Creating a Third Dimension of Laila Ali

© 2009-2010 Gail Nobles

Laila Ali makes me dream. There is something about the way she floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee. Laila is more than a boxer. In my mind, she is a myth. In my vision and seeing her in the boxing ring on television, she is a hero and powerful. Laila sends me to a fictional world of art and creating.

After signing up with Google Sites, I began to create a cartoon website about Laila. I began to see the things that are not seen about Laila. I wanted those things to become real, so that people can imagine how she floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee. I wanted Laila’s father’s phrase to be understood more along with Laila showing it in real life.

Creating art about Laila Ali keeps me sane. Creating art and stories about her intertwines with what she really does. I create the art because I appreciate Laila Ali and all of her hard work. Hopefully, more people will appreciate her too. Laila inspires me, and I am trapped between reality and fantasy. There are two dimensions and the third is to make the people see what is there that they cannot see. So, I continue to create images which are not always an easy task.