Black Woman in a White Pillbox Hat
About the Art-
I found this old black and white photograph while walking through an antique store. I bought it because the woman looked happy and confident. I also liked that it was a 1950's image with a rather harsh and amateur approach to the lighting. Once I got it home I put it into Adobe Illustrator and added other images and shapes. To me the woman seemed strong so the water tower fit right in. I thought no one can live without water, it sustains us. I wanted the tower to become the woman, or the woman to be the tower.
Another Idea-
Have you ever thought about how the things that you wear help give you confidence and define who you are? I have several hats that make me happy when I wear them. One is a straw cowboy hat and the other is a dark blue fedora I bought in NYC. Both of these hats make me feel a little bit self conscience to wear, but thats what I like. I want to be known as someone whose different, to stand out in a crowd and appears to be just a little eccentric.
Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat
As I was writing this post I suddenly thought about an old song by Bob Dylan called Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat. It was always a favorite of mine and so I thought I would add this Youtube video to my post. Here are the opening lyrics-
Well, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Yes, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Well, you must tell me, baby
How your head feels under somethin' like that
Under your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
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It's true. The things you wear will make you feel confident. When ever I wear a new fitting, clean suit I feel pretty powerful.
Even though I would rather be wearing my comfy yoga clothes lol
I use to wear suits all the time, now I just feel stupid in them.
it is very important to wear things in which we feel comfortable, sometimes people wear something what don't fit to them at all, but they do it only for fashion. As for me, it is ridiculous. The most important to be in harmony with yourself and to feel comfortable.
True, you have to feel comfortable in your own shoes.