Skin color is often bluntly put into neat categories like “white,” “black,” or “brown.” To an artist who looks at the skin and sees a spectrum of shades and hues, that can be incredibly limiting. Lena, a little artist who’s contemplating a self-portrait, has this epiphany as she walks through the neighborhood with her mother. With that, she also learns that colors and differences should not stand in the way of people getting to know and appreciate one another.
