Izaac Virasak

Hi, I’m Izaac Virasak, a student at Freestyle academy. I am a 17 year old student in the 11th grade at MVHS who is also enrolled at Freestyle. I adore anything art, I respect anyone who can pick up the pencil and make things that express themselves. I do things like marching band outside of school with an amazing community that supports each other. I usually like to stay home and do things like draw, play games, or watch shows but I’m not opposed to going outside to mess around. I love music and I even play the trombone but anything with an electric guitar or a bass I will almost always like it.

Some of the things I most value in like people being Accountable, I don’t want to work with someone who blames everyone else for their problems. Someone who is unstable, can’t work with a team, or always brings a bad atmosphere around them is not welcome, 2. Personal Expression, I believe if you do not express yourself through your actions, work, or your dreams you aren’t living because if you have no sense of self to the point where you can’t even express it, who are you? 3. Being able to imagine. Imagination takes a huge role in day to day life, I don’t like someone who can come up with ideas or can’t see past what is already set in stone. I also believe without an imagination you cannot live because again, without your imagination who will you be? What will you become? 

I’m currently working to become an animator and wish to inspire others like me to pursue their dreams even though people around you may not believe you can. With inspirations like Cyberpunk Edgerunners, One piece, panty and stocking I believe that animation has the power to change lives, inspire others, and change the world. The stories told through animation get brought to life through someone’s hopes, dreams, and soul getting transferred from a pencil to paper. I want to be that turning point, someone who inspires others, even if it’s just one person that would be enough there is no greater joy than knowing you changed someone life for the better, made their day a little better, made their walk a little faster, and made a spark burst to a flame within them to make a new dream to change another. 

And finally, why am I here? Well, I hope it’s obvious that I want to make something great and I think that the first step to that is to come here. This community, these resources are what I need to create. Along with learning all about how art changes someone, I learn hundreds of useful skills that prepare me for the real world. This place is nothing but welcoming, coming on the first day I admit, I was scared. I thought I would be thrown into the ring, forced to learn as I went. But it turned out so much different. This place doesn’t feel like school, it feels like a huge passion project with everyone including putting everything they have to make it the best experience possible.