Featured Artist: Christian Cook
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MEET THE ARTIST
Christian Cook
Major: Public Relations, 2019
What work do you currently have at ShopColumbia?
My debut novel “I Hate Gray” is now available at ShopColumbia.
I Hate Gray novel by Christian Cook, $14.99
What inspired you to create this series of work?
I was inspired to create this body of work by my journaled experiences from the start of my time at Columbia until the end. I have always loved writing, but when I went on my J-term in Paris trip it encouraged me to take writing more seriously and try to write a novel.
In what ways have you benefited from being a ShopColumbia artist?
I have benefited by being a ShopColumbia artist because it provides me with more exposure for my art, and it could also encourage students to submit there work as I am an alumni who has been selected to be a vendor.
Give us an update about recent projects/artistic life events; what's next for you?
I am currently looking for a book agent, and I am looking forward to continuing the “I Hate Gray” series!
Artist Statement
Christian Sandra-Elise Cook is from the suburbs of Detroit. At age 16, she graduated high school and then attended Columbia College Chicago. Here, she obtained a BA in Public Relations, and discovered her depth as a woman and a writer by taking various creative writing courses and using the city of Chicago as her campus. After being accepted into a writing program in Paris she rediscovered her passion for her first true love; writing. Paris was also Christian’s first time traveling outside of the United States and it opened her eyes to new experiences, a slower pace, and it made her question life as she understood it. Always curious, Christian discusses life, faith, and all the unexpected occurrences in between.