This piece started as a project for my high school sophomore English class but grew to be so much more. The first inspiration for this painting came from a piece I helped create in the National Art Society club in high school. We poured paint on top of a block of wood, giving me the idea to look on YouTube for more projects where something is "melting" or "falling." That is where I saw some people melting crayons with a hairdryer and decided to do the same with the colors lined up in rainbow order. This painting was originally intended to be oriented vertically, with sketches of themes throughout the books I read in English class to be below the crayons, so as they melt, they would cover the sketches. After I finished melting the crayons in my cold garage, and nearly breaking my hairdryer, I decided I didn't like this idea for my English final, but loved the melted crayons and wanted to incorporate them into a different project. So I placed them on my fireplace, hoping it would inspire me, and soon enough it did! By placing them sideways, I gave it the name Gravity's Quirks, capturing the crayons melting to the side instead of down by gravity. This painting became the cornerstone of my business, highlighting the interplay between science and art.