Art Portfolio

My first Prismacolor drawing, my Grandma Jean and I. 

This was the first time I had seen her since I was 13.

 

 

I guess this is my tribute to Brookhaven.  My therapist there used to own wild hogs, she was an animal lover like me and I loved listening to her stories... the story about the wild hogs will always make me laugh.  "Don't tell them that, they don't know they are wild hogs."  So this one is for Vickie <3

"Changes"
Storms make trees take deeper roots

Angel in Recovery

This is the Grizzly Bear I made for Papa's birthday tomorrow (September 6th)
 

My first commission for Melissa :)

 

My Buddha for Barbara <3

I made this for my best friend Amanda, the inspiration was "True Colors" by Cindi Lauper.

I made this for my Dad's office... he likes fishing! I HATE it! lol

Lion and Lioness for my sister and brother-in-law.  I wrote part of the lyrics to "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?" on the back.

Sketches from my latest hospitalization at Brookhaven.  I actually miss that place...  Did you know that Elephants and Turtles are my favorite animals?

First tattoo idea I had when I was in treatment at Laureate in 2011... this was more hypothetical...



This is what I am actually getting... I meant to get it for my 21st birthday but my scars haven't healed enough yet so I will probably get it for my 21st and a half birthday.  It says "Love yourself" and "You matter"  The knots symbolize "courage, wisdom, and serenity" and "mind, body, and spirit."

"The ripples... so small at first... but someone has to start them." -Grandmother Willow

These two are "on body image"  The first one is feeling trapped inside your skin, and the second is loving your own reflection.

My "Postsecret"

Well... I like this one, would like to get it off my hands because it has not so great memories associated with it.

I can see into your soul.  It's lonely, it's empty, it's barely breathing.

The dragonfly tangled in the tree of life.
Dragonflies symbolize change.
You put the poetic pieces together

This is the ink painting I did with my poem "I Am Me"
If you look far enough back into my home page you can find it.

My inner child, the background was made with shaving cream and food coloring.

My Recovery Angel

My very first oil painting :)

My inspiration; "There's a flower in the smallest garden standing clear and bright, there's a candle in the darkest corner conquering the night. Go on and trust yourself, you can lead the way. Come on and take your dreams where they've never been. There's a Hero in everybody's heart."

Sketch in homeroom my Junior year



This is meant to be the eating disorder controlling me, and me holding a pair of scissors ready to cut the strings loose.

I drew these in treatment at Laureate in 2011

All I could have on my first crisis unit was crayons, so I made do.

First place in my division at the State Fair for a DOODLE I did in Latin class my Senior year.

Sketches from many moons ago...

My friend Ellen and I painted decorations for my Mom's elementary school's Christmas play in 2011

Some Marilyn sketches!  I gave the second one to Yoyo, one of the techs from Laureate :)

Idina Menzel FAN ART! I seriously recommend checking out her music, start with "I Stand" and "Brave"

Mini easel art at my Books-a-Million when I was kicked out during the snowstorm of 2011

One of the purses I made out of my "sick jeans" in 2012

These are the ones that I started documenting and haven't given away.  Many of you out there may very well have a Sara June original!  Maybe one day you could sell it for the big bucks, but I'd hope you'd want to keep it for sentimental reasons :)