Flawed Diamond

Inspired by a quote from Natalie Cole...
'I think that I am a walking testimony to you can have scars. You can go through turbulent times and still have victory in your life'. 
I would go even further to say that our scars, while they may change us down to our core, they do not define every moment of our lives and you will find yourself enjoying life again without a thought in that moment to those scars. For this painting the collage elements were allowed to add ridges and texture to create the illusion of scars. 
Mixed media collage portrait on hexagonal canvas, measures 34cm x 40cm.