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Soft Launching My Art Era

Hello beautiful people! Recently, I’ve been busy doing things, making things, and, of course, having thoughts (WAYYY too many of them). Since our last chat, I:

• Tried my first macaron

• Started a Duolingo streak for Spanish and Korean (because life is too short to speak only one language)

• Finished a 925-page book

• Started making my own website

• Met two new friends

• Went to the dentist (the no cavity streak since birth continues)

• inhaled 308,000 times

• Purchased a few too many things (but I’m definitely not mad about it)

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I probably spent a little too much money this month, but one good thing came out of it (aside from my guilty happiness). I got some art supplies and began using them. I wanted to try out some acrylic water-based paint markers with a brush tip, so I got some and did just that. Here are some creatures I created with my new stuff:

Lately, I have been shifting my perspective on my career. When I was in preschool, I wanted to be a glass artist, by eight, a voice actress (still my dream job, btw), by 11, an SNL cast member, then a filmmaker, cartoon creator, and writer for an adult animated series. It’s hard to know which route to take when I have so many interests. As of now, I’m not sure of exactly how to start my career, even if I know what my biggest dreams and goals are. I just need to find a way to dip my toes in the water, preferably without another unpaid internship.

I have many options on paths I could go down, but I would be lying if I said I should exclude art from the list. I never considered it much of a profession for myself until recently. It does make sense, though. Art is something I know how to do, doesn’t take me all that long at times, and I find theraputic. At the moment, it’s difficult to find comedy writing jobs. Luckily, art is a medium that I can combine with humor and writing, so I don’t have to completely pause comedy in my career if I want to take art more seriously.

The truth is, I’ve already begun somewhat of a professional art career without thinking about it. I’ve made a few single/EP/album covers, labels for a BBQ sauce company, an animated intro for a comedy duo, and sold a couple of original pieces (not JUST to family). When I did those projects, I wasn’t actively trying to have an art career, so if I put my mind to it, I’m hoping even more opportunities will come. It would be so much fun to do illustrations for books and merchandise. This doesn’t mean I have to give up any other passions; I just want to see the potential in one of them.

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Here’s a haul of some of my new materialistic things, because it’s fun to treat yourself sometimes!

Yay! Capitalism! 🥰

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As always, here are my recent photos! I hope you all have a nice end to/start of the month.

With love,

Zoz <3