Breathe
“What’s something you wish your parents had told you?"
Medium : Watercolor, Pencil, Ink
Date : 2021
Original Size: 8” x 10”
I created this piece for Kevin Ly’s project “Letters to Parents.” I met Kev in college during our Art in Public Spaces class. We worked on a few projects together. For his final project, he sat outside the FA4 Art building with a desk, colored pieces of paper, and a bright orange mailbox. Students would approach him and wrote their answer to the question “What’s something you wish your parents had told you?”
After such a beautiful, heartbreaking, and positive outpour of responses, Kevin Ly decided to publish these pieces in a book, and showcase the work in various exhibitions in LA. He approached me and asked if I could make an illustration based off of any of the responses I found compelling. I asked him if I could make 3.
This piece was inspired by the letter that read:
"That everything is okay. All these "things" that are happening aren't important. Breathe. Focus on yourself. Breathe Breath Breathe Breathe”
To learn more about the exhibition and his brilliant ideas, go to Kev’s website.