Flower Continuation

I am so happy to announce that I am going to be continuing to finish my flower from last year. This flower has been one of my most favorite projects because it is very personal and has a deep meaning. Just to remind everyone from last year, or for those who have not seen the flower yet, I am going to talk about the meaning and why this project is special to me.

When I was in middle school, I used to carry around one of those stereotypical Vera Bradley purses that every girl had to have. I remember that I used to try and doodle the flowers from my purse on random sheets of paper. One day last year while I was sitting in class, I realized that I wanted to start making art that was more personal. I realized that I could use one of the flowers that I used to doodle in the project. I constructed a HUGE flower out of paper and began to draw out letters on each side. The flower has two different sides and each side has its own meaning.

 On the side with the smaller letters, the petals are made up of fun and appealing little phrases that I collected over time on my Pinterest board or the camera roll on my phone. If you read it you will see that the phrases are completely random and some of them are a tad weird. But, that's why I love them! The middle of this side of the flower has the quote, "It's the little things", because I believe that these little phrases are what makes me, me. Some of them are just little random words that are nothing more than appealing to the mind. I'm a firm believer that the biggest feelings of joy can come from just the smallest things!

On the side with the larger letters, the petals are made up of my own words. At the time I first started this flower last year, there were a lot of different areas of my life where I was struggling. Some of the struggles have passed, and the others are still being fought. Then there are some other words on this side that are just good things that were happening in my life or situations that are special to me. This side is me speaking the words about how I feel without really revealing the situations I am speaking about. It's basically a feeling of relief. On the middle of this side is the quote, "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

This is by far my favorite project because it is a reflection of who I am. I feel like I fully put myself out there with this project and I feel good for doing it!

Jenny Holzer

The artist I am focusing on this week is Jenny Holzer. She resides in New York City. She displays many of her pieces in parks, on bridges, and on buildings around the world. She often portrays a message in all of her work to get the attention of the public. Her pieces are light displays and she works with text. I really like this because I feel like she relates to me. Her work has meaning and it displays a message for the general public. Everyone can relate. I like the fact that she displays her work in large, public places to where it really stands out. I have always loved the idea of sending a message to people through artwork. I also like the idea of using light or a projection to do this.