Artist Statement – “Tropic Sunset”
To create this piece I used eucalyptus leaves, log wood, cochineal bugs and tango cosmos. These were then rolled tightly between layers of wet cotton and left to dry for a week. I went into creating this with no expectations and genuinely had no idea on how to visualize what the outcome would be. The finished product surpassed anything I could have imagined. It’s like the pieces of nature called to me and embodied me in colour form.
The yellow and oranges on the outside I find represent my firey outward projection. The strong purple lines is the wall I tend to put up. I don’t allow too many people into my inner circle in fear of being hurt by friendships again. The soft yellow in the center is my gentle and compassionate interior that not many get to see.
