For my project I painted a white Styrofoam head with the makeup of a Maiko (or Geisha in training) on the front and drew an abstract black and white pattern on the back. I did this to portray that, as I true with all people, there is more depth and complexity to maikos then they are permitted to reveal. The point that I was trying to make was that there is more to a person, specifically a maiko, than just her face and what she does. That there is so much more depth and complexity to a person than just what you can see on the outside. I was trying to complete this pattern, this maze, that symbolizes the inner working’s of a young girl's mind and soul when in reality (and bare with me as I get insufferably cheesy and philosophical) no young girl's mind or personality is truly developed at this point and probably never will be because people are always changing and growing. The unfinished back  it represents the growth that is still to come and shows that maikos are still incredibly young even though they must mature very quickly for their jobs and the world that they belong to.