why i "quit" being a full-time artist
The even crazier thing is that this video barely scratches the surface of this topic, and probably speaks to a larger picture of my growing existential dread/fear of the unknown caused by a social media addiction. But that aside, this content creation break has done wonders to help manage my concerns, and seeing people in person (even if they're not my friends) has helped me reconnect and ground me in the physical world a little bit more. Thank you for sticking around, I might have a little less time to make videos now, but because I have a stronger support system, I can really focus on the things I really want to do/make.
Also my last camera broke after my last video, but recently I was finally able to afford my dream camera! Thank you for all of your likes, shares, and subs; your interactions do more thank you know🥹💗
I also want to reiterate that these are purely my opinions and observations over a 5 year period! Artists and small businesses who have had a similar start as I did (selling to friends, posting on social media, building an art practice to live off of) will likely have wildly varying degrees of success and a lot of different viewpoints, and this video is in no way meant to criticize them or this way of life specifically. I just don't think this fits into my life the way it used to anymore, and that's ok, my process grows and changes with me!
Chapters:
00:00 Omg long time no see
01:12 Year 1: How it all started
02:37 Year 2: stuck on social media: hyper surveillance
06:16 Year 3: self employment, hustle culture, and the burden of representation
09:11 Year 4: competition and content theft, spec work, and starting over
13:49 In summary...something has to change
16:34 The present: gratitude + what's up next
As mentioned in Year 3, here's the link to my thesis: https://osf.io/preprints/mediarxiv/yf...
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What I'm making:
a surprise cosplay for AnimeNYC!
yarn: Hobbii's Divina (gifted)
needles: Clover's interchangeable needle set
Equipment:
Canon M50 Mark II
A lightbox gifted to me by my dad
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