"Turning Darkness to Light" is a deeply personal piece by artist Kate Lee, forged from her own experience with depression. Lee shares, "Depression is something that I struggle with. I battle with it every single day of my life." This piece was born from a time when the weight felt unbearable. She recalls a pivotal moment when a powerful impression came to her, "You can make it into light, or you can let it defeat you." Lee painted her darkness into light, a testament to her resilience.
Lee created this piece as an affirmation to herself, "I had to paint something so that I could remember this always; because I forget the message often." The image shows a woman reaching upward, transforming the darkness that surrounds her into radiance, symbolizing Lee's resolve to "take that darkness and... create it into something beautiful." This piece is more than art, it's Lee's physical declaration that she will not be overcome by the darkness, "I'm not gonna be defeated. I'm gonna stand up again and I'm gonna share this light."
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by Kate Lee