I am attempting to live a life no one has ever lived before. The only thing I have to guide me is my own creative force. It is my duty, then, to follow it.

Obviously, it’s all relative. This is what works for me. Autonomy is about knowing and owning yourself. It’s about honoring your needs.

Perhaps it is time to set some clear boundaries within my creative work so it feels less like work and more like what made me excited to do it in the first place.

We’re talking about fear again—fear of failure, fear of embarrassment, fear of inadequacy.

We are told time and again that rejection isn’t personal. Nonetheless, we should be allowed to lament without being told or hearing a voice in our heads say, “Oh well, this is the industry you signed up for.”

Thorough knowledge of your craft gives you a leg up. But I have spent every day for the past several years trying to listen for that pure, unobstructed voice that made art easy and fun, just for the sake of it.

I do believe that self-care is a luxury we can not afford to ignore. It empowers us. Being creative requires us to feel empowered in ourselves.

I don’t have to be good. I need to be whole.

Rome wasn’t built in a day. Vienna will wait for me. It is okay to slow down sometimes. It’s okay to take a break.

Reading deprivation for the modern era

On anger, shame, and synchronicity

“Do not let your doubt become self-sabotage.”

New York fashion is where it has always been.

The truth is experiencing life in all capacities is what deepens and our art.

Like this process, most things in life are the most fulfilling and effective when done through inspiration, not desperation.

A few words of wisdom for my fellow procrastinating artists

What are we doing here?