Louise Gardner is a Freshman Animation major from Tremont, IL. While majoring in a more digital medium, they are at heart a traditional artist, specially talented with using gouache paints and colored pencils to create portraits. Louise also often creates fiber works by sewing, crochet, embroidery, and more. After graduation, Louise plans to join an independent animation or game development team, eventually leading their own program of using animation to educate the youth. Louise hopes to return to school in the future to pursue a degree in studio art, with a focus in painting.