The story behind my story is there is no story. My art piece is just existing with no need. It was made to make the person that is seeing it react with calmness. I normally give my pieces really deep meanings and make them sad but for this one, it doesn’t have a meaning and I finally feel like I don’t need it to have one. I felt very good because I didn’t have to change the piece every time I wanted to add to the story. The watercolor was supposed to add to the calmness. I made this piece to make myself be not stressed while making a piece. I normally am worried about the outcome because I change it so much but I knew what I wanted it to look like and not once did I worry or even think about changing it. It felt so nice and in the end, the piece reflected how I wanted others to feel. When I look at this piece I don’t feel any emotions like sadness with my other pieces and I liked being able to look at it and just appreciate the details instead of overthinking the meaning.
Life goes on 2021 Collage “7 ¼” x “4 ¾”
The story behind my artwork is each piece represents a different chapter in this made-up person's life. In the first piece, her life is very complicated it has a lot of “baggage" because she is going through a lot. The second piece is a little less busy because it uses fewer paint chips. The last piece is mostly empty because she is still continuing her story. The maps in this story represent her moving on throughout her life. The colors also have a meaning, for example in the first piece the dark green represents hardships and emotional baggage she has within her because that is what the color dark green translates to, for me and the dark clouds add on to that feeling. At the end of the second piece, I wanted the brown to show her moving on from that because that color reminds me of fall leaves when they are going to the next part of their cycle. Lastly, the last piece has light pink and cream colors because to me that looks peaceful and happy. And 1 last piece in the story: The two trees in the first two pieces. In the first piece, there is a healthy green tree and in the second piece it is smaller and not dead but a changed tree showing her character and in the last piece, there is no tree. In its place is a piece of paper showing how her character went from a tree into paper. Her character completely changed into something she never would have expected. I could have chosen to make the emotions more obvious by choosing red for anger but the colors I chose show the emotions I wanted to show to me even if I have to explain them. I made this story to tell a story about a made-up person’s story. She was going through a lot in the beginning but each piece represents a different feeling she is going through in her story. I hope this piece intrigues people and makes them notice every little detail and ask questions about it.
Sesame Street, Cheerios, and Dried Glue 2024 Markers, acrylic paint, dried glue, buttons, ect. 10” x 11 1’2”
Sticky hands, quick drawings, and multiple ideas all at once are the best ways to describe a child's art process. This is exactly what I wanted to envision in my piece titled Sesame Street, Cheerios, and Dried Glue. The name hints at a playful art piece with multiple colors, textures, and figures jumping at you all at once. I want this piece to remind my audience that it is okay to feel pressure during a project but turning to kid-like creativity as inspiration can benefit a lot. There are a lot of other occasions in life where we can turn to the curious and genuine mindset of a child to see the positives.