Design has always been important to me and my works of art. Design is a way of expression without involving any objects or people; with the absence of these two things it becomes something liberating with no boundaries, just emotion with every stroke of a line and addition of color. Color is said to have rules, but I pay no attention to that. I choose the colors that emphasize detail, working to make the piece as aesthetic as it can be, with color combinations taken from my brain and using no wheel; I have the freedom to create designs from my imagination. Monochrome hints always help to change up color looks, it adds something different instead of having a whole piece consisting of color, I like these additions to some of my pieces when I feel like there is too much color going on or if I feel like something is missing.

I combined all these techniques within my senior piece to create something I enjoy making. But something special and new with this piece was that I collaged and experimented with magazines and learned some cool tricks. During this process I created my glaze by combining glue and paint to enhance the color and shine of the magazine pages. I then used an image of a physical piece to digitally draw patterns within it, blending the physical and digital pieces. My pieces are not created to express any specific thing, they are purely meant for the viewer to enjoy and then maybe form their interpretation. I draw what comes to my head and continue like that until I get a full piece; I enjoy this process because it's liberating and stress relieving, and that’s why I create.