Finally finished. I think it turned out better than i thought it would

This is a piece I've done for my Sister for her 21st birthday.

Some of the symbolism includes:-

Book- She has a massive book obsession- her life is based around reading. She has withdrawl symptoms if she hasnt got a book on the go!

The Poem in the book is part of one of her own poems. She loves writing poetry.

The Pen- she loves to write (poems/stories/letters... whatever!)

The Postcard- I've always believed that she'll end up travelling the world. She loves discovering and experiencing different cultures. She's also studying International Studies at uni.

The Frog- she has a frog fetish... dont ask me why!

The Key and the Coins- Both were part of her decorative art in her room when she lived in
Holland. Both remind me of her creativity

The Clogs- A reminder of her time spend in Holland (clogs are dutch shoes)

The Newspaper- one of the hardest things she faced when she moved to holland was not being able to read and understand the daily newspaper, so she always made the most of any trips to england or australia or america to be able to buy papers in english. Once she got her hands on an english newspaper she would be glued to it until she had read it from front page to the sport section

Thumb Tack- She's always been such a strong minded person, and always known what she wants, and wont stop till she gets it. She has her ideas and beliefs and sticks to them. The thumb tack represents her ideas being firmly grounded, and unchangable.

The Candle- I think there might be a hint of pyro in her- along with all her other obsessions, candles seem to enter into the list as well

The Glasses- This was a bit of a piss take. She has to wear glasses for reading, and absolutely hates them! She wont read in public with them on, and ends up having to put the book an inch away from her nose to read the words...

'Havoc' article on Newspapar with Female Pendant Necklace and belly button- She was womens officer for her university over the past year, which has been a major part of her life. She's now a converted feminist. The Womens Officer magazine was called 'Havoc' and the stomach image was the image she chose for the front of the magazine.

Fork- She was once given a bracelet which was made from an old fork. I was the one with an obsession with this bracelet

The Date on the Newspaper is the date she turned 21

Hope you guys like this one!