A reflection on feeling overwhelmed by the competing demands of everyday life: home, relationships, parenting, finances, and career.
Layers of imagery, fragmented figures, saturated color, and frantic hand-drawn marks mirror the mental noise of trying to hold everything together while feeling pressured to keep producing, achieving, and moving forward.
Created just before stepping away from social media for a digital detox, the work also examines the pressure to perform and measure progress in a culture that constantly demands visibility, productivity, and results.
A visual expression of what happens when the accumulation of external expectations and internal responsibilities leaves little room to simply exist.
Part of my overpaint series. I generate a foundation image in Midjourney (v8.2 here), then digitally paint over it on my phone with my finger.
