This week’s illustration, Autopilot, represents moments when I feel most like myself. Namely, I’m referring to walks home, usually from running errands. I believe religiously in stopping and smelling the roses, and if the roses do not require stopping, then I put myself on autopilot, completely encapsulated in the scent of the flowers. With the aroma inside of me and my arms growing tired from holding my groceries, art supplies, etc.; I truly feel at home in my body in a way that is both familiar and fleeting, both uncomfortable and comfortable. No matter how my life is going, when I am walking home like this, there is something to return to. This is the neutral feeling that I can depend on (which is, importantly, equally weighted to less neutral feelings).
Artist- Julianna Chavez
Walk and Smell the Roses 🙂