Zepeda Wendy September 8, 2012 Ms.

Lipton Period 3

Mandala Artist Statement This mandala is suppose to identify who I am, my goals and what my life has been as in the past 17 years.Who am I? has been something not only myself has asked but others who surround me ask themselves too. 1. My cousin (Danny) and I. Significant day. My quinceanera had always been something my parents and I would dream of and finally it got to that day . July 16 2010, It was the best day ever in my life that i would always be thankful of. 2. Myself in a parachute! Significant day. i never imagined myself doing something so brave like flying in a parachute in the middle of the ocean in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico summer 12. 3. Blanket and Teddy bear. Important nonhumans. The blanket is something so important because my mom made it for me while pregnat of me. It was my first gift from my mom. The teddy bear my best/closest cousin (Erik) bought for me on his first allowance he got from his dad. 4. A long sunrise bumpy road. My life journey. The bumpy road symbolizes that life isn't easy so i'm gonna have a bumpy life once in awhile... 5. The ocean. My life journey. The ocean symbolizes a long way of life im going to have full of experiences. 6. The doctor. My life journey. The doctor Symbolizes what im expecting to see myself in the future. I want to be a ultrasound technician. 7. The 3 little girls jumping. Childhood location. That picture reminds me of my every weekend life at my aunt house with my 2 cousins. We would always have sleep overs and jump in the bed. 8. The playhouse. Childhood location. Playhouse in my life symbolizes a lot to me like where I would do my homework, spend my afternoons and where I would play with everyone that would visit me. 9. Dark clouds with lightning. Difficult time. It represents the time when my parents were about to separate.It was the time of my life I suffered the most.

Zepeda Wendy September 8, 2012 Ms. Lipton Period 3

10. A sad face with rain. Difficult time. It aswells represents the same thing of my parents separating because thats the most difficult time ive had so far in my life 11. Cosmetology. Important stuff in my life. This symbolizes a big goal I have for myself. I hoping to learn a lot in my life about cosmetology so I won't have to depend on no one to do my hair or makeup. 12. My beautiful cousin (Evelyn). Closest people. This girl has always been with me since toddlers. We see each other closer than cousins more like sisters. She always gives me a heads up on what i do. I love her to death! 13. My parents. Closest people. There is no one closest and who can love you as much as your own parents. Yeah we might argue and have our downs but it just keeps us even closer as a family. They are the ones i communicate every single thing. The mandala reflects my personal aesthetic through its use of images of important and outlooking things in life. My respect for the natural world infuses my sense of how challenging but yet beautiful it is. Although my identity is much more than these symbols and pictures can represent, When I look at my mandala I feel comfortable of knowing thats exactly who I am and will be in the future. As i begin to express my life, and the process i went through to create it was a huge step of reminding myself the struggles ive been through, the happiest moments of my life and what is waiting for me out there on the real world.