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Hello, my name is Joshua Stinebrink. I am currently a studio arts major at Lawrence University. I am a Hawaiian illustrator and I hope to have fun in this class! I was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but in the last 5 years I moved to Hawaii to connect more with my culture. I was able to get a better understanding of my values, ho'omau and kuleana. Ho'omau means to preserve and perpetuate and kuleana means your responsibility. I believe it is my kuleana to give back to my community by producing art that represents our people. I hope to inform and educate people about our culture. Representation is one of the most important things we need and can be achieved if we continue to show people our culture. I still don't know what to do with my art right now but in the future, I hope to be an illustrator that works at independent studios. If I can get experience there, I feel I'll be able to get a better understanding of how the industry work...