Discovering my identity is something I recently started exploring again because I’ve always felt that I lived a life where I had to the person someone else expected me to be. But when i sat down to reflect and face my inner demons, my life started having more clarity. I start to rediscover what makes me the person that I am today and makes me, me. And that is how Minty’s Hot Chocolate came about.
I found that hot chocolate was something that I enjoyed having during the Christmas season and also because I am a Polar Express fan. But i realised that, even on a daily basis, hot chocolate brings me a sense of calmness, groundedness and a little bit of homeliness.
Essentially, hot chocolate has become my emotional support beverage and the kind that keeps me warm, not just in the stomach, but also in the heart. Hence, I wanted to have a tangible piece of art for it. I designed this 40 × 40 grid on Stitch Fiddle and used 5 Ply Milk Cotton Yarn that is extremely affordable and great in quality, and easily found online.
This project taught me that my identity belongs to me and that I can design a tangible item to keep a memory of it.
