How it all began...
In December 2024, six months after graduating, I hit the worst art block of my life. I thought that I would have a full time job in animation industry by now, yet all I had was a part-time job, I was teaching art—it's still art related and I still get to draw but I wasn’t drawing for myself. What was the point? Before I knew it, I had stopped drawing entirely, and I felt miserable. Completely lost.
Then, one day, it hit me like a truck: I wasn’t miserable because I lacked an industry job—I was miserable because I stopped creating.
Art wasn’t just something I did; it was part of who I was. And yet, I had let overthinking kill it.
So, I made a promise to myself: one new design every day.
At first? Easy. Then, reality punched me in the face. Some days, I’d sit in front of my Cintiq for hours, sketching and deleting, feeling like I was getting nowhere. But I kept going. And that’s when everything changed.
What I Learned...
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Consistency matters. Feelings come and go, but your goals are worth sticking to.
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Perfectionism can get in the way of creativity. I’m learning to let go of the need for my art to be exactly how I picture it. There are things I struggle to draw, but that’s not a reason to avoid them—it’s a reason to keep going.
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Drawing is like a muscle. It’s tough at times, but the more I practice, the easier it gets.
By the time I hit 44th design, my posts started gaining traction. But even before that, I had created pieces I was proud of—pieces that wouldn’t exist if I hadn’t started with design #1.
That’s when I saw the bigger picture.
I didn’t just want to make art—I wanted to bring it to life. That’s how this keychain shop was born. Each design you see here exists because I stopped waiting for the perfect idea and just made something.
Now, I want to challenge every artist who feels stuck: Create every day. Stop overthinking, stop waiting for the "right" idea, and just make something. It’s not about a single drawing or the next one—it’s about all of them together.
And who knows? Maybe one of those ideas will turn into something you never expected—just like mine did.
Thanks for reading :)
