I literally can only watch his show by music video or clips, I can’t watch 22 minutes of content back to back without calm frames.

Probably a calf

8/8
And with the stable income I make I can finally support more artists and the people I love.

I made a rule that, if I ever do make more stable income with my art over healthcare, then that would be grounds for quitting.

But who knows honestly? I’m not there yet.

My career is still going.

7/8
I may head towards healthcare work after all for stability reasons.

I do dislike art being mainly being called a hobby of mine because it feels more to me than just a hobby.

That doesn’t mean I’ll be giving up on art though, I may have failed before but I persist just so I can fuel my art.

6/8
I’m not in a financially stable position, I’m not comfortable, and I have plans of moving out to a place I can call my own.

I can’t help but resent a very “world needs artists, but honestly we just want what you make, not you” kind of world.

So I’ve been debating going back to school.

5/8
I grew up in a family where they didn’t lay out the reasonings for pushing career paths, and they barely will be transparent to you growing up about why— but what they really wanted you to be was stable.

And I’m not saying they’re wrong, in today’s ai age? They could never be more right.

4/8
It was not an easy journey. Hard work and dedication led me to two animation as and ba degrees. And a load of pushback from family and hesitant support.

Finding work? I find commission work here and there, but nothing that was stable.

3/8
Because I genuinely enjoyed art, making stories, and making people happy with my drawings,

I wanted some agency over my life, I told my family I wanted to be a full time artist… which of course, if you’re of Filipino culture, this is devastating news.

2/8
It was to the point where I drew on the desk and got in trouble for it.

Mom had to give me a sketchbook so I can have an outlet for all the creativity I have in my brain.

I started questioning whether I should be a nurse initially, it evolved to veterinarian, and then—

I mean would you prefer em looking happy considering 😂