Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: The pattern that Carrie did was a lot worse than that of Samantha, due to _ being artistic.

Choice 1: The pattern that Carrie did was a lot worse than that of Samantha, due to Carrie being artistic.
Choice 2: The pattern that Carrie did was a lot worse than that of Samantha, due to Samantha being artistic.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
1.