Recently, a lot of what I perceive to be signs have presented themselves to me in very palpable means. Just the other day, a number of signs were proffered in close proximities of time to each other. Here is a list recounting the occurrences:

— woke up on time

— got to class early

— ate healthy breakfast and lunch

— responsibly decided to do laundry

— facetimed with my best friend (who is in Colorado)

— found $10 on my way to the Laundromat

— met an Art Director at the Laundromat

— was offered her information, a tour of her agency and possible internship

— got free meal from my favorite Thai restaurant upon my arrival home

So it was honestly just an amazing day. Throughout the duration of those final hours before I went to sleep, I couldn’t help but think why is someone out there blessing me this much? I mean I know I deserve it but…I didn’t know the Universe agreed with me. I’m going to create a piece that incorporates this emotion through visual images; a piece that conveys these signs and their meanings to me. I dig the idea of a painting being merely a reference to a certain space in time (reality), while photography is a record of it (Sontag). I will draw symbols of each occurrence from that day and these will become the signs, additionally implementing color blocking, overlapping collage and possibly photography to accompany them. This will allow the viewer to interpret each symbol on their own terms (create their own reality about the image) while having a reference to my actual reality (the photographs i may incorporate); this, I believe, will ultimately allow for an interesting dialogue to ensue in the mind of the observer. Not so long ago, someone told me that in their opinion, art that has the ability to convey an emotion so strongly without explicitly expressing it is captivating, so you could say I drew inspiration from that conversation as well. Among the numerous media involved, I may also integrate paint.