Kelly: Self and Helena

Self.

(Digital)

This an "abstract self-portrait".

I was doing a self-empowerment course, one of the things to do was to look in the mirror and say affirmations to yourself.

I struggled with this, and I struggle with doing self-portraits with my art.

A have a few but they are rarely shared, I often put music to my pieces which creates their title, but as I didn’t share this one I didn’t have a name.

Self-love and self-care are so important I feel this represents my constant struggle to do this.

Helena.

(Digital)

 What helps me heal?

Art.

Sometimes it's very difficult to talk about my journey, mostly for fear of traumatizing other people or even just sharing my vulnerabilities.

The use of colour and objects are open to interpretation, so while I'm creating things which sometimes come from a dark place, people see it differently.

This piece was a photo of a dry clay ball I made, set inside an air plant vase.

I took a photo and digitally altered it, I also did a dry point etching of this which turned out amazing and has inspired me to pursue print making.