I wanted to make [the scar] noticeable, but I did not want it to be the main focal point of the poster. I wanted everything that is on the poster to be noticed. I used gold and multi-colored glitter to outline the red glitter "scar." I used red to really capture what a scar looks like once surgery had been performed.

I thought that picture of my family and friends would be the perfect way to show where I came from and how I define myself. My family is the most important part of my life, and I don't know what I would do without them. This is why I have handprints and pink ribbons all around the picture. I have an aunt that had a double mastectomy; who is in remission right now, and another aunt that just got a lumpectomy and is presently going through chemotherapy. The pink ribbons represent my support and love of my relatives. The handprints ... represent hands that are used for self-exams and that is what can help in catching breast cancer early.

I have put glitter all over the entire poster because I like to be noticed. Glitter is very noticeable, and it looks different from any angle. That is just like me, different people, or "angles," see me differently.

I was unable to fill up the whole "person," but I feel that I shouldn't have. That is the space in my life that is not yet filled. I am continuously looking for things to "fill" my life. As I grow and get older and learn more about myself, I will eventually be "full."

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