skailla

A Estrada

Added 2020-06-05 12:01:01 +0000 UTC

Hey guys!

How have you been? :)

So here's an exercise we had to do for the art course I'm currently doing. We were supposed to create an illustration about what changed/happened inside us during the quarantine.

I could have focused on the infinite bad sides of it, especially considering the state of the world right now, but I'm trying to keep my head out of the water.

Something special did happen. When I moved to São Paulo, 16 years ago, we were in a hurry and ended up losing all of our family photos. I grew up without knowing what I looked like before 10-11 years old.

Because of the quarantine, my mother decided to finally look for them, and she found them.

You guys know how much childhood is important to my work and especially to my identity, so finding these pictures was like finding a treasure chest.

For the first time, I was able to look back at my own story. It might not seem like a lot, but it helped change my perspective over my way. It helped to remind me of who I am, where I came from and where I'm going when all of this is over.

I know I say this a lot, but I'm so thankful to have you all with me on this journey. I really can't put into words how much you mean to me. So thank you, once again, for all of your love and support. I would have never gotten this far without you.