Duck

I think every new artist thinks about creating a style all their own.  How do I stand out from every other artist out there?  How do I not be cliche?  How do I convey a message that only the viewer can decode?  Being a new artist, I had no idea where to begin.

I knew a little about what I liked:  color, texture, form.  Form is not easy to create, so I’ve learned.  Don’t make your life hard by picking a difficult form, I tell myself.  I’ve found it quite easy because I’m a person that sees odd beauty in the ordinary and simple.  The rubber duck is a symbol of our childhood.  It’s a reminder of playfulness: something we tend to forget about as we grow up and life gets busy.

This is one of my favorite pieces.  It reminds me that rubber duckies are not just for kids and we are never too old to play.