Many of us consider ourselves artists in some way, whether professional, beginner, enthusiast or simply as a person looking for new experiences. We all experience art in many different ways, some as creators and others simply as consumers of it, and we don't always keep in mind the power of art and how it can influence our day to day lives.
I am going to tell you my little story related to art and how it has helped me to improve my life in many aspects, from my mood, to my energy and daily goals, and as exaggerated as it sounds, or as trite as the phrase may seem, I confess that in my case, art, or simply creating something has changed my life.
Since I was a child I have always been interested in drawing, painting, any kind of creation on paper seemed incredible to me, it took my mind off my thoughts and transported me to a world of fantasy where anything was possible and everything could become a reality in my imagination.
Throughout my life and entering my adolescence art on paper was left a little aside, for various reasons I began to lose interest and this was affecting my well-being, to the point of beginning to have periods of anxiety that bothered me a lot, it was something new and at that time I did not understand much what was happening to me, until eventually I was discovering and finding out more about it.
As I entered my 20s I started to get back into drawing again little by little, I incorporated back to my daily routine the feeling of letting my imagination fly and connecting with my pencils and a piece of paper, and changes started to appear in me, it was something drastic. The episodes of anxiety began to disappear, I felt more motivated, and my desire to project something related to art began to become more and more present. I felt that art had to stay with me always, something told me that I had to devote all my energy there, and that based on that I was going to shape my life, and that's how I decided to study graphic design, my creativity felt fed in every way, and the desire to create and invent solutions for possible challenges based on graphics was what I was passionate about.
But not everything went as I imagined, as entering my 30s I began to leave aside my artistic side again, I focused on working in something that I did not like but was economically better for my life, something that was not healthy for my mind. As time went by and after a few years working as a chef I realized that it was costing me a lot of happiness and that I did not want to dedicate my life to a kitchen, it was then when I decided to return to where my roots felt free to continue growing, where they always should have been, in the world of art, paper, and the creation of ideas.
Today I understood that this is where I should be, where I am happy and where I can perform better, I do not consider myself an artist and honestly it is difficult to earn enough money to live well with art, but in the balance of well being it always wins, my mental health and happiness always ends up first. I want to share a bit of my art so you can see what I do and what makes me so good.
Anyone who is going through a difficult time, try to give creativity and the experience of living art a chance, maybe that will end up saving you like me.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy my illustrations.
