Artist Statement- The Penn State football helmet (the white one) and the Purdue football hemet represent where my Dad went to college. I wanted to capture these two teams because they run deep in my family, and my family and I like sports a lot, so football really matters. Lot's of our family (on my dad's side) has gone to Penn State. Penn State is my favorite college besides Michigan, and I would like to go to college there if I don't get into Michigan. My Grandpa on my dad's side was a professor at Penn State, so my dad got a special deal on his tuition, so that was one of the reasons among many that he wanted to go to Penn State. We go to state college a lot to visit my dad's side of the family that lives there. My dad got his masters at Purdue though. He transferred after two years at Penn State, and did the other two at Purdue. I do not like Purdue as much as I like Penn State, but I am not exactly sure why. I would really enjoy following in my Dad's footsteps in going to Penn State if I do not get into Michigan, which is my first choice.
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