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Open Your Eyes

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So we had to do a Tolerance Project in school. We had to do an art piece and a writing piece on a topic about tolerance. My topic was religious tolerance. Our art and writing didn't have to be connected, but I found it easier to do something with the characters in my writing piece.

I think I did pretty well. I actually shaded their hair and skin (something new for me). I don't like how I colored the girl's hair. I have to work on that. I'm also just realizing how long and thin I made the boy's face... ugh... PLEASE COMMENT!!!!!! any constructive comments would help me so much, thank you.

Here's the artist statement I had to write:

“Change your thoughts and you change your world”- Norman Vincent Peal

Open Your Eyes
I drew my visual piece with pencil and then went over it with ink pens. I then colored the background with watercolors and the people with markers. This piece symbolizes the idea of my quote and short story I'm writing for the writing aspect of the tolerance project. The two people are the main characters from my short story. The side of their faces that has a closed eye symbolizes their intolerant, stubborn ideas. They're mind is closed to different ideas. That's why the branches are dead and there is fire on the intolerant side. It shows the hate and pain that comes with having a closed mind. On the other side, their eye is open, which symbolizes their mind being open to other ideas and tolerance. Because their eyes are open and their thoughts are changing, their world has changed for the better, which is symbolized in the living tree and bright scene. The only thing that isn't split, like the background and their faces, is the religious symbols that they wear. This shows that religion can cause both intolerance and tolerance.
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I am Christian, but I believe that people have a right to believe in what they believe without being becoming the target of intolerance or being bothered about it.
Also, I believe that religion, no matter what religion, can do wonderful things for people's lives. Finding faith can bring you through the worst of times and help you become a better person. Religion can also make people blind and can lead to intolerance because people think that they must be right. Religion can lead to a stubborn closed mind that can't even tolerate different ideas. Having an open mind, does change your world and saves people from a lot of pain and frustration. If we could respect one another, world peace wouldn't seem like such a crazy idea.

If you disagree, feel free to comment, but keep it respectful.

If you have any questions about the characters or the message, please wait and read my writing piece, which I will post soon. I just really don't feel like explaining right now...

writing piece: [link]
Image size
3076x2332px 1.56 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
Shutter Speed
1/8 second
Aperture
F/3.5
Focal Length
10 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Jul 5, 2011, 1:13:05 PM
Sensor Size
5mm
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SosoSurprise's avatar
theres a million words in this picture :D yes its that good!