5/23/2018 0 Comments Finished Final ProjectFor this piece I used a technique that I had never really tried before, inspired by work done by Stephanie Ledoux. First, I painted a portrait of a refugee from Ethiopia, now living in Atlanta, on watercolor paper. I used watercolor as the base layer of her skin before using watered-down acrylic paint to complete it, and colored pencil to fill in the eyes. I also used colored pencil over the acrylic paint once it had dried, adding shading and dimension to her face. After that, I printed out Ethiopian textiles and Scripture in the Amharic language onto parchment paper and modge-podged it onto a large canvas. Then I attached the portrait onto the canvas, framed by the textiles and collaged paper around it.
This piece is meant to express the beauty and the power of this woman’s culture. It is almost a contrast to one of my earlier pieces, “Silenced”, where the woman in the picture looks shy closed off. The woman in this piece is bold, her face open and the colors of her hijab bright. There is also a small part of this piece that I intentionally hid within her face. It is such a small part, yet it encompasses my entire message as an artist. Within the woman’s eyes can be seen a reflection of the cross, revealing the event that ultimately brings this woman, and all people, true peace and validation. The meaning and purpose she has received through the sacrifice of Jesus has become a part of her, changing her life to be full of truth and joy.
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