Artist Statement:
Clipped wings can not take flight. Stolen wings can not soar. Lost wings can not fly. Broken wings can not reach new heights.
You can not reach your dreams if you do not have any dreams to reach. Damaged wings will not allow you to take off.
I lost my wings recently, my wings being my ideas and my drive to create art. I went to college and I struggled, not with grades or getting assignments done but mentally, I struggled to produce mindless and meaningless works of art that I had no meaningful connection to. They were necessary for the art classes I was taking, and while I did learn from the assignments I was losing my motivation. I had stopped going to college and was just trying to get my motivation back. I made some watercolor paintings but there was no meaning in them, it was just an exercise. I kept being asked what I had been doing and how college was going. I had no inspiration for about a year. I finally got the idea for this photoshoot and got everything ready, about two weeks later I did the photoshoot and took my time editing them, it is now about 3 weeks after I got the idea and I am excited to share these photos with you. These photos describe how I have been feeling this past year. I have always loved art. I love to create and share my work with my friends, family, and strangers, hoping that someone will relate to my work or help them understand those around them. Even if you did not have the exact same experience as me, I think that a lot of people can relate to this feeling of being grounded and unable to fly or succeed, especially with something that you are supposed to be, or have been good at in the past.
You can not reach your dreams if you do not have any dreams to reach. Damaged wings will not allow you to take off.
I lost my wings recently, my wings being my ideas and my drive to create art. I went to college and I struggled, not with grades or getting assignments done but mentally, I struggled to produce mindless and meaningless works of art that I had no meaningful connection to. They were necessary for the art classes I was taking, and while I did learn from the assignments I was losing my motivation. I had stopped going to college and was just trying to get my motivation back. I made some watercolor paintings but there was no meaning in them, it was just an exercise. I kept being asked what I had been doing and how college was going. I had no inspiration for about a year. I finally got the idea for this photoshoot and got everything ready, about two weeks later I did the photoshoot and took my time editing them, it is now about 3 weeks after I got the idea and I am excited to share these photos with you. These photos describe how I have been feeling this past year. I have always loved art. I love to create and share my work with my friends, family, and strangers, hoping that someone will relate to my work or help them understand those around them. Even if you did not have the exact same experience as me, I think that a lot of people can relate to this feeling of being grounded and unable to fly or succeed, especially with something that you are supposed to be, or have been good at in the past.