History of My Life in Four Objects.

This water colour painting was done for me by my mother in 1995, when I was only two years old. The painting is obviously of Humpty Dumpty in his classic ‘Sat on a Wall’ scene, and is of a teddy I had as a child. Whilst I was growing up, painting was a hobby that my mum practiced often and was extremely good at. She doesn’t paint much anymore, which is a shame, so this is important to me as it reminds me of her. I chose this object because I can remember it hanging on my bedroom wall when I was about 3 years old, so it brings back many memories – from the clowns that decorated my bedroom to the furniture, the teddies I had and even the clothes that I wore. The object brings back so many memories for me. When I saw this painting for the first time in 8 years, all of those memories came flooding back.

 

 I'll always remember my trip to Disney World, Florida. In 2002, my nana died and we had to cancel our holiday - so the next year my parents took us on the holiday of a life time Walt Disney once said that he created Disney World because he wanted there to be a place where adults and their children could play together. The characters are all trained to sign their signatures in the same ways and the only thing unique about my book is the order in which I got the signatures, and all that Esmeralda signed it upside down, however, it simbolises a holiday that i will never forget. I used to be in love with Disney - and I still am. I love the classic cartoons like Aladdin and Pocahontas (on VCR). Without the occasional crackles and lines down the screen they wouldn't be the same. Watching these films is a window into my past.

 I can remember getting my second iPod Nano - a 4th generation model, with 8GB of memory in my favourite purple. The first Nano I had was a 2nd generation white model with only 1GB of memory - I could only fit approximately 220 songs on it, which frustrated me to no end. Obviously, my 4th generation iPod was very welcomed. There was also the change in the kind of music I put on my new iPod - changing genres from pop to metal and screamo. It contains so many songs that are reminiscent of certain times in my life, of my boyfriend, childhood friends, dead relatives and holidays. I love music, it is very important to me due to the way it can prompt the recalling of different, precious memories.

This Pandora ring is the latest present given to me by my boyfriend; it was given to me for our 2nd anniversary. I asked for this ring because, although I have jewelry from him apart from this, I wanted something that I could wear all the time to remind me of him. It feels so strange when I’m not wearing it, and I feel somehow lost. It's important to him, as it reminds me of him, and what he does for me.