When I was about 12 years old, I saw Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. This was my introduction to the Star Wars series. At the time, I had only known that Star Wars was about Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa. But I didn't watch any of the movies until I watched Episode I. It may have been so long ago, but the biggest thing that stayed in my memory was Queen Amidala and how she looked. My mom even got me a Queen Amidala doll that switches faces so that she has her painted look and her bare-faced look.

And a significant amount of years later, I finally got introduced to the original Star Wars Trilogy and began stringing together all of the episodes of the series. I was instantly captivated by A New Hope. And was even more excited when Episode VII came out.

So to celebrate such an awesome, inspiring, captivating series, I wanted to start off with a portrait of Queen Padme' Amidala.