Henry David Thoreau once said, “This world is but a canvas to our imagination.” Mesa, Arizona, high school senior Julia Reidhead used her imagination to replicate her favorite painting, Vincent van Gogh’s "The Starry Night," on an unusual canvas: her prom dress.

-Rebecca Irvine is the author of MTC at Home (Covenant 2014) and Follow the Prophets (Covenant 2013). She is an adjunct faculty professor of Communication Studies at Mesa Community College.

Mesa high school senior hand paints prom dress - ktar.pdf