The following is a full transcript of the interview given by Nainika Thatikonda to The Warrior Messenger’s  about the artists at WMS.

(The Warrior Messenger)PAVEISHANA MOHANRAJ, HOST: How do you spell your first and last name?

NAINIKA THATIKONDA (7th grade choir student and artist at WMS): N-A-I-N-I-K-A first name, and   T-H-A-T-I-K-O-N-D-A for the last name.

PM: Who introduced you to the world of art?

NT: Um..school actually. In kindergarten they made us draw all the time and then I just began drawing a lot.

PM: What inspired you to make more art? What websites?

NT: YouTube.. because I saw people on social media and I thought of how I could make money through that. It’s really innovative, and using your talent and social media can really help you develop stuff.

PM: What mediums of art do you relatively use?

NT: I used to do a lot of oil pastels and  acrylic paints, but now I use alcohol markers, watercolors, and sketching sometimes.

PM: What do you do when you get art block?

NT: I usually take a break, or I make a collage to get my creative juices flowing. It usually comes back in a week  or so.

PM: What videos would you recommend for someone who is trying out your style?

NT: I would recommend bitesizedsponge and Dandii_art and they are really fun artists. They really inspired me, like, a lot, and bitesizedsponge is on YouTube and Tiktok.

PM: Are you planning to take art into your future as a career?

NT: When I grow up, I’m trying to figure out a main career, but art will always be my hobby.

PM: Is there anything else you’d like to add?

NT: No.

PM: Thank you for your time.