Green Monster

This self-portrait is a rejuvenation of one I did in the second grade. The original, referred to as “The Green Monster,” looked different from everyone else’s. I see how some thought it was weird; others called it creative. It called out to be redone. My original intention was to express uniqueness and happiness. Ten years later, though I have grown in mind, body, and spirit, shaped by the world around me, at the core, the truest version of me is still simply unique and full of happiness.