So, I both started and finished this page last night, much to my surprise. I think it's a banger. Partly because I haven't given myself much time to really reflect on my feelings lately, which sucks, but can lead to some really great creative little outbursts like this.
So what this page covers a w i d e range of topics. One of them being the way I struggle to feel good about myself without a romantic partner. The character without a (defined) face and BIG hands is supposed to represent that hold on me, hence the large hands. I also drew this character as a more masculine looking figure because male approval and attention is a big thing that I've been conditioned to crave, and I'm trying to break away from that part of myself. Which is another topic, in both the top left and right drawings (the back portrait and teddy portrait). Although I don't fully identify as a woman, that's how people see me and it's tough. Many people know what I'm talking about; being put through hell by the phallocentric world because that's just the way it is. The bottom three drawings are more about accepting myself for who I am, even if it's rough. They're about my journey to self and self love, which is only just beginning.
Anyway, I don't think anyone ever reads these loooong descriptions I add to my art, but I hope you do. And I hope that maybe you can see yourself in my art and feel something. Please, take care of yourselves and have a good day (I'll shut up now). <333