Alycia Drapcho

Hold On

I decided as a kid I wanted to be an artist, and here I am studying to do just that. The process of making something and having an end product, whether I am satisfied with it or not, is an experience I have always valued. Out of all my artworks, the themes of stress, interpretations of the self, and consumerism seem to be the most common. But, in the end, my goal is to make something that others will find fun or interesting to view, or, at the very least, something I enjoy looking at. My main medium has always been drawing, although now I try to use more ink, watercolor, and acrylic because of their ability to be bright and bold. They can create the color schemes and textures I like and can make very stylized or graphic work.

This piece started as a representation of the dream self, and I landed on the idea of having more hands. It is common to say you wish you had another hand, so why not expand upon that. As I developed the piece, I decided I wanted to incorporate the idea that too much of a good thing is not necessarily better. What is helpful at first can become overwhelming and chaotic. I attempted to illustrate this through, of course, the subject matter, but also the unrealistic, bold color scheme.