Sheyla Hernandez Spotlight 2023 White gel pen and acrylic paint. 11.8 x 18
My artwork connects flowers and death. You're probably wondering how you can connect those at first but the story behind it is that flowers should be more noticeable for their beauty and meaning. Flowers show your love for someone and your respects to dead loved ones. Flowers are something most people ignore. They don't stop to think “Wow this flower is really pretty. It reminds me of my mom. I'm gonna give it to her.” Some people walk past a pretty flower and say “Meh who cares.” Flowers are more than just pretty, they are beautiful with beautiful meanings.
My artwork is called loyalty. I know you're wondering how you connect a snake with loyalty if anything snakes are the opposite of loyalty. Well, let's summarize a story of a woman with a pet snake and one day the woman got very sick and very cold to the point where she turned pale, so the snake noticed and wrapped its body around her to keep her warm but killed her without knowing. That is why I made a multiple snake bracelet looking like its wrapping around to contribute to the story. I tried to make a piece of art to connect to something I really care about and never made art about, my dog. My dog and like any other good pet are loyal.