The inspiration for my project based on the book Sabrina and Corina was the story titled Sisters. I was moved to create an artwork on this specific story because I appreciated the way the women stayed authentic to themselves. Throughout the story they were challenged to conform to the norms of women in America. With it being the 50’s and the women being Latina, they felt a struggle with fitting in. This book has a strong feminine tone which is something that I wanted to shine through in my project.
I decided to do a collage with clippings from a women’s mental health magazine. I clipped out pieces with complementary colors and decided to piece them together into a flower. For me this was to represent of female power that was shown throughout the entire book. You can also see in my color palette choice that I used a lot of pinks and earthtones to support my feminine notion. Along with this I also went in with a gold paint pen to add some shimmer and shine to the project. I think this gives it an extra feminine touch. On top of the flower and collage borders I decided to put quotes that spoke to me as a woman. These tie in really well with Sabrina and Corina because throughout all of the stories women were face with several challenges that they had to overcome. I also wanted to show how the women stay authentic to themselves, specifically in the story Sisters. One of the quotes that I used is, “honoring your inner voice and the things that bring you joy “. I like this quote because it aligns with the attitude that women need to be free to do what makes them happy and not conform to the standards of society. In the story Sisters one of the women was perfectly content with not getting married or having kids, which is something that I thought was brave especially in this time period. Overall, when you look at my artwork I hope you can feel the strong sense of feminine equality and the need to speak for yourself.
