Haley+W+-+Lost+&+Found

I want to use an image of me as a baby/toddler, me as a child, and then me now to show how I have changed and formed throughout the last 18 years. I want the pictures to be "stacked" from youngest to oldest - youngest being on the top, oldest on bottom - and I want to transfer them onto a mirror to expand off the theme of "identity". I also want the stack of images to be in the middle of the mirror so the viewer has a difficult time seeing their reflection because what's important is who they've chosen to be, not what they think they should look like - so the focus should be on the photos rather than the reflection. I also want to sand-paper the edges of the images so it's not such a harsh shape.
 * 1) How will you create a complex composition? Will you use multiple images collaged or montaged into one or will you do a series of images 3-5 that are printed and displayed together?

2. What will the subject of your images be? How will you develop your concept? What is your concept? My concept is how we are born without any specific identity and as we age, we shape who we are by the decisions and lifestyles we choose along the way. By the time we are teenagers or young adults, we have mostly chosen the person we want to be - but until that time when we find ourselves, we are lost with the rest of the world. I will be the subject because this concept is for everyone, and I want to use pictures from my different ages to portray the idea.

3. How will you incorporate collage, montage, found objects or found photography? I want to use an image of me as a baby/toddler, me as a child, and then me now to show how I have changed and formed throughout the last 18 years. My piece will be a collage because I plan on transferring the image onto a canvas, and if I have time, I would like to maybe paint on a canvas and attach the mirror to that somehow. I might go to thrift stores to find the mirror or other materials.

4. What type of lighting will you work in? I am using old pictures, so the lighting is mostly available or natural

5. Are there other art processes you will need to use to create your piece? collage, montage, sculpture, fabric, recycled materials? I might tea-dye some watercolor paper and transfer my images to that, and then attach that paper to the mirror

6. Why will you create the images you've planned?

7. What principles of art do you hope to use and focus on? I think concept is really important for the project, but I really want to focus on composition because I want to keep this piece for a while and I really want to do a good job portraying my combined concept of identity and "lost & found".

8. Post 3 images that will inspire your work. These could be images you've found or come from my pinboards. Post the 3 images in the form of a banner and explain how they will inspire your work.

This is a rough idea of how I want the images to be stacked. I will print them on transparent paper so the mirror can still be seen and I will sandpaper

edges a little so the shape isn't so harsh and so it maybe looks a little aged