What inspired this painting?
The artworks that I created before this one showed happy memories in my life. When I started working on this painting, I felt stressed at school, so I decided to try something new. I wanted this painting to express the frustration I felt, and to show that everyone experiences ups and downs.
What was your working process?
I started off sketching with pencil. I drew myself in colored pencil because it was the first time I had ever drawn a self-portrait. I wanted to use a medium I was really comfortable with. At first, I thought I was just going to draw a simple cage and a person who looked like me inside the cage. Then I started adding paint, and a lot of things changed. I developed the background, border, and cage, and it all just came together.