Artist Spotlight: Ferndale senior Cecelia Bethuy
Artist Spotlight is a feature that highlights the inspirations, works and aspirations of art students at Central Michigan University.
Name: Cecelia Bethuy
Year: Senior
Hometown: Ferndale, Mich.
Major: Graphic design
Minors: Advertising and marketing
CM Life: What is your favorite medium?
Cecelia Bethuy: I really love print, just because that's what I knew best in the beginning. Now I'm taking my first web design class this semester, which at first was really frustrating, but now I'm enjoying it more and more.
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
CB: It depends on the project. Lately, I've been working a lot with one topic, sort of spreading it out between several classes. I've been doing a lot of projects on urban decay in Detroit, and since Ferndale is a tiny little suburb of Detroit, it's an issue that's close to home. Both of my parents are architects, so I've talked to them a lot about abandoned buildings and such.
In what type of environment do you work best?
CB: That depends on the project, also. I work best when I have a group of people to bounce ideas off of, so critiques work well for me. I need people to talk to and brainstorm with.
What is your dream job?
CB: It's difficult, because there are so many different directions you can go in with graphic design. I think I'd love to work in branding, because I really like working with one idea or identity and spreading it out over multiple platforms.
Why art?
CB: I've just always loved art. I was that kid who was constantly drawing on everything. I'm also a highly visual learner, so I think that helped in the natural evolution toward art and design.
