Shoulders Sketch
- shoulders are a place I hold my stress/anxiety
- alter-ego? – always stressed and anxious because of my past experiences (both young and older)
- internalized ideas I have grown up with:
- women in my family have been raised to only feel safe around men
- be afraid when crossing the street
- going out alone at night is unsafe
- don’t reveal yourself too much (clothing/body)
- as I am still growing:
- redefining stressed/anxious/fearful alter-ego by living based on my own experiences
- still learning to unlearn internalized messages
- even though I am still affected by fear/anxiety/stress I am still learning to accept and express myself despite it
- overlay of the layered wall:
- even though alter-ego is still there it is almost invisible to others
- my experiences have given me stress/anxiety/fear, but also strength and a new viewpoint of being more loving towards myself and my body
- although I feel as though these issues have been slowing melting away
- learning and growing into my own expression and independence
Faces Sketch
- influenced by many cultures
- have been lucky enough to be able to travel to over 10 countries throughout my life
- influenced by different cultures/societies views on beauty
- since I have been influenced by so many different faces and cultures, I thought it best to depict one of my self-portraits as not just me, as I am made up of many different viewpoints, ultimately coming together to create me
Tattoo Portrait –
- koi fish: perseverance, good luck, yin and yang (a concept of dualism, how contrasting forces can be interconnected, complementary or interdependent)
- memory: just turned 18; feeling liberated, the first instance of real independence, right of passage
- wanted to document a sense of vulnerability with self, and now opening up to other people
- composition: conveying an abstracted view of the body, using contrast (color, light, and shadow) and show the duality of all my experiences (+ and -)
Memory Map/Sketchbook Notes –
