Another stone. Another wall… / Another pill. They said I’d be ok. / They said I’d see again..hear again..feel again. / I wanted to believe.. / Another day. Loneliness. Erase the year.. / Again..I’m here. They told me to be a wall. / Told me to be lonely. I didn’t believe them. / So instead, I loved. Now.. / I am free..
Self Portrait. Everyones in on the joke but me. Graphite Pencil on paper (c) REO 2007
This is one of the photos, part of a series, that I took when I applied for art school earlier this year. It’s a self-portrait in a series about self-image – not having it, and finding it again later. That it’s more important how you feel on the inside.
I was watching the movie “The Ultimate Gift” listening to the character played by James Garner talking to his grandson when he said… ‘Learning is a gift… even if pain is your teacher”. As soon as the words had finished coming out of his mouth I honestly said out loud – YES!! Immediately I was blown away by the quote and I wrote it down and thought about its meaning for weeks. I’ve never felt so affected by a sentence before. Upon reflecting this quote I found quite confronting to realise that I spent my twenties doing everything to avoid and “run away” from my emotional pain.. Now in my 30s I’ve realised that pain was essential for me to be a more caring, less-judgemental and forgiving person. Pain seems to show us the truth in others… the truth that all people, no matter what’s on the outside… have a heart capable of breaking on the inside. It gives me great comfort that I can now view the grief of my brothers death as somewhat of a gift to me – rather than nothing but a loss FEATURED IN Prize Challenges GROUP / FEATURED IN Creative Inspirations / FEATURED IN YOU’RE ACCEPTED GROUP / FEATURED IN FIRST THINGS GROUP / FEATURED IN TYPOGRAPHY GROUP / FEATURED IN THE ART OF PAIN GROUP t-shirt available .
This one was done with just natural light
me
Self…I was playing around with some different lighting scenarios…
Me….
Self Portrait taken in 2007 © Jessica Walker
Okay, I’ll try to stop with the self portraits now for a little while….They are just so therapeutic for me…
Self…..and the water texture from stock.xchng
Sometimes it hurts….Sometimes it’s a relief… The swirly texture is a royalty free image from stock.xchng…
Just havin a little fun! I have always dreamed of walking down that red carpet! :)
San Francisco in the background. Me in the foreground. :) Both photos by Me. :)
Me. Natural light.
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