Savannah Lee- Reflection Post

 My sustained investigation started off completely different than it is now....

My work began as representing the loving relationship between a mother and her daughter. I liked this idea, but I was having trouble coming up with a new idea for each piece. I decided to switch it and basically represent the opposite. I am not depicting the rough upbringing of a child. My pieces consist of fighting between parents, drinking, and the front of a happy family. Although I have yet to redo all my pieces, I now have more ideas for my upcoming sustained investigations. 

Although this may seem like a sweet picture, there is something off about the mom. Her smile isn't as big as her child's who is smiling with her whole face at her birthday party. I wanted to leave this piece unknown as you can tell there is something off with the mother, but you don't know the story behind it. 

In this piece, you can see the happy, clueless child with a smile on his face, just playing with his toys. In the background, his parents are fighting and saying harsh words.

For my next piece that I am not finished with yet, I will show a bottle spilling onto the floor, and the child nearby as he is distracted by the tv. I will be using mixed media to complete this piece.