Middle school An sucked at math and the clarinet. No matter how hard she practiced, she was mediocre.

In 8th grade, the art teacher told her “you have a natural gift for that” when she saw An’s doodles on her music sheets.

So An quit band that year.

Her doodles turned into sketches, which turned into various high school art competitions, which turned into her first job as a face painter for clown company.