THE PROCESS:
“Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.”
I believe the artistic process has the power to bridge what is usually below the surface with the exterior world we travel through in the course of our lifetime. My aim is that the process of creating these multimedia portraits will lead us deeper into the core of ourselves and into the foundations of our connections with each other and the community at large. The use of masks and the goal to create a visual portrait of our inner landscape stems from the idea that if people can wear more of the beauty of their dreams and the vastness of their hearts on the outside of themselves, as a human race we will strengthen our collective ability to dissolve the barriers that often separate and divide us from each other and from ourselves.
These portraits were created through the following interactive process. Each participant wrote out answers to the questions below, and after receiving their responses I made plaster casts of their faces and utilized their ideas to created the narrative imagery that comprises each portrait. I am available to facilitate this process for groups or individuals of all ages, as well as to create commissioned portraits. If you are interested in learning more about this process or getting your portrait done please contact me at (503)347-1391 or Lisa@LisaKaganDesigns.com.
THE QUESTIONS:
Self-perception and Evolution
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Describe yourself as you would most like to see yourself now.
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Based on the above description, what are three words that describe your best qualities and/or the ones you would most like to cultivate?
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Describe yourself in twenty years (have fun with this!)
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What are you afraid of and why?
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What are you doing to overcome these fears and move towards the description you created above?
Sense of Place
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Describe the environment where you feel most at home (literally and/or figuratively).
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Describe a place you hold most sacred.
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Which natural element or elements do you have the strongest affinity for and why?
Vision, Passion and Purpose
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Describe the feeling of inspiration.
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What is your definition of love?
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What do you value most in life?
Transformation
