not only did i conceive my idea through the study of the artist, Bill Henson and through the reading of the novel, 'The Catcher in the Rye' but i also stemmed my ideas from several other experiences. these experiences include the times in which i associate with my own younger brother who is only 7. i associate with him on a different level to what i would associate with others. he stands as a kind of reminder to the innocence and purity which exists within a child so young. that innocence is somewhat stripped off as attain a higher level of understanding and maturity. you would think that as we get older and learn the meanings of our emotions, we would ideally display them in a more explicit way. yet through our experiences, we seem to degrade the true sense of our emotions and kind of confine them to ourselves. as 'The Catcher in the Rye' suggests of the character Holden; we constantly judge others and yet we seem to forget to adhere ourselves to the same black and white standards we set upon others.
another moment of inspiration occurred during a maths period. maths is always a drag and therefore seems to be a time of self-reflection. during a lesson i seemed to reflect on some past experiences of my childhood and how i loved the 'dumb-days'. suddenly it occurred to me how freely one is as a child and how we take life for granted. so 40 minutes later and i have myself a page in my maths book dedicated to some ideas and doodling's for my BOW concept.
