Final Online Portfolio HPD Sharon Lee

This piece uses a raw, childlike drawing style to depict my family, each figure marked by imperfect lines and honest strokes. It embraces the vulnerability of learning—not just how to draw, but how to understand the people who raised me and the roots that shaped my identity. The intentional simplicity reflects growth, a visual diary of my ongoing journey toward self-awareness and appreciation of my heritage.

Bursts of vibrant color explode across a deep sky, capturing the thrill and fleeting beauty of fireworks. This piece is about the joy found in the spectacular—moments that light up the darkness and vanish just as quickly. It embodies celebration, imagination, and the awe that childhood moments often hold, where the sky feels alive and limitless.

Playful and whimsical, this artwork uses bubbly textures and soft, pastel tones to reimagine the simple joy of Dippin’ Dots. Each colorful sphere is more than just a frozen treat—it’s a memory, a sensory experience tied to laughter, summer days, and pure delight. The piece embraces fantasy through simplicity, turning the ordinary into something sweetly magical.

This collage is structured in square fragments that piece together different versions of self—cultural dualities, emotional shifts, internal conflicts. Each section offers a glimpse into a unique perspective, yet all come from the same source. The work speaks to complexity within unity, showing how identity can hold multiple truths without contradiction.

A dark background sets the stage for glowing lights and sparklers, each flame symbolizing a version of the American Dream. Some flicker with uncertainty, others blaze with clarity, forming a constellation of ideals: opportunity, freedom, struggle, and hope. This piece reflects the U.S. as a beacon—not perfect, but bright enough to keep people moving toward its promise.

This piece is made of stapled-together fragments—different faces, expressions, and features pulled from various sources and merged into one composite face. It represents the way identity is built from pieces of others: family, community, culture, media, memory. The staples are visible, raw, and deliberate, symbolizing the sometimes-painful stitching together of a self that is never entirely whole but always deeply layered.