Pre schematic Stage

"Petite Lisa Drawing" 5.5"x 8.5" Markers and Paper 2010

The pre schematic stage are for children around 3 to 5 years of age. I actually remember drawing the circle and stick pictures as a young child. I remember sorta just thinking that the circle was the perfect representation of the human body. But apparently that is normal because a lot of kids do that, so that's good I was on the right development path. It was not hard to draw this but as an older person I wanted to add more details and colored things. It just feels too bare bones perhaps that's why kids like to color later on?

Loss of a Loved One

"Things Fall Apart" 5.5"x 8.5" Paper, Colored Pencils 2010

For class we got into groups and talked about something or somebody you've lost. One girl lost her grandpa. Although he did not physically die, he did not want to be a part of his family's life anymore. This resonated with me because I never knew my grandfather and I understood not having a grandfather. But I feel she has it worse, while I did not know anything about my grandfather she did and looked up to him and so when he left it's hard to process all that just happened. I drew a person that is still trying to hold onto her grandfather not because she wants to force him to stay but because the grieving process is still alive and perhaps there is a small comfort that he might come back to the family.

Importance and Poem

"La Maison" 5.5"x 8.5" Pencil and Paper 2010

Instantaneous Hello/Goodbye

I appear

I disappear

In an instant atmosphere

I hide silently

Behind violets and roses

Stuck in a child pose

The crows circle

I cannot speak for me

Tongue Paralysis

I feel malaise

To Grandma:

Despite the haze

You’re my house

It lies within me. 

Person Picking Apple from Tree

"PPAT Drawing" 24"x16" Paper and Markers 2010 

I drew this picture. I hope it doesn't reveal anything too bad....