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I decided
that I wanted my body to be colorful. I wanted the image to be bright,
representing the brightness of life. So, I used watercolor pencils and
painted my whole body. I realized that I only cut words, no images. I put
the words I cut out into 5 different groups: Words that have to do with
the mind, thoughts and ideas, I placed all of these words on my head. The
second group is words that have to do with people who are important to
me. This group of words was placed on my chest, close to my heart. The
third group is words that I feel describe me. I put this group on my stomach,
in the center of my body. The fourth group is words that have to do with
things I enjoy in my life. These words were placed on my hands. The last
group is words that have to do with my health. These words were placed
on my lower abdomen.
After doing this,
I looked at my project and decided something was missing. First of all,
there were no words at the bottom of the paper, on my feet. Also, there
were no words which described the things in my life I would like to get
rid of, or try to put less stress on in my life. I believe that breast
cancer really makes you put your life into perspective, and I wanted to
make sure to point out the bad things I would want to put less priority
on. So, I went back to the magazines and cut out more words, making a sixth
group. These words I put at my feet, because I am stomping them out.
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