Heya, it's been a hot minute hasn't it?
I've been a bit absent on my platforms for a while, truth be told I've ran out of steam and came to the conclusion that I'm just not really fit to be a social media artist, struggling to keep up with trends and algorithms and all that crap. I've been hyper focused on solely just illustrations that I lost sight of what I've been truly wanting to pursue ever since I was a kid, which is developing and directing games and other similar projects.
I don't like bringing my personal dealios into the online sphere but it has admittedly been a rough few years, dealing with lots of familial loss and other obstacles life wants to throw my way. But I've been okay, despite everything! I've come a long way ever since I started taking art a bit more seriously, looking back I have grown immensely as a person and as an artist through every trial and loop.
Lately, the past few months actually, I've been kinda undergoing something I can only compare to that of a period of ego death, really reflecting on a lot and working on myself. Where I belong in the universe and this world. Taking time to just make things for myself, and to figure out what the hell to even do to fulfill my passions and dreams. I've gotten better! I've gotten better... yet I still feel this emptiness inside me, and I plan on doing my absolute damnedest to fill that void.
I can't say for sure if I'll be posting art again anytime soon, I've truthfully been a bit fearful to post much of anything anywhere, all the pressure and anxiety of others still continues to linger over me, I'm definitely going to need more time to just sit things out. Take some time to work on bigger projects and not worry so much about fulfilling some weekly/monthly illustration quota like I did for a good few years.
When the fruit of passion is ripe I shall return and post work(s) that I can be proud of, that can really just touch others on an emotional and spiritual level to a degree.
Until then, stay safe for those that see this, and never stop unleashing your creativity and positivity unto the world!
-Kai
Nabella
Respect, man. Social media is a weird landscape for art and those places feel weirdly alienating and small the longer you live outside of them in the real world.
If it's any solace to you, I've been going through a similar thing where I'm having trouble identifying what it is I do that makes me who I am and if my longtime passions can still keep me fulfilled the same way they did when I was younger. I'm very certain other people around our age group are searching for that fulfillment as well, especially right now in a world embroiled in great turbulence.
Other than that, I will miss your rare big girl arts. Good luck, internet guy. 👍