redhalftone

redhalftone OP t1_jcgvko9 wrote

I really appreciate the kind words and your eye for all the details you mentioned. Those are all the things I think about when making a piece to make sure it feels visually 'balanced' -- to put it in simple terms. I appreciate you!

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redhalftone OP t1_jcd8d3u wrote

Thanks! It's the idea that who we are can be shaped through words, how people treat us, and things that happen to us. Sometimes the poisonous things we encounter become part of who we are so we inflict some of that behavior on other people or even ourselves. So basically, the panther represents that negative outer behavior. The skull beneath is meant to represent a more vulnerable self underneath. The items in the four corners are common sources of 'poisonous things'. The breaking heart is bad/toxic relationships. The lock/chains represent insecurities. The hand is physical abuse and the message bubble represents verbal abuse.

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