Project 1

     Project 1’s guidelines were vague and open ended, which was terrifying at first but then allowed for full creative liberties. I was instructed to make something that I want to explore more or something that I was passionate about. I chose wings as the foundation of my project. Wings, specifically angel wings, are so interesting to me because of the texture, differentiations and uniqueness. Not only did the visual aesthetics entice me into creating wings but also the emotional ramifications that I attach to them. I see wings as an extension to who a person is like an aura. Despite the fact that humans don’t actually have wings, but with historical images and stories, one can imagine a world with them. I chose to make the wings out of wood because of the sturdiness and resilience of wood. Trees weather many storms and stand tall to provide so many things for others like shade, protection, warmth, etc. Using wood in my piece, elementally plays into the resilience aspect. You can see the changes in weather with changes in tone. The rings within the wood show the hard winters, and blissful summers that the tree endured before it moved onto its next purpose. The emotional extension that wings have is shown through my piece in the imperfections; not every feather is straight or perfect but yet it fits with the rest perfectly. Attaching wings with an emotional identity similar to aura allowed me to see them as an extension of a person. I emotionally resonate with this piece because life is not easy; we all endure our travesties and trauma yet we walk on. The wings like souls, have scars but continue to persevere and find the good in the life that we currently live. I chose to create the wings to resemble my soul; showing the battles I have gone through have left no mark and the strength I have to continue on.