"Morning Routine"-"Unveiling"The Limited Print Collection

Artwork #16 of the 36-Piece Series: “Morning Routine”
✨ Extremely rare, award-winning, album art — Only 1 of 1 print available!

📏 Size: Cut edges, roughly 11x16
📅 Completed on: March 19, 2022 (Junior year at LRCH)
📍 Materials: Colored pencils, graphite

➡ Swipe to see the print version! The second image shows the actual print you’ll receive. It is sealed in protective cellophane, which may cause reflections or slight distortions. Once unwrapped, the colors and details will be fully visible in their true form.

This piece reflects my experience of feeling restricted by my family, school, and society—told that something was "wrong" with me after being diagnosed with ADHD. I was prescribed medication to make me function in a way that appeased teachers, family, and the world around me, but instead, these pills brought me anxiety, distress, discomfort, and loss of appetite.

At the time, I saw it as a sign that I wasn’t truly accepted or loved for who I was, and that society had failed me. Eventually, I rebelled and stopped taking the medication—and I am perfectly fine. For those who still see me as different, odd, or weird, I no longer care. I believe that society has failed those labeled with "mental illness", when in reality, many of us are spiritually gifted, highly intelligent, and deeply in tune with the world in ways others aren’t.

This piece is a testament to self-acceptance—there is power in being exactly who you are, even when society rejects it.

🏆 Award-Winning Piece at AYAA 2022
📜 Part of my AP Art Portfolio, which scored a 5
🎶 Created around the same time as my upcoming album, releasing later this year—this artwork directly correlates with the album’s themes.