My name is Krystal Hampton. I am originally from Northwest Washington DC but I now reside in Landover, Maryland. I am 27 year old college student currently in my junior year. I attend Bowie State University as a full time student, currently working on obtaining my Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with a minor degree in Art. My career goal is to become a licensed Art Therapist/Counselor working with victims of domestic violence and abuse. I plan to use my love of art combined with skills that I have learned in various areas of art in my career by helping my clients be able to express their emotions, thoughts, and what they have gone through by encouraging them to use art, whether it be painting, drawing, sculpture, writing, or whatever media they choose, as a tool to release the pain that they have endured.
The type of artwork that I do is a combination of collage, art journaling, painting, and digital arts. I would describe my artwork as being very girly, fun, colorful, funky, wild, creative, and freeform. The purpose of me making art is to express my emotions, to get out whatever maybe on my mind, and sometimes I simply create art just because it’s something that I love to do and it’s what makes me happy and relaxes me. The materials that I use in my artwork range from using scrapbooking papers, acrylic paints, dyed paper towels(that I dye using watercolor paints), markers, oil pastels, gel pens, crayons, printing plates(that I make using foam sheets and 3-dimentional paint), images from magazines, and many other materials.
When I am creating my art I do not really think about what the finished piece will look like I just simply go with the flow and go with my emotions at the time and let my creativity and imagination take control. I find that when I do this I end up with really great pieces of art so this method of creating works out for me a lot. My art means so much and is very important to me. It is helps me express and communicate myself better than when I am writing my feelings and thoughts down in a diary or in a journal. Art is my therapy and my escape from the real world and without art I would be lost.
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