notanartist

Hello world! But probably mostly a handful of my friends. I envision this substack as a space to share my inner and outer explorations. I don’t know yet what form it will take (doodles, art, words, rants) but it will likely be constantly evolving. I decided to open up the messiness of the exploration as a form of connection, release, and accountability.

A small little corner of me always wanted to be an artist. I would paint and draw as a kid, a teenager, and then in college I dropped my studio art major at the drop of a hat because I felt I had nothing to say, wasn't very good, and I sort of felt silly pretending I was an artist and figured I’d let the real artists carry on with the art-ing. Fast forward 15 years and surprise, surprise, that little corner of me has started to get angsty and I can’t ignore it anymore.

notanartist is a place to throw a bunch of stuff at the wall and see what sticks. I figured it would be cute to let some people in while I’m at it because it’s more fun that way.

I also want to send love and hugs to the people in my life who have seen me, heard me, held me and encouraged me, particularly this year. I’ve had expansive moments, glimmers and conversations lately that have buoyed me and led me to break the seal. You know who you are and I love you

Thank you for staying, listening, reading, seeing