At first I had a lot of trouble with learning how to use the pen and ink. My first couple of attempts I just threw away. The one that was photographed wasn’t the best one that I did. I keep getting frustrated at myself because I would get the first couple words perfect and then a blob of ink would drip on the paper and ruin the entire thing. Eventually I just embraced my mistakes and made them a part of the piece. I think I’ll continue to practice because I would like to get better.
For my “Bloom Where You are Planted” piece I did a shark jaw. I’ve been going down the Cape every year since I was 2. It’s my second home. I’ve grown up on the beach. For the past 13 years I have watched shark week and that’s played a major role in who I am. I think that’s where my love of animals comes from. This past summer I got the opportunity to help save a Great White Shark that washed up on a beach down in Wellfleet. I’m not going to lie, when I got to touch it I cried. I have such a love for them and I believe that is what bloom where you are planted means. Living through the things you love and just being happy. It doesn’t matter where you are in the world as long as you remember who you are.
For my “Bloom Where You are Planted” piece I did a shark jaw. I’ve been going down the Cape every year since I was 2. It’s my second home. I’ve grown up on the beach. For the past 13 years I have watched shark week and that’s played a major role in who I am. I think that’s where my love of animals comes from. This past summer I got the opportunity to help save a Great White Shark that washed up on a beach down in Wellfleet. I’m not going to lie, when I got to touch it I cried. I have such a love for them and I believe that is what bloom where you are planted means. Living through the things you love and just being happy. It doesn’t matter where you are in the world as long as you remember who you are.