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Published: 2007-07-22 11:58:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 1711; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 35
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Grown-ups LandAt the doorway of understanding
I hesitate
The world I'll enter is demanding
but I just want to investigate
On the treshold of of responsibility
I falter
My life will change inevitably
and I dont want to alter
One step in doorknob in hand
I fret
this is what they call grown-ups land
and I don't want to go there yet.
I finally have an image that goes with the poem (this has taken me about 5 years! but like I said, it takes a while for skill to catch up with your imagination! This has been inspired by many things. First time scratchboard, definitely an experience! Enjoy!
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I love your use of symbolism to tie it in with the poem, which by the way, I probably enjoyed more than the drawing (Sorry!)
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No worries! I think the poem flowed out of me quite readily where the drawing took a lot of effort to peruade to leave the safe boundaries of my mind. 
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thankyou, it is one of my fsvourites too! It is nice when picture and medium come together to create meaning!
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beautifully executed piece! it relates also to taking charge of so many other things in life...
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Even tho it sort of flies in the face of a solid truth i know....that i have never ever met a real adult yet ...ever.....i still am impacted by the great symbology.
Great graphic and a well done scratchy!
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i think i'm addicted to electricity. i use it everyday...i like to be around it ...at night i always use lights. i think i need help ~Fangfingers
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yeah I came to the same conclusion.. thankgod!
it symbolises a lot of other things too through, the trasition is the key (no pun intended)
I also found that they have special pens too scratch! would love to try that agian the easier way! Glad you like it though!
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Kia Ora/Hello!
This work can be viewed here, in the Self-Awareness News Feature, found here:
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amezing. terrifying huh, that stupid grown up world. it really is
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I think it is not so much a boundary as I percieved it to be though
I'm happily flowint gin between! being grown up makes you boring LOL
So I try and hold on a little longer.. I have the key to that lock!
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I'm on the brick of being grown up. Allmost finished my high school, 18 years...
but indeed, I hate being boring, yet is seems to be the most stable form?
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Funny, I wrote that right after I turned 18!
the picture came a lot later as it took a while for my artistic abilities to catch up so to say! And soemtimes stable is sanity..
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it sure is. but stablitly is boring. rather being insane and feel then everyday the same shit.
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Very cool! Thanks for the opportunity! Realy like the layout too, looks very professional. Shall go and look at my companions in feature crime now! Thanks again!
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This is a great idea... and the poem is captivating!
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Thankyou, this one(the idea) has been long in the making!
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Fantastic, the poem rings so true. (I got hit by this feeling around when I turned 18, though.) The image is such a perfect match, too. Insta-fave.
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Merci! I think this was when I was about 18.. (the poem) but I didnlt have the ability to get this image on paper till a little while ago, it was in my head in a similar verion for quite some time though!
Thankyou, I'm glad you caught the feeling of it!
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Yep, it's worth it. Another fav, and the poem is nice aswell. Good job!
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Thankyou! IΒ΄m glad to see you think about your favourites too! And that you like the poem, it is rather old but definitely as personal favourite!
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quite intriguing... I love the concept and coloring
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thankyou! more scrathcing then colouring though
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I think this piece is really imaginative, 
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thankyou! 
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That looks great, you hgave some interesting ideas!
But thje big question, protect the hand the boy or does it only conrtol him?
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Or has the boy decided to be done with being controlled and did it just take charge of the hand??? I guess that is for the viewer to decide!
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wow! this is so neat! i love this! so creative!
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well thankyou! I LIKE YOUR ENTHUSIASM
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youuuuuurrr welcome =]
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great idea and wonderful execution- i love all that contrast.
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yep.. I like all the contrast too, though it is very unrelenting when it somes too mistakes! And I was honoustly wuite stoked with the idea, it has been an unresolved one for way too long! Thankyou for your lovely comment!
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Very impressive!!!! The poem too! And they compliment each other perfectly.
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Whoa, I'm impresed, working from dark to light can be a difficult thing to do but you pulled it off well, and the composition is great too.
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Thankyou! I think it helped that I had a sketch so I figured out some of the light dark on paper beforehand.. cause it was kinda crazy! Tha composition gve me quite some trouble so I'm glad it works for you!
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Oh lovely concept and great work with the contrasts and shadows, very talented. 
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*Smiles* this is really cool! you have my quote! I use it everywhere exept for on deviant art! I think its so true!'and of course I'm glad you like the art LOL thanks!
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This is amazing. And I feel the same way about grown-up land.
-Jon
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YAY! you have an art site!!! I'm coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And glad you can identify... I think I'm just bever going to grow up.. it is just too much of a hassle!
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