Faces of Dyslexia

How can I express my emotions during my struggle with dyslexia, and how have I overcome my differences? After living with dyslexia for 16 years (age of creating portfolio), I wanted to express to my friends and family, who have seen my battle, what I experience everyday. For three of the works, I used old school papers to relate to my early struggles in school, especially with spelling. In other works, I used wire and string to show how my processing and word decoding takes longer because words get tangled in my brain. I started my journey feeling underwater, and then I found my ability to swim through this investigation. This is visually evident in serval works, which show my progression with dyslexia. Finally, I used the symbol of a dead butterfly to show metamorphosis, and how I have evolved. Throughout this investigation, I have experimented with my artistic abilities through materials and become more intuitive in my self portraits. After all my battles with dyslexia, I have conceded and learned to embrace my differences instead of fighting them. During my investigation, I expressed my transition from fight and suffering to finding beauty in being uniquely me.