This photo essay is the first of a new series called “Through the eyes of.” This series will feature students, faculty and staff at Archer and use photo, audio and video to depict their individual experience at Archer. This essay uses images paired with audio.

Senior Kimberly Tuxpan sits at a wheel in the ceramics studio, headphones in, focused on the piece in front of her. She assumes this position multiple times a week, throwing, painting or glazing her latest project. Tuxpan’s “love” for ceramics is not the only thing that has come from her seven years at Archer. This photo essay gives insight into not only her ceramics but her home life, her friends, sports and plans for the future. Tuxpan said that we can not “assume that everyone goes through the same things” with “just one look.”

“I think in any community, in any group of people, there are so many things you don’t know about other people, their experiences, what they are going through now and what they have gone through,” Tuxpan said. “If you look at me, you probably don’t think about all of these things at all. Seeing these pictures that represent me or some part of me give you insight into who I am as a person.”

Correction Statement:

(Feb. 17, 2022, 1:06 p.m.): After Kimberly Tuxpan reached out to the Editorial Board and expressed concerns regarding a featured image, we made the following corrections to the initial article: we removed the referenced image, caption and audio recording to honor Tuxpan’s request.