A very short ZINE of only 5 pages set on exploring my world views, my inner thoughts and my most heavy moments using art as a medium.

Page 1 & 2
Everyone of all walks of life I think look beautiful, that’s why people are my favorite thing to draw. Don’t get me wrong, I still get insecure about my looks but at the end of the day, we are all human and I have to keep reminding myself of that.

Page 3

My biggest worry is that I’m ALREADY falling behind. This could be academically, financially, and sometimes skill-wise too. In my drawing I tried to express how this feeling doesn’t just happen in my head, no, it’s a full body experience for me. I tried to show that I’m falling behind PHYSICALLY too, showing the silhouette of my body and the red is a visual experience of what’s happening mentally.

Page 4

This piece connects to me the most. I have dealt with lots of times where I’ve had to let go of someone I love. Sometimes it’s a death of a loved one, or simply losing contact, the sentiment is the same. The overabundance of red is similar to page 3 where it’s a mental visualization. Here, there’s much more red, meaning I have a lot of stress, pent up feelings and trauma about the issue.

Page 5

This is a reference to my favorite poem called “The Orange” by Wendy cope that talks about how little things make life worth living, ending with “I love you, and I’m glad I exist”. I want to live my life with the same values as this poem because it’s so simple, and that’s what makes me so happy, that it’s so simple. There’s not a special reason why I put lilies as the center piece of the drawing, I think they look pretty and they make me happy. No abundance of harsh red to hurt your eyes, there’s still some but it’s overlooked by the simplistic black and white background. This piece brings me peace.