1.Self Exploration

They say that history repeats itself. I recently was discussing my mom and her life up until she was twenty and compared it to my own. In some ways I'm a mirror image of my mom but we are both unique in our own ways. My own life wouldn't have happened if it was for her where I overlap with hers. I think it'll be interesting to continue to compare her life with mine as they both continue. She is my role model and I hope one day I am as great of a mom and person as she is.

9. Where do we come from and where do we land?

This piece is suppose to represent the struggle many dancers or just girls in general face with their weight. I know so many girls that are super skinny yet when they see themselves they think they're fat even though they aren't. A lot of the time it's to get the "ideal" body but in reality the "ideal" body is extremely unhealthy and impossible to get/keep.

Light

I've been having an obsession of playing with light recently. So I turned off the lights and played around with exposure time and LED lights. One of the photos turned into this with a little help with photoshop. This one is my favorite.

Flower

I saw this planet at the fair and decided to do a figure study of it in colored pencil. This is one of my favorite pieces by far <3

Sunlight

I was curious what the inside of a solar tube skylight looked like and was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to take a picture of it when my parents were messing around with the one in our house. This was the result.

5. Found Materials

I wanted to experiment with foods and then I thought of how we use to do finger painting with chocolate pudding when I was little. So I took some and put it on a plate and then tried to draw me as a baby. However, it didn't turn out quite how I wanted... but oh well. That's being an artist for ya.

10. Identity

Everything that a person does or has happened to them helps shape their life in some way or another. All of our experiences help shape us and make us who we are in the present and future but the ones that shape us the most are those we experienced as children. One of the biggest moments in my childhood that has helped shaped me was when I became a big sister. It has made me more motherly and has given me a passion to help children. I am so blessed to have three wonderful younger siblings and even though they can be a pain sometimes I will always be there for them. They have made me a better person; they have made me who I am today. They have given me patience and because of them I think I will make a great mother some day in the distant future.