This Is Me by Ariana Kay
Medium: Graphite on brown paper
Size: 15 x 12.5 inches
Artist statement: “This is me.
I am brave, creative, unique, artistic, strong, free spirit, and wild heart. I am vulnerable in my own skin. With every curve, feature, crease, crevice, I tell my own story. My journey has built strength and serenity within myself. I stay grounded while traveling effortlessly into a universal realm where I can float amongst the stars.
This is me.
The power I hold is mine alone. The power to connect myself with others. Being able to understand that not everyone is the same and deserves to have their own destiny.
Love is derived from going through your own path. Being broken and shattered, but still able to pick yourself back up to your own flawless being.
I am perfectly imperfect.
This is me, Ariana Kay, SCI Muncy.”
Image description: A nude woman standing in front of the crescent inserting her hands inside of jelly surfaces or with clouds of energy radiating from her hands.