"Dreams" Layout for the Art Playground Challenge!

Here is my newest layout titled "Dreams" for the Art Playground Challenge.  The theme is "Be Authentic".  This blog post is going to give a summary of various aspects of who I am as a person - I created my layout based off of this idea.  I wanted to create a layout to show how I am authentic as a person.

Here are the colors for the Art Playground Challenge for August:

The colors are perfect to represent me as a person! Often I see things as black and white, meanwhile I have to remind myself sometimes there may be a gray area. Also, blue is the color I use during meditating in stressful times. "Breathe in blue. Breathe out red."

I chose to use a music notes stamp on my background because music gets me through all of my highs and lows in life. I sing it loud so I have to play it loud. :-)

The cracked stencil with the blue seedlings represent the times I feel broken yet I still fight through it and keep hope alive. The inspiration for this comes from a song by the band Disturbed. The name of the song is "The Light". Here are some lyrics: "When you think all is foresaken, listen to me now. You need never feel broken again. Sometimes darkness can show you the light."

I took a picture on vacation about a week ago at Myrtle Beach specifically for this challenge. To go with my picture, I used some black roses. Although I always mean well and do the very best I can, I have always felt like an outsider no matter how many people I surround myself with. I am a beautiful person, but I am also the black rose.

Behind my picture is a pair of twos because the number two is my favorite number. I remind myself that it is okay to be in second place because nobody is perfect.

I hope you enjoyed getting to know me a little better through this layout. I tried to be as authentic with my artwork as possible to represent the person I am. Thank you for taking a look today!

~ Jessica ~