Desired size, eco vs traditional gesso & varnish, if you'd like to add custom framing, etc.
Race: categorization of people based on their physical characteristics
Ethnicity: group made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent.
Nationality: generally the country where someone is born
Culture: the shared beliefs, values, and behaviors of a group of people, such as a nation or religious group—also includes languages, customs, & ways of being passed through generations.
Country of Residence: include where you Ancestor lived if different from their nationality, and something you desire including in the story of your artwork.
Consider any cultural deities, symbols, important plants, animals, waterways, landmarks, cultural Spirits, etc.
Consider constellations, planets, astrological symbology, and any other aspects of the Universe
Example: a fierce goddess, a grieving mother, a gentle & protected boy
These can include stories that have remained in your family, or experiences you've had with this Ancestor beyond the veil.
Example: In my family, when you select the perfect size container to completely contain food leftovers, we call it 'a Lena' after my grandmother who always managed to do this. I like to think it shows how, regardless of how many people shouted, "Ma! It's not gonna fit in there!," she trusted her instincts and wasn't wrong.
Another example: My great-grandmother, Pasqualina, wasn't someone I knew about throughout my life. I only learned her name in my 20s. However, I have always had these 2 big black cats with me—kinda like gargoyles, watching out for me, protecting me. When I learned Pasqualina's name, I got full body chills realizing, she had always been with me.
Her last name was Puma.
