally sound the way I imagined it.

Creativity · Bellevue Children Business Fair

My artwork became real products

I turned my artwork into small products and sold them at the Bellevue Children Business Fair — my first time running a real stall for real customers.

What I figured out: I watched what customers liked, worked out what they actually wanted, then made new pieces that mixed their favourites with my own style.

Leadership · This year

Elected student council secretary

My schoolmates elected me secretary of the student council this year. I help create the posters and announcements everyone sees.

What I enjoyed: A poster has about three seconds to explain something — choosing the biggest, clearest words is a fun puzzle.

Community · With my choir

Singing for senior living communities

My choir performs outreach concerts at senior living communities, singing for neighbours who love music.

What I enjoyed: Watching the audience smile and sing along. Music is something you give, not just something you perform.

Creativity · Every week

A sketchbook that never stays empty

Drawing isn’t a sometimes thing for me — I draw and create constantly, filling page after page with animals, people, and imagined places.

What I learned: A “bad” drawing is just a first draft. The next page is always a new chance.

My artwork gallery

This is the biggest part of my portfolio — because making things is the biggest part of me. Tap any piece to see it up close, read its story, and peek at how it was made.

Prototype note for grown-ups: the pictures are sample artwork standing in for E’s real pieces — swap in a photo of each real drawing or craft. The words are built from what E’s family has shared about her (choir, piano, student council, the Bellevue fair); edit any line before this goes public.

Big projects & stories

Some things I make take a whole season, not an afternoon. These are the projects where I learned the most.

Sample illustration of a children's market stall with handmade cards, bookmarks, and small clay figures SAMPLE ART
Bellevue Children Business Fair

My first market stall

I turned my artwork into small products — cards, prints, and little handmade things — and sold them at the Bellevue Children Business Fair.

The biggest lesson wasn’t about selling. I watched what customers liked, figured out what they actually wanted, and then made pieces that combined what they wanted with my own style. The new pieces were still mine — just made with my customers in mind.

Watch & listen firstMake a new versionStay true to my style
Student Council · This year

Posters & announcements

As student council secretary, I help create the posters and announcements for my school. It’s design with a real job to do: everyone who walks past has to understand it quickly.

I think about big letters, bright colours, and one clear message — and it’s still exciting every time I see one of my posters up on the wall with people stopping to read it.

One clear messageBig, readable lettersDesign that helps people
Youth Choir · Community Outreach

Singing for our neighbours

My youth choir doesn’t only sing in concert halls. We visit senior living communities and perform for the people who live there.

Some songs make the audience tap their feet; some make them quietly sing along. It taught me that a performance can be a gift — you prepare carefully, then you give it away.

4+ years of choirPerforming with heartMusic brings people together