Arty winner

I ENTERED the 2022 Spirited Arts competition and was selected as one of the winners.

For my piece, I painted nine women who face prejudice due to their lifestyles and choices. I have depicted the types of verbal abuse they would receive personally. I have written the types of insignificant comments that they would all get regardless of their decisions.

My piece represents that being bullied shouldn’t matter. As long as you are happy with yourself, it shouldn’t be anyone else’s business and those who are bullied should stand tall.

It’s certainly overwhelming, considering the odds, but I am happy with my accomplishment.

Winning this makes me hope that others who have been bullied for any of the listed reasons see my piece and know that people’s opinions don’t matter and that there are people who will love you no

matter what.