Coming in 2020!

New year, new art! 2020 is now here and gosh, has 2019 flown by. Also, so much for wishing to be more active in this blog in 2019. I know it’s been another long while since I last wrote here, but the past year has indeed been quite weird, if not a wee bit tough, for me. It was mostly a year of healing, of finding myself again… and while I do regret not having been able to make a lot of art in 2019, I recognize that a break and/or a slower rhythm was needed in order for me to achieve other, also very important things in my life.

And even though I didn’t make a lot of art last year, I did pour my whole art into all the projects I worked on. It was also the year I started dabbling with resin, a fun yet entirely new medium. What I know so far, I learned on my own and with the help of fellow artists in the community (I couldn’t be more grateful for all the life-saving advice and tips), but at this point I am still a beginner in resin casting. I feel like 2020 will be filled with learning and growth and I’m thrilled to see where this whole ordeal takes me.

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2018 Art Summary & Plans for 2019

*blows dust off blog* Damn, I really have neglected this space for too long haven’t I.

2019 is just a couple of days away so it’s time to reflect as we look back at we’ve accomplished this year, and forward to what the near future could have in store.

I’m not gonna lie. 2018 was a pretty tough year for me. For the past couple of years, I’ve lived in a very hectic routine as I juggled between my day job, which can get quite emotionally-draining, and freelance work for which I’m very passionate about. Add that to the regular IRL stuff and you barely get any time for yourself. In 2018 I made the mistake of dwelving too deep into the self-sacrifice hole. The result: extreme burnout culminating in a mental breakdown and two months of sick leave (so far).