Since I haven't been working full-time in the industry, my body has re-adjusted itself again to wake up on its own at 6am every day excited to get to {my} work, which is illustrating. When I used to work full-time in the industry, I was usually awake before the 6am alarm on my phone would go off because I hated waking up to it.. and I always had anxiety going into work. I don't use an alarm anymore, now I listen to my body. I'm excited every morning to wake up, make my bed, read a book, and get an early start on building my portfolio. It's literally what I do every day. I've learned a couple things about myself.. I hate watching tv or listening to music, it just throws me in a funk while sketching. I love sitting in quiet and listening to the sound of nature. I think I'll build a workspace outside.. I get the most inspiration when everything is quiet. It's the best feeling. At this point I feel like I'm thriving in life. Yea, I'm not making as much money as I used to, yea the living situation still isn't great, and personal life problems aren't that serious these days. But, I feel whole lot better, healthier, and happier than I was a few months ago.! :) So from being dedicated to my passion and work, I was given an opportunity to do a collaboration with Nasty Gal. I've always had them in the back of my head since the beginning of this year, I just didn't know why exactly. Then my head popped off when I was contacted by the editorial team of Nasty Gal to do this collaboration with the brand featuring my illustrations. All I thought was this would be my break. My chance to make something out of my passion. Finally...
So, I've been working hard on this project. I've been putting all my life force into this in the past few days! I can't wait to see the final results and what comes out of this. Man.. if you've been following me on my Instagram, I've been up to several things here and there too. I've been working on building my Etsy shop, My Book of Dolls {pictured above}, trying to complete my list of summer adventures, a sudden Disneyland getaway... phew! It's all great, all exciting, I wouldn't have it any other way!! I love life and its surprises!
stay tuned for my big feature in Nasty Gal! <3 <3 <3
xx,
SS