Is not the girl that lives within me.
The person I know is younger than that.
She's trim and attractive and not all that fat.
The person I see is mature and alive
Ambitious, flamboyant and has lots of drive.
She'd love to go dancing, be able to sing
wants this not to be winter but rather her spring
The lines on the face in the mirror I see
are just on the glass and not part of me.
The silver that shines in that lady's hair
on the person I know they just aren't there.
I'd give my eye teeth for the world to see
the pretty woman that lives inside me
Gloria Hemingway-Johnson
I produced eight paintings all on mirrors, showing eight older faces. By producing them out of make-up and paint I wanted to convey the idea that they are beautiful in what they are made out of although their aged faces aren't our typical idea of beauty.
I tried different ways of hanging the work but settled on hanging them in a line at head height. I wanted people to look into the mirrors and see themselves as the old face. I wanted them to look as if it was their everyday mirrors and they saw their everyday face.
The exhibition went really well. People seemed to enjoy and appreciate the work. I got various good feedbacks from a range of people. Overall I was proud and happy by the response we received.