Emotion Explosion
Mika J.
Graphite, colored pencil, paper
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Emotion Explosion is a reflection of how I handle my feelings. I usually hold them all in, not letting myself appear to be "too happy" or "too sad". The use of graphite for my profile depicts how I see myself, physically, when I feel most emotions. Unless I feel really sad, happy or anxious, I retain a somewhat emotionless face. Inside, though, thoughts and feelings whirl about, trying to break my mask of indifference. This flurry builds up in my mind and body until it breaks through. The various characters rising out of my head are those feelings. I drew these mini versions of myself in a specific order. Happiness, the yellow figure, has fully emerged from my head and is comfortably standing. This represents how happiness is the easiest to show on my face. Below and to the right of it, Love, a purple figure reaching out, depicts how affection is the second most common emotion to fill my face. Directly below, Anger is grabbing my hair and grimacing, bringing to life my sparks of anger. A little to the left, Sadness is hunched over, exhausted from the exertion of trying to climb out. I rarely show sadness on my face, and when I do, it's usually because I feel extremely tired or anxious. The lowest figure that has emerged is Anxiety, whose head is just peeking out from behind my hair. When I'm anxious, my face is void of anxiety, only because it is clenched up tight.
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Creativity allows me to have open mind and experiment with new ways to express who I am and what is important to me. It also opens doors to new ideas that I hadn't thought of before.
