“she’s daydreaming again”

“she’s daydreaming again” acrylic, india ink, oil pastel, beads, glitter, sequins, pipe cleaners on canvas. 2024

1. daydreaming- my imagination has always been strong

i would read and read as a child, later on that day feeling like i’ve watched a movie. having memories of my imaginations.

daydreaming and visualizing can be used as tools to create excitement for the future. but when that vision is not paired with action, it’s just a comforting distraction

i’ve day dreamed and reminisced so much, i’ve lived parts of my life (the parts that did happen and didn’t) a few hundred times.

day dreaming has become such an issue for me, i’ve realized i’m starting to watch my life pass by, waiting for my day dreams to materialize.

fantasizing about a scene that was never promised to me. including another person who makes their own choices and has their own ideas for their future. it is a dangerous zone to find yourself in, because it is not real!!!!

2. intimacy- how is nudity normally read on black and brown bodies? i’ve been sexualize by the outside gaze since i was 12 (the first time i remember being wolf whistled).

how can we reclaim the purity of our image, if not through sharing our perspective of ourselves, and those we love? (though nudity is not the only way this can exist, i felt that communicating that here was effective).

the nudity seen here is painted through the lens of vulnerability, intimacy (close familiarity).