I fancy myself an artist, though I don’t think it will ever become anything more than a hobby and cathartic release.
However, the last few months, I haven’t drawn or painted anything really. I just haven’t felt that old spark of inspiration lately. It’s kinda been bumming me out.
BUT…
I finally had an idea. I finally made something today. It’s a rather childish peice, but I don’t really care. I’m just glad I was actually able to finish something for once. 🙂
 
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SUUWEEET!!
Definitely caught my eye – I like indeed.
Creative, nice work! Hope you get around to making more awesome creations
This is beautiful! I love the colors and the concept is very creative too — I just love how all those colors are spilling out from the crayons. And the little stick figures are so cute too. It’s interesting that the big stick figure is holding up the umbrella to keep the colors from reaching them. It makes me think of depression and how the good stuff just doesn’t reach you when you’re depressed. I hope to see more of your work!
the umbrella symbolizes the wall you’ve built inside.
Thanks everyone for your kind words. Even before my bout of “uninspiration”, most of my drawings/paintings/whatever were never seen by anyone else. So, obviously, I never got much feedback (besides the occasional critisism from my dad). It means a lot.
As for the meaning behind it….. I originally imagined the umbrella representing depression, but as I continue to look at it, the meaning continues to change for me. I can’t decide whether the metaphorical positive force is the color, the umbrella, or the person holding the umbrella…. At the moment, the only thing I’m sure of is that it sure was a hell of a lot of fun to melt those crayons. X)
~Ashley
the colors represent everything outside of your heart that’s trying to get in. you made the umbrella and the people black representing the dark wall surrounding your heart. That’s what I see anyway, but it’s your pic. 😉
Wow that is really good do you mind if I use it for my iPod background?
Wow Ashley,
There is something magical to me about this art you made: so simple and complex too, just like the colors start out basic but when they run together become complex and dynamic.
‘I can’t decide whether the metaphorical positive force is the color, the umbrella, or the person holding the umbrella’
That is the beauty to me: the metaphorical positive force is all three. The person under the umbrella is not alone. The umbrella is providing saftey from complexity and looks as though it could be turned around any second and become a bowl to hold all the colors. The umbrella looks like a half full moon too. It is as if the Colors are the Ying and under the umbrella is the Yang and you just captured the light and dark of living and the fine line of interplay between. Without all these goofy words!
Behtah Sweeeeet!
I feel you have captured a lot of the tension of adolescence there too… so much world to take in and pick from (colors) to fill one’s self (stick figure) with and become ‘someone’ – overwhelming sometimes the big ole beauty we chose from and in so doing loose some.
I’m in my 50’s & in terms of defining or refining oneself this time of life I’ve heard called a second adolescence … I agree especially not having had an integrated first adolescence. The more I return to look at this art the more I feel and see: the sitting figure has not turned their back on the umbrella holder and yet is also not actively involved. Sometimes those bystanders piss me off and sometimes I am one of them. When I feel like a stick figure there is no room for holding color, carrying complexity, my dexterity (hands and feet) are gone and it is all I can do to balance the sickle above me, precariously protected.
OK Last post on this… I do love art … I hate the city I am existing in & yet find the graffiti inspiring. After seeing your piece Ashley I looked on line at a lot of melted crayon art and some even had umbrellas and silloetes etc. but there are many things in this picture that make it visual poetry that the others I saw, while cool just cause, still just didn’t distill down to a few lines a cohesive unified experience as yours has done here.
Thanks for the sharing the visual vacation that hels me see home in a new way.