Self Introduction

"Pieces of me"

My name is Ashley Joelle Raneses, seventeen years of age, turning eighteen this December 16, 2016. A simple girl from the province of Oriental Mindoro. I grew up there, finished elementary and secondary level in the school of Clarendon College, my Alma Mater. In that school my art skills were enhanced. At the age of four i already started to hold a crayon and as expected all of the books and reports of my mom became a piece of art by a four years old girl. I drew and drew everything that I've imagine, with different colors and mixing different media in it, instead of getting angry about what i have done, they cherished it and called it as my "talent".

My mom? my mom is the best, Melanie Rico Raneses, she is my first mentor, she teaches me what art is, "this is how you will express, not to impress" she said. My mom trained me well and of course without her I'm not here as well.My dad is Noriel Ciocson Raneses, he is my number one fan. In all of my competitions back then, he was always there, I remember my first competition back then when I was in grade two, I competed higher grade school levels in poster making, it's where your idea about the topic were elaborated into a artwork drawing with different colors as well, my dad was always there.I also have a very supportive big brother, he is Danielle Rico Raneses a medical technologists, he is one of my idols, before I learned this and that he already learned those. He gives way his dreams to have a degree in art just for me to fulfill my dream.
I'm so blessed and thankful to have this kind of family in my life.

During my elementary days I always join the poster making contest in our school and sometimes I also join outside the campus and have the chance to compete in other schools , even out of town. In our school I became the head of the cartoonists in our school paper "Carpe Diem" which means "seize the day". When I became a high school student at the same school i was banned to join this kinds of contest it because of the administrators told me that to "give chance to others" so I obey them but I got jealous to the other students who may compete, they got the chance to share and show what ideas or thoughts they had in mind. When I graduated from high school they thought that I have no plans in life, my classmates started their review for the examinations for the schools they want to enter for the college. I explain to my parents what I have in mind and they agreed with it. My family supports me well specially through finance.

I was enrolled at Asia Pacific College(APC) taking the course of multimedia arts. I chose this course not because i have nothing to chose on to but because of my passion on arts. I failed to express myself through speaking or by explaining myself verbally so i use my artworks to let people know who I am, what do I feel or what i want to share. Before entering this course I thought that I knew a lot about arts but no. Pursuing multimedia arts was not easy as anyone thought of, and having APC to mold me as an artist was never easy. But it is such a blessing being challenge by the classmate and school mates that i have and being taught by those who mastered these field is beyond expectations.

I love arts and arts became a part of me and now I want to became a part of it as well.
These are the pieces of me.