assignment one, final image.

    My final image was created by isolating portions of several images and then combining them all together in photoshop using layers and various masks. The images that I chose each represent (literally and figuratively) the pieces that make up who I am at this particular moment in time.

   The image as a whole is a little bet messy and overwhelming, which is exactly how I feel my life can be a lot of the time. The weather vane is distorted and skewed because I have never been able go in one straight line in any direction without being distracted. The sky and rock backgrounds are a reminder that it is just as important to dream as it is to stay grounded. My daughter is the one constant in my life that I never doubt or question. The silhouette of two people represents, to me, that it is important to let the people you care about know that you care because you never know what may happen.

   The Tiki images carry a double meaning. Spirituality is very important to me, but because of my upbringing around many different faiths, I think it is more important what you have inside than how or to who you express it.  I thought the multi-colored slinky looked a lot like a tornado, and I thought it was a good reminder that as long as I know who I am and what I stand for, then no disaster will take away what really is important.