Self portrait

Artist Statement

The cracked glass background represents how I can break at any moment with the right amount of force from all the things I go through. The ocean in the middle represents me, one second it’s calm and smooth sailing and in an instant it can go berserk and uncontrollable and that’s how I get sometimes in my mind, I start thinking about one thing and suddenly there’s the pressure of everything else weighing me down pushing more on the cracked glass.

The right picture is how I feel most of the time though I don’t always show it, not quite happy but not quite sad either just there but not exactly. I also choose the left picture because it shows how I am. Sometimes I just want to drop everything and leave. I do that because sometimes I feel overwhelmed whether because of people, school, or just wanting the need to have some time to myself. Most times I’m found coped up in my bed reading or listening to music because they’re my way of letting everything go. The left picture shows me how I want to appear. I’d rather not have everyone question me and try to console me because that’s not what I need, sometimes all I need is to be left alone to either think or just be there. I do feel really happy and hyper sometimes, but I also have those moments where I get upset when someone talks to me. I’m not saying I’m depressed or a loner, just that sometimes I prefer to be by myself.