Connections, Wood, Yarn, Acrylic Paint, Polyurethane, Pom Poms, Buttons, Paper, Felt, Beads
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In times of uncertainness and depression, it is often common to feel detached from oneself, or even like you have become a different version of what you once were. I understand these feelings, as I too have felt them throughout periods in my life. Once healing begins, however, you never forget how you were when at your worst. It is part of your story and your journey now. This piece explores these ideas.
Two similar organic shapes, decorated incomparable materials, represent the human in two different stages of this journey. The black shape, serving as the darkest times in one’s life, and the more colorful, serving as the healing times. Notice, the colorful shape still contains blackness in its composition.
This is to express that one may never be fully rid of certain negative thoughts or feelings but is still capable of living a brighter, happier life. These two bodies are connected by a tangled array of black and white yarn, as there are certainly ups and downs, bad and good experiences that lead one to overcome these difficult emotions. These experiences are complex and can take a lot of work to untangle, but it is possible to reach the other side and attain contentment with life.
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