As humans, we tend to learn from our mistakes. However one will only make mistakes when they speak up. The mouth that stumbles with the fear of being incorrect and being judged will wake up as soon as you restore your faith in you. The key that lies right in front of your eyes just needs your turn to unlock the fear and express yourself. This work represents the phase in my life when I chose to keep quiet and blurred my perspective to avoid the judgement from society.
This is a twist to the fairytale Cinderella, whose illustrations complemented my theme of not fitting in to finding the right position. The name ‘Metamorphosis’ also exhibited the transformation I observed in my personality through the years. As a butterfly goes from being concealed in a cocoon to spreading its wings out, I went from being silent to vocalizing my thoughts.
This book required me to make atleast 3 drafts with numerous changes from one to the other. The first draft that I made was simply by hand and a pen. This was to ensure that my layout is correct and I know which page goes along with which one. This was just a mockup.
My second draft was printed on glossy paper and had my initial ideas of a border and the arrangement of text. I used cutouts from newspaper to narrate my story. I also had an inner border which then later I thought seemed unnecessary and just made it look messy.
My third draft basically was trying to target the aspect of a fairytale novel, hence I used thicker patterned borders. To also make the story more impactful I cut out unnecessary words and repeated the ‘they said’ to focus more on society.
For my final book, I decided to make a hardcover and also add vellum paper before the first page and after the last page of the book. The beginning stated ‘Cocoon’ and the end stated ‘Butterfly’, expressing the distinct transformation. Additionally I decreased the size of newspaper print and increased it’s contrast so that it looked more crisp and neat. I printed the pages of the book on Bristol paper to give it some volume and strength.
