Senior Mia Cho sat down to think of opposites ranging from cats and dogs, white and black, to religion and science.  Then she took pen to paper and created a winning piece of artwork.

Cho has won a Silver Honorable Mention in Cornell University’s Design Contest.  The work of the top winners will be physically produced by Cornell students.

Cho was informed by art teacher Michael Gaudreau of Cornell’s contest.

The contest called for analytical thought translated into clothing design.. “You have to draw something based on dichotomies,” Cho said.  According to Cho, dichotomies involve opposites such as religion and science and western and eastern.  Cho’s design was inspired by the contrast of modern times and the past.

Cho’s clothing designs were inspired by “medieval princesses in Spain,” or more specifically Princess Margarita who lived from 1651 to 1673.  “I liked the armor of the dress and the shape of the torso,” Cho said.  She also tried to keep her own style in mind.  “I thought of something I would wear,” Cho said.

According to Cho, it took between two weeks and four weeks for the results to appear on the contest website.  She had been checking the website to see the other winners and what they had created.  She was surprised to find her name included in the list of winners.

Although she didn’t receive any money or physical prizes, Cho is still happy with her accomplishment.  Although she doesn’t aim to be involved in design or art in college, she still believes that winning the contest will benefit her in the future.

Chioma Iheoma is an A&E Editor for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com