A Tribute.

So in the midst of all this reminiscing, (and the fact that I built this entire project around the idea of emotional memory recollection and revisiting some events/moments that have shaped the current state of my life) I've decided to post the original images I decided to use for my stencils. Because of the big move across the country from good ol' sunny California, I was pretty torn on what to bring with me over here, and I have to admit, a lot of personal and sentimental belongings were (regrettably) left behind.


That being said, I did manage to scrounge up a few (and email my mom for some) childhood photographs that I feel have a lot to say about what I was like as a kid.

My mom's favorite photograph of my as a kid (I'm about 3 years old):

And the other (from my senior year of college in '07):

Notice anything different?

So that's that! My piece is complete (for now, anyway), and I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. I did give up the idea of putting lighting elements inside, especially since it was created to have translucent areas, but when I assembled the final parts of it, decided that I liked the surface and texture for what it already was, and feel like it does enough on it's own without all the effects and distractions of other elements.