continued book
I have drawn inspiration from so many things (for the book) that it is hard for me to stay concentrated on what is really important. I have a really hard time narrowing down images, content, and meaning. It’s always been a struggle for me because I have so many interests. I find beauty in so many things, whether simple or complex. I really want the essence of my book to show that beauty can be found in so many things. I constantly find myself doing double takes all day long. I find beauty in piles of trash if there just so happens to be complimenting colors and shapes. Anything can be beautiful if we look with an open mind. The most important thing for me to remember is that beauty is not always “pretty”. Something beautiful may be incredibly painful to look at, but the beauty can be found in its honesty. Through reading back on my journal entries and this past year’s artwork, I find this thought process to be a pattern. Beauty is something that is seen by those who wish to see it. My own experience has been that the more I look for it in things the more I find it. When I look for beauty in horrible life situations, I’m able to cope with it better. The same goes from day to day life. I find beauty in a sunset, a shadow, a blade of grass, a strand of hair. How much better life would be if we all could see the beauty it has to offer. Beauty in small things, big things, complicated things, simple things, eye grasping things, average things, relationships, people, personalities, spaces. The opportunities for understanding the simple complexity of beauty are endless. I hope my book can challenge this concept.
