See Me

I am not the voices in my head, I am the observer of those voices. I am strong and weak, I am hopeful and fearful. I am positive and negative. I am peace and rage. I have light and dark thoughts, and it is up to me as the observer to choose which voice is louder, the voice I listen to.Two sides fighting to be louder, when really each just wants to be heard…. and is desperate to be seen. “See me!” they both cry. Look, really stop and search, and see and feel, and BE me. Be strong enough to hold the weakest part. Be hopeful that listening to the fear won’t derail you. Be positive that the negative just needs to vent. Be at peace that the rage isn’t all of who you are. There is no light without the dark after all. Keep the faith that you are vastly and fully surrounded by the love of your God and your Universe. In the mirror, I see both the light and the dark, but only the light can be reflected onto that chair or wall, or other human being — the inner shadows are absorbed by me, and by others. Visit and love those shadows Julie, they get lonely too. See all of me.

Artwork and words (illuminated verse) by Julie Leidel 2020.

These giclée print reproductions come with an off-white mat and backer board.

• 5×7 print (mat will fit an 8×10 frame)
• 8×10 print (mat will fit an 11×14 frame)
• 11×14 print (mat will fit a 16×20 frame)

Please note: there is a watermark over the image, the actual art work will not have the ‘JL’ logo over top. These prints are high quality reproductions of an original painting.