You
Know Who You Are
This piece really came from a place of unrequited love. I
have been feeling that for a while now and I was just trying to be open. This
piece is so delicate to me because many people do not have the power to combine
what they write in their diary or journal then showcase it to the world. In
some sense this was a way for me to reveal my true self to just lie there naked
to the world to see all the hurt I have been feeling that no one knows about
except for God. I used a wide variety of colors because I wanted to show how
many emotions I have been feeling in the inside. The hair extensions show
another aspect of my journal and life as a young African American woman. The
words are actually from a poem that I wrote about how I was feeling to this
person. Then I tie it all in with God. The fact that I love this person who
doesn’t want me to love them so much it hurts. I know God still loves me and I
am not trying to make this person love me. Still, I feel bad that this person
will never love me because they think no one should love them. Which draws me
even closer to them. I have a huge heart no matter how many times you hurt me I
will still try to love you like crazy. Yet, creating this piece helped me to
realize that I can love him all I want but it has to be God’s love that helps
him. My love is nothing compared to God’s and he loves this guy way more than I
do. So it is best that I just place it in God’s hands. It is still a challenge
for me to erase all of our memories together and give him to God, because I have
built a strong love for him. I really thought deeply while making this piece,
and part of it is because I put my diary in it. When you put something so
precious and so sacred to you in a piece you really become open like a book for
the world to see.
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