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All pieces were selected from either my closet, second-hand boutiques, thrift stores or were given to me. I paint each one by hand.
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the story
Stains
When living in California I was so empty because of many things, but mostly because, for the first time in my life when the most dramatic events of my life happened to me, I was faced with dealing with them alone. By alone, I meant not being able to drive or talk to my support system that I had always had since I was a child.
I have always had a community, a familiar city, a place to call home, a means to get home fast, or heck...even just the energy to get me through hard times. All of that was not present for me in the first few years of living in LA. So I did nothing. After a year of just walking through the motions, I decided it was finally time to change. I had to start somewhere. I had to figure out who I was, who I wasn’t, and where I wanted to go. It took me a while to figure this out but when I did, that led to acknowledging all of these “things” about me that I was not happy with.
“These “things” I refer to as “stains”, and here’s why: A stain is a mark that is not easily removed.”
My “things” started out as tiny problem areas but because I hid them instead of trying to get rid of them, they eventually grew into HUGE problems. HUGE problems are not easy to remove or cover up.
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