For my American Love project I chose the quote “Your task is not to seek love but to seek and find all the barriers you have built against it.” -Rumi. When I first saw this quote, I immediately felt drawn to it, I could understand and relate to it. It resonated with me. My interpretation of this quote was our barriers being our skin and our bones being the love within ourselves. I used a blue ballpoint pen and cross-hatching to draw the hands and a red ballpoint pen, again using cross-hatching, to draw the bones of the hand. Drawing with pen is one of my favorite forms of arm, and I wanted to use a technique I knew I was skilled at. I chose red and blue because the color I associate with love is a bright red while the opposite being a more calm cool blue.