hiiiii. I think I am going to stay and finally become a part of the community, for better or worse. All these years, I repressed myself out of both insecurity and real fear of being outed due to the fickle circumstances of my family in the political situation where I lived before.

Since last year's event I've had a chance to break away from my family and be on my own in a different place; embracing this part of myself, as well as getting help for my many psychological issues that went ignored or dismissed before. For the first time in my life, I can draw with energy; consistently and without too much doubt. I appreciate all the help and support from everyone in this community and I am sorry I could not give back.

i hope to make friends with fellow artists but most importantly to brighten someones days with my art, and continue to improve as artist and person

p.s. working through my remaining backlog.... should not be long.