Author: Childhood Cancer Survivor Ava

Hi to whoever is reading my entry! I’m a seventeen-year-old high school student. I’m three years into remission from a rare form of leukemia. I’ve always had a passion for creative pursuits, and I’ve been making art since I could hold a crayon 😂. It was my mom who taught me to colour. I remember colouring my very first character in our basement (it was a My Little Pony alicorn princess of space), with my mom helping me stay within the lines. Since then, I’ve continued to draw characters like dragons, monsters and my own original characters, and create stories for them. I’m working on becoming a Mangaka, a Japanese style comic artist/maker. As a side effect from the treatment I was on, I do have some issues with my hands, but I still plan to keep making characters and their stories. I love many forms of art like sculpting, water colour, sketching, mixed media and digital.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. – Ava^^