This has taken me quite awhile but I finally finished my pages for “blend" and “split”! I wanted to blend my love of words with art--it's something I have always wanted to do but I never felt like I had an idea that was very cohesive so this was actually a bit of an experiment! Here's a
short process video.
“What if you let it go?" combines modern calligraphy with acrylic paint. It's inspired by a familial relationship of mine. There was a lot of disappointment, anger, sadness, etc. on my end but one day I asked myself this question and I just decided to let it all go. Holding on was only making me upset and I felt so much better and free from the burden once I did.
“Who were you before the world told you who you should be?” I used crayon to represent our younger selves and went over it with dark colored watercolors. I feel like it represents how the world / society / people around us may try to change us and cover our true selves up but at the end of the day, the core of us always shines through!
“What could go right?" I had the shape / colors in mind but I wasn't sure how to add the text. I originally had the text in the “L” shapes but last minute thought to add it to the black instead and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! I used watercolor, acrylic paint, and a white gel pen. This was also my art for “split”.
“Can I pet your dog?” Self explanatory :) Watercolor blobs and pencil doodles.
