A symbol representing the blue rose.

Self Portrait

My weird face, long hair swooping on my brow and falling past my shoulder, to my front on my left, to my back on my right.

In the introductory drawing class I took at my local community college in 2023, the final project was to create a self portrait. You set up your little place in the studio and studied every little shape of your face in the mirror for ages.

As a closeted trans woman, this was... a strange assignment for me to complete, for lots of reasons.. I feel like I'm bursting at the seams with things to say about the process, yet can't articulate any of it.