My Kinds of Writing-Expressing Me (Case Study Week 2)

For as long as I can remember, I have been writing. I love to write and it is something that I have a passion for! In the past, I have gotten the chance to write in so many different ways whether it was for school or simply expressing myself and my views. I used to write things very formally and don’t get me wrong, formal is good but sometime something different is a good thing.

I am definitely the type of girl who lives by making a “To Do List”. I would be lost with out having something like that. Something that says: "Saturday: 1. Wake up around 9. 2. Get homework done. 3. Go to Lakeview Museum with Lauren for Memory Exhibit around 10:30. 4. Eat lunch and go to the Blend with Kaiti. 5. Work on more homework. 6. Go to Rachel's around 5:30--Girl's Night!"

Through my art I have expressed my writing because my favorite kind of art includes using letters and quotes mixed into a picture. A picture says a thousand words but to have a picture with words in a poetic form means so much more. I write a great deal of poems as well which influence my art. One poem I wrote was called Solo: "He leads my steps and the music is soft. It's not a dream anymore. It's reality...it's my life. With Him there, it's possible."

Besides writing in my artwork, I tend to write quotes on post-its and stick them everywhere. I have them in books, my journal, my Bible, and pretty much all over the house. "Life isn't about waiting for storms to pass, it's learning to dance in the rain." Facebook is another place in which I write. Through email and blog posts or even a simple text message, I write all of the time.

Each type of writing has allowed a different experience. When I need to relax and truly express my feelings, my journal is my best friend. This is where my writing gets deep and I let go. "Sometimes I feel like a screw-up... I don't set out to be like this but sometimes I focus too much on what I want, who I am, what's important to me, or what I do." My artwork conveys my inmost feelings and breakthroughs. I can write my life in a journal but I can see my life in art. My other forms of writing such as texting, emails, or Facebook, is just for communication. Then there’s the required writing in school. To me, this is for learning something. It has helped me learn how to write--not on what to write or style of writing. The style of writing is unique for every person.

Writing is something that I really love to do and it is one of my favorite ways to show the world who I am and how I feel. I can always find the kind of writing I need and I am never scared to write on what I am about.