City: Miami

Brain Injury: Motor Vehicle Accident in 2018

Explanation of Mask: I painted my mask white and black.  The white part of the mask represents happiness and feeling calm from surviving the accident and overcoming the struggles.  The black part of the mask represents sadness from the pain my mom felt from me being hurt.  The circles on the mask represent anger and steam blowing from my face because I wanted everyone to leave me alone.  The lines on the circles represent me wanting to be in a dream so that nobody could bother me.  The red lips on the mask represent the beauty in both the good and the bad of this situation.  The gold line of the mask represents my scar, which has given me strength and pride in who I have become.