My mission in the work I do is to help others find a means of self-expression through art. When I have gone through difficult times, creating something has helped me make sense of my experience. Creativity – drawing and writing specifically – is the primary way that I process what is going on around me and in my head. 

My brain often feels like a scramble of thoughts: good thoughts, bad thoughts, hopeful thoughts, expectations, fears, worries, anxieties, excitement, and more. It’s only once I stop and take the time to interpret my thoughts through creativity, that I can understand them, use them productively, refute the ones that seek to tear me down, and move forward through life with things in perspective.  

Shining a mirror at your life is not easy, especially when you are going through something difficult (as we all are, hello 2020). I hope you can think of responding to this month’s prompts as a cathartic process: to release some feelings you’ve been holding on to and paint a picture (literally and figuratively) of what tomorrow might look like.