I have always been inspired by nature and being outdoors. This image was part of my final project Overcome- Angels In Disguise for Advanced Photography during the Fall of 2018. This Japanese Maple tree was backlit by the dusk sky. Sometimes the prettiest most captivating blues can be captured during this time of day The Japanese Maple Tree is said to be of many symbols and meanings. Symbolizing grace, peace, serenity, elegance, and beauty. The color blue represents calm, connection, sophistication, intelligence, and truth.
This was image number 7 in the final series of 11 images titled Rules Don't Apply. As I went back to school to be able to provide for myself and my son's. Most people have tried to stop me from becoming anything in life and I never gave up. Leaving a husband, going back to college, facing community and legal abuse was really hard for me. I never expected to be subjected to violence on and off campuses as I was good student. I was asked to mentor other adults returning to college. I always made the Dean's Life most semesters unless something really bad happened. I went for it all and I was so ambitious I would usually take 16-20 credit semesters. I wanted to be in the real world working as soon as possible. One semester I attended two colleges and another one it was so hard taking eight courses with two labs. I always attended fast paced summer courses. I applied to two medical professional dental programs and made it into both programs. I scored highest on the HESI exam I just didn’t have the community and support that I needed to make it in these programs. I never gave up but couldn’t continue for various reasons. I felt like I was always in a race I just wanted to keep graduating to go higher. I realize today that life is not a race. I just wanted to be free as fast as I could be but freedom doesn't come with money or degrees. Money doesn't make the man and the lack of character in this region makes me wonder if I should have even tried at all? The worst things have happened to me in my own country the USA. Not anywhere else outside the USA and people would say don't travel you will be unsafe. But no region has ever been unsafe for me except in my home state of New York in Rockland and Orange Counties are so corrupted. There is so much terrorism here and these people run around with the privileged lives so blind to the fact where there is more money there is worst corruption.
I worked hard in college to be able to provide for myself and my son's. Most people told me that I couldn’t go to college being a single Mom. But I was married and a Divorcée it's just not the same thing as as what people view as the stereotypical image of a single Mom. The discrimination and being taken advantage of is unreal. The rules don't apply photo was captured after I was working late in the studio. At the time I took this image of photography I had written what it reminds me of. I will rewritten this here off my Behance website. "This really reminds me to understand different perspectives and how to overcome hardships by remembering there are angels in disguise all around us. Never lose hope and don't despair over one bad day or from the actions and behaviors of other people who only shame others." I should have taken my own advice but today I skipped the public event as a featured artist and I donated my table to a fellow artist in need. It will be okay one day.
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