It's official! My prints have arrived and in two weeks my online shop will be releasing a limited run of selected art prints - all in a large, gorgeous, full color 16" x 20" format. Stay tuned for Wednesday, August 16th so you can snap one up!
You can also take a sneak peek at over on my Instagram to see which prints might be getting featured!
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It's been one year since I've graduated from college (I like to think of this as my freshman year of adulthood) and I've both literally and figuratively fallen on my face a few times. There's something kind of beautiful and amazing about struggling and digging deep into the things that are difficult and painful - and coming out stronger.
I still don't have a clear idea of what I'm doing or how I'll get to where I want to be, but the uncertainty feels less painful than it did a year ago. Knowing that I've grown and changed in so many ways in the last year is a wonderful feeling, even if I'm still slogging through my own doubts and fears.
Image: Photograph of my hand lettering surrounded by various objects from my creative process.
The creative process is simultaneously incredibly grueling, challenging, emotionally draining, fulfilling, and rejuvenating. I constantly have to remind myself to keep putting in all the unseen hours - with the faith that diligent work does pay off. Most of the pieces of art that I'm happy with and proud of, involved struggle. Hours and hours of struggle, frustration, and self-doubt. I have to remind myself all the time that it's part of the process and part of the art.
When I was in school, my senior art class operated on two-week deadlines. I remember every other Tuesday night I would be up late cursing my computer or paints - drowning in uncertainty. Is this good? Is this the best I can do? Will I get mercilessly destroyed in the critique session tomorrow and watch all my self-esteem as an artist go down the drain? It was never as bad as I thought it would be. The added pressure to perform made me a better artist.
I try to put myself into the same mindset with my work now. I have no hard deadlines on many of my own personal projects so it's easy to let it all slide by and never put in the struggle hours to perfect something. But I'm working on it! And lately I find myself putting in more meaningful hours to work and the results feel better.
It's the new year and I'm excited that soon I'll be able to unveil some new pieces and open up an online shop here! This is just a sneak peek of what's to come next month - stay tuned.