Jamie Smith
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Creating this collection has been cathartic. I’ve been building it slowly from the ground up- I bought bouquets as photographed them in various states of decay. The idea started as a feeling, or a tangled muddle of feelings. The visual of a wilting flower against a dark background came to mind, representing the feeling after putting yourself out there, be it through art or in a relationship or in a new endeavor, and having it be received much less favorably than you imagined. You curl back in and deflate-
“Never mind”
“Forget I said anything”
Then the negative thought spiral begins. I have titled each of these pieces after names I call myself and negative core beliefs. I wrote the title over and over in the layers as I painted. Shinning a light on each of these individually helps me see them for what they are. Sharing them so publicly is uncomfortable and awkward, but I’m told that’s what growth feels like. Enjoy some of my deepest darkest secrets, and please be gentle with me.
