Unburden

 Unburden

“To unburden yourself is not to lose yourself, but to uncover who you were before the weight.”
— Yung Pueblo

While this self portrait is very similar to the one, Release, I did a few weeks ago , I feel like that artwork was more lighthearted and about the general idea of release or letting go, while this one is more about the darker, heavier things we carry that burden us.

Art Statement:

Unburden confronts the heavier truths—those quiet, internal weights we carry for too long. It speaks to the shedding of shame, fear, expectations, and versions of the self that once served a purpose but now only tether. This work is not about letting go in a gentle sense, but about the difficult, necessary act of breaking away from what no longer belongs. It’s a return to what lies beneath the burden.

Backstory:

So I originally had a way different idea for this week, a piece I will finish for sure as there is nothing wrong with it, but honestly wasn't feeling that that piece was suppose to be this week, and kept putting off the editing for it. But then this idea came into my head this morning and I felt drawn to create it immediately. Even though it was similar to two others pieces I've created before, Im really working on learning to listen to ME and create what I feel needs to be created when it calls to be created.

Also check out Fly which is similar.