I found it in the street
At first I did not see
Lying at my feet
A trampled rose
I know that rose,
Like I know my name
The one I gave my love,
It was the same
Now I find it in the street
A trampled rose
Allison Krauss
The journey of this project is dedicated to those women and children who suffer in the silence and alone at the hands of their abusers. I would also like to dedicate it to those who have touched me and helped to give me the strength to not give up on my work or myself. It is because of you that I continue to fight to take back whats rightfully mine.
T-I'm listening with all my heart and soul. I was scared, but I'm not anymore.Take care of my mittens!
J-We truly are connected,our souls cut from the same cloth,my sister and friend.. you are a gift to me.
P-Thank you for being firm with me,forcing me to face my weaknesses,my strengths.For your genuine honesty,no matter how it hurt to hear,for without it I would have never grown,thank you my mentor and true friend.
This is my gift to you as well as to myself. Through this project,I plan to document my journey,through my photography, as series of self portraits,slowly peeling back the layers,till I reveal myself fully as well as images that symbolize the very core of my experience,the raw emotions,past and present.They will reflect emotions from people,places and things as well as music and poetry that inspire,touch ,or move me. I can't say really ,the direction these images will take,as most of my work stems from my emotions, but it is my journey .
It is my hope though,that this project becomes something more, something that grows into a way of helping others who are walking the same path. It will be my lifelong goal to help women and children to never have to walk this road alone, but first,things,first,so here it goes...heres to discovering myself and new roads..
