An Empty Self, Suspended in Chaos | Original Painting

This piece is extreme 3-D! Kinda like "Found Object Art"
Mixed Media on Canvas
24 x 36 inches
Hanging wire on back, ready to hang.

High Gloss & Glittery Finish

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"An empty self, suspended in chaos"

I was inspired to illustrate the above phrase which was given to me while waitressing. An easy place to feel empty and unseen.

Although I always did my best to stay present with others, waitressing felt unfulfilling at times. I usually enjoyed it, but sometimes it would get to me. I know that in this current season of my life I am meant to be working on my art fulltime. Which is why I recently made the decision to lower the prices on my art. Because I would rather sell work faster and get to paint more, then not get to paint as much because I have to work a part time job.

I really did like some things about waitressing and learned so much from it, maybe I'll go back one day. But this piece is not really about that, that's just one experience that made me feel empty. I hope this piece of art does more to illustrate daily life that can be chaotic at times, but yet somehow, we made it through and here the proof! Here's a reminder of how we felt at one point, desperate with no life, and now we can look at it with a new perspective. Stepping back and seeing from the bigger picture. Turning those emotions into something tangible that I can be seen and digested. We don't have to hold sorrow; we can release it now. Now is the time.

I made a lot of space for negative emotions this summer; space to process and then let go. Creating art like this can be a purge of energy. Then in the end, it gets covered in glitter! Turns out a mess can be beautiful. Afterall, we've grown and learned so much, we would never have had it play out any other way.