Another big scroll. I folded into squares and carried it around with me for about 3 weeks (end of August to Early September, 2012).
As elementary school approached, I was pretty grumpy, overwhelmed, and freaked-- so I labeled that part of the composition
'downside'. Then I started taking the right medication again and it was my birthday and teaching began to feel more natural... That side is called
'upside'. Truthfully, 'upside' kinda blorfs me out...the colors are pretty lousy. I tried to use colors I don't choose very often. Ew. The 'downside' has areas that I'm a little fond of:
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| This part of the composition is called the "downside". I drew myself sitting on the couch an awful lot. Crossed things out. Black lines, man. Drawings of people at Teacher Orientation in August. Clearly wasn't in the mood to plan an elementary art curriculum. |
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| This is part of the half called "Upside". Pretty awful, no? I Except for the ninja turtle backpack-- that was a birthday present! The rest kinda makes me cringe... during this time I was just moving into my apartment. Maybe my arms were too tired to function... |
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| detail: me and my family dog Bosco: a pair of slugs on the couch! |
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