▁made ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁find ▁her ▁identity , ▁as ▁she ▁found ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁fit ▁in ▁with ▁others ▁around ▁her . ▁She ▁enjoyed ▁sk ate board ing ▁and ▁roll ers k ating ▁during ▁her ▁youth , ▁which ▁had ▁ ▁an ▁impact ▁on ▁her ▁art . ▁Thompson ▁studied ▁architecture ▁in ▁college , ▁but ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁text ile ▁program ▁there ▁during ▁her ▁fourth ▁year , ▁where ▁she ▁" f ell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁fib ers ". ▁She ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁Text iles ▁from ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁School ▁of ▁Design ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁Thompson ' s ▁father ▁died ; ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁earlier ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁pan cre atic ▁cancer ▁after ▁experien cing ▁a ▁se iz ure . ▁His ▁death ▁inspired ▁her ▁to ▁create ▁art work ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Body ▁Bag ▁project . ▁ ▁Her ▁father ▁and ▁mother ▁were ▁her ▁biggest ▁inspir ations , ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁close ▁friend ▁Jacob ▁R iley ▁Wass erman . ▁Thompson ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁Wass erman , ▁who ▁attended ▁college ▁with ▁her ▁at ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁School ▁of ▁Design , ▁taught ▁her ▁" the ▁true ▁meaning ▁of ▁what ▁love ▁can ▁be ▁in ▁a ▁friendship ". ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Thompson ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁tell ▁a ▁story ▁from ▁her ▁art work ▁and ▁wants ▁her ▁audience ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁narr ative ▁from ▁the ▁" symbol ism ▁objects ▁and ▁possible ▁phr asing ▁that ▁are ▁found ▁within ▁her ▁work ". ▁Thompson ▁also ▁is ▁" ch alleng ing ▁limitations