I Am a Mural / The Experience of Being Multiracial

Clarissa W.

• Artist Statement

  My creative writing piece is a non-fiction exploration of my racial multiracial identity and how I came to admire my differences. It is about how I used to compare myself to muddy paint water because of my multiple ethnicities. But now, I have extracted the colors and now think of my identity as a mural that incorporates many colors to form something beautiful, much like me and all the other multiracial individuals who once felt lost.

• Creative Statement

  Through writing, my strong emotions and passions are expressed onto paper, forming a connection with someone who relates to or finds interest in my work. Writing is where I can spark new conversations encompassing emotional and vulnerable topics that were once challenging to convey.