Thinking about 2018
I’m home for a few weeks and then spending the new year flying to Thailand with my design class, and I’ve been thinking a lot about how I want to position myself in the world and how to apply my art and design skills towards meaningful change.
2017 has been absolutely awful for me. Between mental health issues and personal problems and then the world at large becoming a continuously more dangerous and oppressive place, I’ve had a lot of doubts about finding my place in it and whether or not I’m doing the right things for myself and my future.
A lot of that self doubt and anxiety affects my work as well. Anyone who knows me knows that I’ve always been extremely self conscious about the art I make, and even now after taking half a dozen art and design courses I still feel deeply uncomfortable when my friends see my work.
Ultimately, I’ve decided that one solution I can work towards is to share my art. On the one hand, to convince myself that sharing my creativity and the work that brings me joy is not something to be afraid of. On the other hand, more art in the world and more creative voices and more platforms for lgbt folk never hurt anyone.
