Insomniac

Graphite, 11x8.5 in.

6.4.2021

Regional finalist—Center for Future Global Leaders 2022

Silver Key—Scholastic Arts and Writing 2023

I’ve had difficulty sleeping as long as I can remember; in fact, many of my earliest memories are dreams and times when I couldn’t sleep. In in a magical realism world, my imaginings come to life as I write by the light of a flashlight. Unfortunately, something stained parts of this piece, but I’m still really happy with how it looks.