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The Product of Working Hands 2022 Photography When I think about all of the sacrifices my mom has made for me, I never really thanked her in those moments that she has. My mom raised three children by herself. She had dreams as a teenager, but were soon crushed when her mom died, and in that time, the only thing that would benefit her and my grandma, would be for her to start working, so she did, at age 16, with no help form anyone. Now, my mom is turning 60 next year. It has been 45 years of her working hard. Throughout those years of raising my brother, sister, and I, my mom had to face many challenges with us. Form health to legal problems, my mom never gave up on me or my siblings. I think to myself, how lucky can someone get to deserve a loving and caring mother. Sometimes I think I don’t deserve her at times, but I say to myself, just keep up the work, and make her sacrifices worth it, because the product of her working hands, deserve the whole world. |
The Eye of Success 2022 Acrylic Paint 14" x 19" Most people hear about “The Evil Eye”, which wishes bad upon others. With this art piece, I have created a new meaning of the eye; “The Eye of Success.” I am a person that is always thinking about her future, and I wish nothing but gratitude towards my success in the future. I say I will be successful in the future because I am also manifesting with this painting and the process that I went through while making it. Not only is this art piece dedicated to my future success, but also the success that I’ve gained in the years that I’ve been living. I’ve accomplished most things my family was not able to accomplish in their teen years. I’ve accomplished staying in school and becoming a good student. I have made it this far in high school, and I will not stop until I get the life that I want, which sadly has not been done by my mom, brother, or sister. They have sacrificed many things for me to get this far in life. With their help, I was able to set my eyes on a college that I really want to go to; Iowa State University, along with that, I’ve accomplished a full ride scholarship to Iowa State University. Good things come to the people who know they’ll do great things in the world someday. When I get to the highest point of a successful life in the future, I will look back on the eye of success. |
Resonance Imagination 2022 Paper Cutouts & Acrylic Paint 14" x 19" This project is about how I imagine the song Resonance by HOME. When I first listened to the song, all I could feel is a sense of nostalgia, and when I envisioned it, I pictured a wave of vibrancy, not in a literal aspect of colors, but in happiness and calmness, which is why I painted the sky in neutral colors, and created brushstrokes to match that infatuation. Listening to the song feels like a cloud, hence the figure in the clouds, on the bottom left of the artwork. This relates to me as an overall person because I always like to include some sort of reminiscence in my artwork, and how I differently vision it through my work. So no matter the situation, listening to this tune will always fill me with deep emotion. |