40 days of art

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WTF Pacman

A new piece for my 40th birthday!

This has been a fun walk down memory lane! I would like to leave you with these final thoughts:

If you want to make something, do it. It doesn’t have to make sense 

This Pac-Man ghost mask sparked joy but served no real purpose outside of that. I love a good belly laugh. So much of the art I have made over my career, started by me doing something that interested/excited/tickled me. Sometimes it would stay a small thing and sometimes it would turn into something much larger

Perfection isn’t as important when it is a small part of something larger.

Some of these frames in this gif are a hot mess. But together it works and that’s all that matters. Over the past 20 years, I have not been afraid to try new things even if I could not do them perfectly at first. Pushing past my comfort zone was the only way I grew as an artist and a person

The process is fun and a great opportunity to learn 

It is really hard taking a self portrait when your eyes are covered by paper mache. I experiment how to do it, even triggering the camera remote with my feet. It was a funny process and I got there eventually! I love making art as much as sharing art. As both of my parents are engineers I love using that more analytical and technical part of my brain and incorporating it into my creative work. 

When I followed my interests I met awesome people

I met so many of my friends and collaborators by simply doing what I love to do. Because we met over shared interests our connection felt so much deeper and has sustained itself over many years.

You are never too old to be a total weirdo 

Society can be so ageist, and I have felt some pressure to be more “serious” and “normal” as I have aged. Take my word for it you are never too old to be a total goofball, and its better to get the occasional side eye from a busy body than live a life that is not authentic.

I used to be so scared of turning 40 for lots of reasons that don’t make sense anymore. Now that I have arrived, I don’t mind one bit! The past 40 years were filled with so much art, memories, friends and fun! I really feel more myself than I ever have. 

Thanks to everyone who stuck it through to the end of this 40 day retrospective and thanks to all my friends for collaborating, supporting and sharing my art! Wouldn’t be here without you! This project has been the best birthday present to myself ever!! Now I am off to eat some cake.