From Bartow County, GA to Savannah, GA - highlighting the color transition from warm colors to muted cool colors
Completed for FIBR 276, this project highlights the color transition from warm colors to muted cool colors as my location goes from Bartow County, GA (home) to Savannah, GA (here).
Swatch #1 involved more experimentation, as this is my first project using photoshop. The baby picture is of yours truly at 4 years old sitting in the backseat in a car seat between my two big brothers listening to some music through some headphones that I was sharing with my oldest brother. Clearly, I've always been sassy.
Swatch #2 was also one of experimentation, using clipping masks and lots of drawing. This one highlights the idea of lingering that comes with waiting to see where God leads you, with the idea being reinforced by the mirror on my car as I drove to Savannah, seeing the beautiful sunset God had painted in the sky.
Swatch #3 was one of the more emotional pieces from this collection. This was originally an image taken at my birthday party in early elementary school. The three omitted figures are people who I don't know anymore. The text highlights some things that I'd love to tell to the girl you see in the picture.
Swatch #4 is one of my favorites, with the composition being equal and visually pleasing. The image of me as a child came from July 9, 2008 where I was 4 years old.
Swatch #5 shows lettering from a birthday card my Mimi had on her kitchen counter that I thought was adorable. I love my sweet Mimi so much, and this is one of those things that makes me think of her kind heart. The ceramic white church sits atop the piano in her living room. She said the little church belonged to her late husband's (my Papa's) mother, which makes it that much better.
Swatch #6 comes from a place in my heart that mourns for a grandfather that I have never known. This was sort of a letter to him, as I ponder what it would have been like to have known him. The picture of me as a child looks up to him who is placed in the sky. One day, I believe I'll see him in heaven, and I can get all the answers to my questions then.
Swatch #7 comes from a place of missing my Papa and my aunt, Tangie, who both died while I in elementary school. I didn't have time to get to know them, but I am reminded of their absence when my Mimi cries as she thanks God for what we have and misses the people that we don't. I wonder about them, as well.
Swatch #8 features a picture of me at Red Top Mountain, GA when I was close to the age of 5. I've always loved this picture of younger me.
Swatch #9 is a letter to me as a child.
Swatch #10 features a bible verse I included in a FIBR 160 project and the back of a road sign that someone graffitied with "I Love You," which always brings me joy to see.
Swatch #11 comes from that same birthday party from a long time ago. I was pictured with a boy I once called my best friend, but he's someone I haven't talked to in many years. This was a letter to him, and a reminder to myself that no matter how many earthly friends I lose, I always have a friend in Jesus.
Swatch #12 features my Mimi's church and a hymn from a baptist church hymnal book I got from a thrift store.
Swatch #13 plays along with the idea of coping with the lingering of wondering where to go in life.
Swatch #14 shows my Mimi in her garden that has lessened in size over the years since the passing of my Papa. But you can still see remnants of orange carnations that my Papa used to plant for her.
Swatch #15 features a quote from Charlie Kirk, who I listen to very often, along with some pictures of the beautiful earth our God has made.
Swatch #16 features another favorite picture of me as a child, but it holds such a somber memory of me that I included in the text. It reminds me of how I planned to join my dad at work that Friday so I could see my Papa, but before that Friday came, he passed away in a car crash. I think my fear of planning ahead comes from a place of remembering that.
Swatch #17 shows a picture of my Teddy that I miss so much.
Swatch #18 shows young Caroline again in front of a picture of that same hymn.
Swatch #19 copes with the idea of all the people that I've lost in my life and how a part of me left with them and how there will always be a part of me missing and gaping wide open.
Swatch #20 brings us to the end of this project, where I am reminded to stay and linger as I wait for the return of our King of Kings, Jesus Christ.
This project picked at scabs I had never addressed in deep parts of me. I had forgotten a lot fo these things, but now I'm reminded of the loss I've experienced. But instead of it being all negative, I look at it as a positive reminder. Although there is loss on this earth, there will be great gain when Christ returns.
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