Emma Sharp’s Professional Portfolio

Gender binaries are a very prevalent thing in today’s society. In the article Girls Are Pink, Boys Are Blue: On Toddlers and Gender Roles, the author talks about her sister’s kids and how “they’re just starting to identify things as “for girls” or…

Binaries limit people into thinking that they can only be one of two things; either a man or a woman. These traditional binaries say that only girls can like pink and play with dolls or that only boys can like…

It was a sunny spring day at St.Matthew elementary school. The day had been long but it was almost over. I was lined up at the door of my grade six classroom eagerly waiting for the end of the day bell to…

I was sitting in the living room watching TV when I heard my mom in the kitchen. I could hear the pantry door open as well as different drawers. I thought to myself, what is she doing in the kitchen? I got…

The classroom was quiet except for the sounds of pencil crayons and markers dragging and scribbling across pieces of paper. I was sitting in my grade two classroom colouring a self-portrait for art class. We were told to draw then colour in a picture of ourselves. Every…

Walking into the silent gymnasium with dimmed lights. The flickering of candles providing a warm tone among the darkness. Seeing all the different banners on display showing important people and dates in history. Seeing people among the crowd in uniform.…