So true which is so sad.

Dreaming Of Me.

 I promise this is the last of my silly snapshots! :)

I've made it. It is done! My Senior Show was a success and I have graduated. All this and I am happy. 

This past term has been unbelievably hard, not only because I was working three jobs but because I was also taking 20 credits (the max amount allowed). It feels good to say that I have come out of this unscathed and with all A's! 

I am also wonderfully satisfied with my thesis work, these photos have been my passion for over a year and I am so pleased to see my hard workwell received. And on top of that I am in the process of selling a few of my prints! This all makes me feel amazing and I am still having a hard time processing all that has happened over the past few days.

I know that at times I am hard on myself, too hard for my own good. I push myself so far and become incredably vulnerable. I am my own worst enemy, never allowing myself time to relax or a moment to breath.

So I am happy to have this hard time behind me, and I am looking forward to having this summer and more time to spend with my wonderful boyfriend. What I need now is time to rest, relax, and recover. 

Over this past year, I have come to realize how much I need to focus on me and that is what I plan to do this summer. I am so very tired of questioning my ability, when this is a clear example of how many amazing thing I can do. I feel like I will finally be able to come to terms with these insecurities and conquer them once and for all. It will be hard, but I know that it will be worth it in the end. I am an artist and a young professional. I have so much to be thankful for; its about time that I realize that.

"A story of understanding, clean cut song was sounding vast. 

 I talked too fast, I talked too fluent, I laughed and climbed a rising cast."

At The Final Moment, I Cried.

These moments are so bittersweet and beautiful, just as they are fleeting and hard to grasp. I give no merit to losing touch, I want to hold on to all that I have gained over these past four years.  And so as my schooling ends and my graduation looms this Saturday, I feel unsure of how I should react. Endings are hard, but they can also be beautiful.

And so last night the photo kids gathered to celebrate the end of our life at university, I felt grounded by how much I would cherish and miss these happy times. Its like that Belle and Sebastian song a close friend of mine sang to me, "I always cry at endings." This allowed me to smile through my tears. I am so happy to have made it this far. :)

"At the final moment, I cried. I always cry at endings"

The Woodland National Anthem.

Screen print mono-print. Printed on fabric, hand sewn and stuffed, with found drawer.
Just for fun. :)

"Let's take the country road, before our parents send for us."