Certain themes have been popping up for me based on different things that have been occupying my brain space, my mental capacity, or just my mind. Stuff that’s going on up in my head. Yeah, that stuff. And let me tell you, being home with my babies is exactly where I want to be, but I also crave adult conversations. We’ll save my craving for adult conversations for another post, but for now, I’ll just say having a complete thought feels like a luxury these days.
One theme that has been coming up for me is around this idea of a self-portrait series. As you might guess, many of my self-portraits revolve around my role as a mother. I knew I always wanted to have a big family, but I don’t think I ever knew how much I would enjoy being māmā. These self-portraits that come to mind are images, or sometimes symbolic images that are what my mind thinks of when “triggered” with certain cues, or even words or mind maps.
I know I am not the first to think about this type of self-portrait series, especially with the many doodle-like pages on social media nowadays. However, this is the background to what I plan on sharing with different self-portraits of how I would describe myself.
What comes to mind when you think of your self-portrait? How would you describe your self-portrait? What images or words come to mind?