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SHONA WONG ILLUSTRATOR | PERTH, WA A G E | 22

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DESCRIPTION // If I could tell you how I’m doing at life, I’d say this piece describes it in a nutshell. The rough waves represent how life is a roller coaster not just mentally, but emotionally. My brain riding the sea, with myself on top: my own identity itself is something I am still discovering, exploring and struggling with. The world is much bigger than I am and at the same time, there is a world within myself to explore. I always have constant frustrations with life, myself and the world yet I want to explore and discover and find appreciation in it. It’s a jumble of emotions but I’m still on the journey, discovering myself and life one step at a time. DESIGN PROCESS // For most works I do, I always ask myself these questions: What am I trying to achieve? What am I trying to explore and why will this be worthy of my time? What do I want to communicate and share with others? Why do I want to communicate this?

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For every work, I always sketch out a concept thinking about these questions and then once I am set with the idea, I gun for it. I feel like there


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