Words of My Soul

After the many heartbreaks and the death of my sister, instead of searching outward to heal myself, I used my most powerful talent and tool: art. I wrote this book to inspire, heal, cultivate new life and unravel not just myself but anyone who touches it, reads it, or sees it. I was inspired to create a storytelling picture book based off the many novels I read as a child. I remember being fascinated with the idea that you could read the words and base on your understanding of written literature and have a reference point to help the words make sense through illustrations. Every poem in Words of My Soul, excluding the last one, has some sort of visual context that goes hand in hand with the words written. The last poem is a campfire story inspired also from my youth and the many nights I would go camping. There are never visuals present for campfires just for you and your imagination, and I hope that by the time you, the reader, and the viewer make it to the last poem, your imagination is triggered beyond just the words.