Self-Actualization
Neurographic art is meant to help you uncover things buried within your pscyhe, hence the title of this piece. This began a huge artistic path for me. Creating with a combination of sharpie and chalk helped connect pieces of my inner child and inner teen through the lens of my now adult self.
It's hard to remember now, but I believe I was doodling Neuro Art for quite some time before I attempted a piece so large. I did make this all in one sitting though, while having an. . . out of body experience.
This was also the beginning of a long process of unlearning perfectionism. I had been working on the piece for genuinely hours, when I remarked to my husband about my tendency to ruin things by expecting too much. I used the piece as an example.
"I could spend another three hours on this filling in all the pieces and making sure the lines connect properly. Or I could just decide it's good enough, and it would be, because I said so. TADA!" and tossed the entire drawing pad across the room.
I really heard myself after that though. This was an aspect of the self-actualization: I didn't need to keep hiding myself away until I felt perfect enough to be witnessed.