Cade Tofanelli

Hello, my name is Cade and I am in my second year at One Stone. I like fishing, spending time with my dogs, and watching movies with friends. My vision statement is “Live life to the fullest and go against the current.” I have dreams of being a fishing guide one day. For my Be the Good project I decided to do a collage. This is my first time ever doing an art piece for a school project, and I gotta say, I’d like to do a lot more. For my art project I wanted to show how I feel during COVID-19 restrictions, and how chaotic things can be. During chaotic times, I tend to live in my own head to protect myself from what happens around me. I still don't really know if this is a bad thing or a good thing, I guess it all depends on how you look at it. I feel like a lot of people do the same thing - they play video games and stuff to get away from reality. This image represents me daydreaming. The collaged images at the bottom are from a forest that was burned down. It represents some of the chaos I feel like is around me. To be the good means to do good things, like helping friends and people in general. I feel like I have done that these last few weeks. I check in with friends I have lost contact with, and I have been engaging in our Love of Learning both here at One Stone and at the Boys and Girls Club. When I am with kids, I can see myself in them and it reminds me of when things were simple. I hope this artifact gives people a sense of understanding of what it can be like with empty thoughts. I think I am trying to inspire a sense of understanding in others. That is OK to have empty thoughts, sometimes you don't have things to think about and that’s alright. I think it’s really important for people to reach out to old friends - a lot of people are going through a hard time. The most important thing right now is to have someone to lean on.