The idea of the rose is meant to represent beauty and fragility, dark and light. The poem is by Tupac Shakur and he talks about having the ability to overcome negativity in life, in my case it has been depression and being able to find this light within darkness
Finger Puppets
The finger puppet is meant to represent me rather than being an actual self portrait. Flannels are something I tend to constantly wear. The rose is a staple of who I am and is constantly found in a lot of my art work.
Ducks in Unusual Places
My duck is depicted as if it were a sugar skull representing day of the dead. This is a subject that I have been working with throughout my career here in Sac State. It was also accented with some marigolds made of fabric.
The rose has many definitions when it comes down to my work. In this case the rose represents my parents. At home, my parents plant roses all over their house and to me that has signified that’s home, we are set here and I’m welcomed.