Week 12

Inversion, Intuition & Unexpected Joy

I didn’t expect to enjoy this lesson — but by the time I stood back and looked at the finished piece, I was genuinely surprised. This week’s process invited me to step away from logic and perfection and instead lean into play, repetition, and surprise.

The task was simple but transformative: trace the same image five times, rotating the paper each time. No concern for realism or perspective — just shape, colour, and possibility. What emerged was something wonderfully layered, abstract, and full of unexpected emotion.

Each turn of the paper added a new version of the figure, overlapping and reshaping itself into a final image that felt alive and unplanned — a kaleidoscope of colour, expression, and chance. It was exciting, fun, and freeing — a reminder that creativity often lives in the unexpected.

What began as repetition became reinvention. This was a beautiful way to end the semester — letting go of control and celebrating surprise.

Many Faces of One

Layered through inversion and intuition, this painting captures the shifting nature of identity and perception. Each turn of the paper revealed a new version of the same figure — overlapping, merging, and reimagining itself through colour and line. What began as a tracing exercise became a joyful exploration of emotion, abstraction, and the beauty of transformation.