Title: Reaching for the stars

Artist: Valerie Sanchez

Fitness Principles: Goals, Journey

Description: My art piece is meant to conceptualize the process of dreaming big, focusing too much on the "end result" of the goal rather than the journey. This piece serves to remind people to enjoy the day-to-day process of reaching their goals. Inspiration is drawn by vintage magazines and flower fields in the spring.

21 Fitness Principles Description: I wanted to capture this common occurrence that I and many people experience when embarking on long-term goals for themselves which is that we often visualize our goal to be this linear, fixed step by step process. We are so focused on reaching the end result, that we forget to enjoy the day-by-day journey and experience leading up to that goal. I incorporated the fitness principles, goals, and journey into this digital art collage that I made. I intentionally made the person, their pathway, and the moon/space to be black and white, whereas the nature surrounding the person burst with color. The moon and space in the background symbolize the person's dreams and goals (as they are "reaching for the stars"). This art piece serves the purpose of telling people to dream high and big, plan accordingly on what steps to take to fulfill this goal but do not forget to look around you and appreciate the journey for what it is.