Unconditional Love
“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:
"I wish my parents had told me I was perfect just as "I AM." That I was worthy and lovable. That I was a dream come true. (I'm adopted)”
To learn more about the exhibition and his brilliant ideas, go to Kev’s website.