Move Along

I've had this idea in my head for awhile now, but my childhood friend 's video([link]), which she made 2 years ago and I watched again today, inspired me to actually draw this.

I'm about to explain the hell out of this picture, SO FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

This is me, aging through 3 distinct parts of my life.

Let's start with Young Clare; when I was little, my favorite color was blue. Blue was bright, calm, and everywhere. It was fun, and I felt like a little rebel since it was a 'boy' color. My hair was cropped short for what I can remember as a child, and I had a nasty habit of wearing jeans that were too big for me, always slipping down and letting everyone see my little babby ass. I had no knowledge of belts, so I usually spent my time holding my pants up with my hands as I ran. This Clare is very simple, there wasn't much but innocence and bliss to my childhood.

Middle Clare. You might be thinking, "That's the weirdest puddle of vomit I have ever seen!". There are so many stupid jokes I could make about this Clare. I hated her. I even hated her when I WAS her. She looks so gross, not only because she really did look gross, but because she felt gross throughout her time period. You might notice Middle Clare is the only one wearing shoes, because this was a time where I was really embarrassed with my giant, size 10 feet. This was stage two of my awkward phase; I was fat, my skin was bad, I wasn't confident, and I pushed my sleeves up onto my shoulders because I thought it was more comfortable (it added a very dyke-esque charm to my appearance). I was generally unhappy in this stage. Depressed, angsty, feeling very much so out of place. Basically, I was a preteen, pffft. This was the time where I moved to my dads, and had to start a whole new life, which happily added to that depression shit. Middle Clare had a lot of problems pushed into that one stage, which is exactly why she looks like a puddle of vomit.

Finally, Now Clare. This is how I see myself in my current stage. I'm yellow, not only because it's my favorite color, but because I am happy. There's drama in my life, but it seems like a golden era at the moment. I'm learning, I'm growing, I'm aging and gaining new experience after new experience. I feel like the motherfucking sun. I've become confident in my looks, semi-comfortable with my weight, and grown to love my big feet. I'm settling into my body, myself. ACCEPTANCE.

So there it is, crazy explanations. This wasn't supposed to have much effort put into it, it's just another sketch. I do like the colors though. Enjoy <3