My South is not a location, it is a feeling. I made this “book” into a topographic map of my foot that represents a footprint and its inverse. To me, being barefoot correlates to being honest, which is why the title is “Not My Best Work.”

Amber Ramos is a rising senior at Bowdoin College where she plays rugby and majors in sociology. Other than keeping a visual journal, she has no art background which was why she was excited to participate in this Moleskine Foundation workshop.