BEHIND THE SCENES

Since the original piece in the collection was made from recycled cardboard rather than stone it ended up having the appearance of almost tree bark, which I loved. As I daydreamed about the collection, I knew that I wanted there to be overlapping pieces that looked almost like bark pulled from a tree revealing emotions that I wanted the viewer to immediately feel. 

Now that I had the idea the next step was figuring out which emotions, I would want to embody myself and transfer into these art pieces to be felt by others. A big aspect of my work is developing coping mechanisms for healing many of the feelings of unworthiness I grapple with daily. With this in mind I decided the next pieces would embody releasing negativity and embracing my wounded inner child. Here are the initial sketches I created.