Before & After

“Before & After” is a piece about how when we were/are kids, we see things from a simple point of view. We would draw with easy mediums like crayons. As kids we dream about how easy life is and we dream about how “we will be away from parents” with “no rules!”, which is the “before” part of this artwork. We see it from this one lens. In the “After” lens, we see how life can change in a short amount of time. Life can get dark and less bright. We can lose a loved one. Everything becomes more faded too. And we were just wishing we could have the easy dreams when we were kids. This connects to “The Power of Dreaming” because sometimes dreaming is not always good. After dreaming you picture this perfect word then when you wake up, you imagined this perfect word and it is nothing compared to what you dream. Sometimes it is but not always. The power of dreaming is a great and a horrible thing at the same time.