Surrealism: Creativity during quarantine
About the Contributors
Jaxi Cohen, Multimedia Editor
When not found behind a camera, Jaxi draws, writes, and fails at keeping her plants alive. She drinks excessive amounts of iced tea, daydreams about manta rays, and spends too much time with her cats.
Tomi Osawa, Illustrator
Tomi’s currently a senior at Lowell. When she’s not drawing, she’s spending as much time as she can outside with her friends and family. She’s super excited to make her last year at Lowell really count, no matter how crazy and unconventional the circumstances.
Kimi Norway, Photographer
Kimi Norway is currently a Junior, and joined The Lowell Staff as a photographer in 2020. Kimi’s likes to photograph a wide variety of subjects, and is especially fond of black and white photographs. In addition to her love for photography, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, exploring the city and playing competitive soccer.
Mella Bettag, Art Manager
Mella is a senior at Lowell High School. When she's not illustrating for the magazine, she can be found re-listening to This American Life podcasts, reading, or hanging out with friends. Never offer her avocado toast, or anything with avocado for that matter.
nicole wong, Illustrator
Nicole is a senior who likes udon a lot. In her free time, she likes to play video games with her friends and draw digitally. Her favorite games right now are Valorant, Genshin Impact, Hades, and Stardew Valley.
Cliodhna Woods, Photographer
My name is Cliodhna and I am a new photographer for journalism and very excited to get started! In my free time I like to go on hikes and drive around with friends.
Elise Muchowski, Illustrator
Elise is a Junior at Lowell. This is her third semester as an illustrator. Some of her interests include petting cats, reviewing Trader Joe's frozen foods, and drawing. Her current favorite movies are the emperor's new groove and lost in translation.
Marlena Rohde, Photography Editor
Marlena Rohde is a junior and has been a part of the Lowell staff since freshman year. She is currently one of the photography editors.
Denis Yabut, Illustrator
Denis is a senior at Lowell High school. When he's not doing academic-related stuff, he can be found reading manga or playing badminton. He likes to paint portraits with watercolors, and he happens to love going to beaches with family and friends.
Hayden Cheung, Photographer
Hayden is a senior who is madly in love with a blonde toaster. When he isn’t trying (and failing) to make his friends laugh, he can be found stuffing his hand into his 3 year old baby brother’s face. His favorite inspirational quote is, “It’s the only life ya got, so ya gotta live it Big Time.”
Jennifer Wong, Illustrator
Jennifer is a senior who currently enjoys and drawing fan art and illustrating originals. On her free time, she gets obliterated by anime rhythm games as well as cry about art block. Despite procrastinating on her work, she occasionally has time to play cute cat games.
