The Inner Child
Sydney M.
Colored pencil, oil pastel
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Everyone has an inner child, hidden behind the guises of their veiling disposition. Mine subconsciously guides me through my most difficult and emotional decisions, but even more, I learned that the responsibility to care for this child lies in the hands of myself, no matter who hurt her. So many more of us than we think possess one that is scarred by our past experiences. I made the mistake of leaving my inner child wounded, and just as I portrayed in this piece, she took control, constantly pleading to my broken, emotionally stagnant self for her unresolved needs until I could finally provide them. She appeared in cycles, slipping past my barely held-together veneer during my weakest times, when I failed to restrain her. I realized too late that instead of restraining her, I should have nurtured her. Hence, I wanted to express my failure in this work of art.
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Creativity is taking a fragment of my soul and portraying that in innovative ways. Once I create something, I let myself see it as the greatest, unparalleled fabrication ever that best accomplishes what I want to achieve just in that very moment of time; it feels so fulfilling to me.
