Tan Chess Board of Life Jean
ABOUT THE ART: DURING THE SUMMER, I PLAY PICKUP VOLLEYBALL AT NORTH AVE BEACH IN CHICAGO 5-6 NIGHTS A WEEK, WHERE I’VE MET MANY UNIQUE HUMANS. I REMEMBER ONE INTERACTION FROM LAST SUMMER WITH THIS QUIET BUT PERSONABLE GUY - WE CONNECTED OVER FASHION. AT THE TIME HIS DREAM WAS TO ONE DAY OWN A JEAN BRAND. FAST FORWARD A YEAR AND I SEE HIM ON THE SAND, SO I RAN OVER AND SHARED MY LIFE UPDATE. THE WEEKS FOLLOWING OUR RECONNECTION, THE TWO OF US KINDA FRIEND DATED... YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HANG OUT WITH A NEW PERSON IN YOUR LIFE TO SEE IF YOU'RE COMPATIBLE AS CLOSE FRIENDS. ANYWAYS HE OPENED UP TO ME - AS A TEEN HE HAD MADE SOME MISSTEPS THAT HAVE KINDA PUSHED HIM OFF HIS GOALS IN LIFE BUT WAS WORKING TO GET BACK ON TRACK. HE’S A GOOD GUY. I’VE SINCE GROWN PRETTY FOND OF HIM AND WHILE I KNOW HE STILL ISN'T WHERE HE WANTS TO BE (ARE ANY OF US THO?), HE KEEPS MOVING FORWARD. THIS JEAN IS INSPIRED BY HIM... JUST LIKE A GAME OF CHESS, ONE WRONG MOVE MIGHT MAKE THE GAME HARDER BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO