Emporia, Kansas is known for instigating Veterans' Day as a national holiday. As a new member of the community, I chose to attempt to relate to my community as well as to the people of my nation. The setting is in a foresty area beside Emporia's Veterans' Memorial to commemorate the Veterans who have given up so much for America. I chose to model myself to portray how I would imagine a veteran would feel after surviving a war in which many of his or her comrades had died. My grandfather had been a veteran of World War II, and I have a brother who is currently in Reserves, so I also have a personal connection with veterans even though I may not quite understand the emotions they experience on their return home. I would imagine that civil life is much different than the life they have experienced for possibly many, many years. There is a sad reality that many veterans feel like aliens in their own country in which they fought to protect. Thank you, all you who have sacrificed so much for America.
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Recently, I've been so busy at college in a new town. It has been very difficult keeping up with my family and friends back home. I have made some new friends, but a lot of the time, I need to keep myself company as I work on homework, work at my job, and relax at my apartment or a local coffee shop. I took this picture in JavaCat, one such coffee shop in Emporia, that has a lot of quirky decorations. I chose this place for two reasons. The first reason is that I love to stop by to talk to some friends and buy a cup of coffee. However, I mainly chose this place because it seems so colorfully vibrant, active, and happy. When I placed myself within the piece, I chose to act like I'm happy as I have conversation with four other "mes." However, it's all lacking personal, human interaction. None of the figures in the piece are looking towards the camera to make the viewer feel excluded.
By introducing different textures into my image, I created stars, planets, and the background. I used my own photographs of pumpkins, drawn hair, and car lights.
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