From Strides to Strokes

Challenge: From Strides to Strokes is a hand-painted video essay that tells the story of how I discovered my love for painting after a leg injury forced me to give up running. Using painting as both the medium and the message, the video visually captures my journey of loss, adaptation, and creative rediscovery. Through a combination of hand-painted frames and layered cut-out figures, I created an immersive and emotional storytelling experience.

Solution: Bringing this project to life allowed me to merge storytelling with my creative process in a new way. Painting each scene deepened my understanding of how emotions can be conveyed visually, and the final result reinforced the power of creativity in transforming pain into something meaningful. This experience pushed me to think differently about how I tell stories, reminding me that losing one passion can open the door to another just as fulfilling.