Breaking Boundaries

*A couple of weeks ago*

While trying to gather, sort and do my best to complete, I was finally coming to the end of my Specialist Techniques unit on Street Art. This unit was my turning point, the beginning of a new way of producing pieces and ideas, pieces that i'd never imagine creating a year ago. I decided to chose this as my topic as it was completely out of my comfort zone, something that of course interests me also. 

I feel as though I was starting to label myself as the girl who does delicate, miniature detailed drawings of flowers etc. This was my chance to express myself more in a new, exciting way. "I may as well since this is what the course is personally about, walking down new routes and discovering secret strengths, finding out more about myself as an art student. Since the unit was coming to a close I thought, should I do some  actually Street Art? Siobhan suggested it to me awhile back but I knew that the answer I was going to give was no, never. I had to buy spray paint anyway to fulfill my ideas so two days before handing in my sketchbook I sat out in my garden spray painting onto paper and rocks that I found on past walks thinking "Why am I doing it the safe way?" It's called Street Art for a reason. After pondering over the idea, I decided to wait till it was dark outside. I encouraged myself to go out and do a bit of spray painting. Probably the most scared I've ever been at creating art. "When it strikes 11:30pm, I'll go out". I put on one of my hoodies (hood up, zipped to the top) and started walking with the clank of spray cans that I hid within my hoodie, clenching onto my stencil for dear life. Close to home, I chose a wall that held an electricity box. Stupidly I chose a place right under a lamppost (something that I've learnt not to do for the future) and quietly sprayed in bursts. The blurred outline of my eyes were forming on the wall. Carrying on with another, I went and down a step that was part of the stairs on the right of my house. I put my eyes also with the painted words 'LOVE YOURSELF' on top of the set. Writing something positive was my goal as I wanted to convey a message that could brighten up even just one person's day, even though it seems a tad cheesy, I think that it's something important that we should do, we should love ourselves for our personality and appearance. After creating them I felt quite guilty at the fact I just 'vandalized' for the first time, but it quickly melted away as the next day, while up in my bedroom I heard these two kids cheerfully saying "OH! love yourself!" to one another. 

This was my first attempt at this and of course I'm no 'Banksy' but it was a good experience that I risked taking.

*I currently don't have an image provided as I left my memory stick in my pencil case, at college, but I will upload one as soon as I can!* done.