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2022 Gallery

Emotional Baggage

by: Lisa Rosenmeier
Savannah, Georgia

"One is not defeated until one loses hope and confidence."

quote by: Falak Arif, New Delhi, India

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Artist Statement

The negative emotions that we carry around keep us from being our happiest and showing our true talents. In this piece, the bag represents all the emotions that weigh us down. Anger, Envy, Jealously, Fear, Greed, Sorrow, and many others. The Bluebird is often used as a symbol of happiness and joy. And the snow shows how if we hang onto our emotional baggage, we are left in a cold and miserable existence.

Lesson Plan Connection

Grade Level: High
Texts Utilized - 'I AM NOT AN INMATE ..' (Deena Prichep - 2014), EXCERPT FROM A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN (James Joyce - 1916)
Standard: LAFS.910.RL.1.2
Essential Question - How do the struggles individuals face encourage them to look inward?
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