original series
how alive can I be?
The work below was made July 26-28, 2025 from these words written April 20, 2024:
how alive can I be?
how wild?
expressive?
deep?
hi.
if we don’t know each other yet, I’m Stephannie.
I want to live in a world where self-expression is offered and received wholeheartedly, and right now, my work is exploring my challenges to do that for myself.
These are studies using my self-inquisitive poetry to make marks on paper.
Using pencils, charcoal, acrylic paint, and oil pastels, I practiced embodying my words and making marks based on the feelings in my body and heart.
I struggled and danced and cried and raged, and laughed a lot.
Thank you for being here and receiving this work as wholeheartedly as possible. ❤️