progress 4.5 (added pictures + explanations)
I am currently working on my linoleum stamps. I'm basically finished with the Asian food one and plan to get started on the American food one really soon. I'm thinking of trying to make some sort of abstract pattern with them to try and mesh the two together. I have two projects lined up after this, which focus on the emphasis on European beauty standards in Asian cultures and the feeling of having to choose between being Asian or American. I'm going to make the beauty standards one out of magazine cutouts and other types of paper and the other will be done in either acrylic or watercolor. I'll probably test both out to see which one feels better. This was my original sketch for the piece, which is going to be me floating between some clouds with a lantern. I wanted a piece that resembled the feeling of confusion that I had when I was younger and didn't feel like I had a place in Asian or American culture. This piece is the one that will either be a
