Art

• Left my job to study art full-time
• Made an animated music video
• Wrote Why I Left Tech to Pursue Art
• Wrote Spotify Wrapped 2022 except it's about me and there's a playlist for each month

Fun

• Started playing piano again daily

Art

• Joined a study group to prep for Sheridan's portfolio application. Finding peers with the same goals is great
• Character design -- first time drawing without reference!
• Started going to weekly irl life drawing sessions

Fun

• Visited SF to finish my last month at Numerai

Art

• Learned how to draw flowers, insects, and birds
• Decided to apply for Sheridan's animation program. Portfolio applications are due in Feb 2023
• Watched Cyberpunk Edgerunners

Fun

• Moved to Waterloo, living on a college campus for the first time has been fun

Art

• Read Blankets by Craig Thompson
• Made an animated music video with After Effects

Fun

• Moved out of my SF apartment
• Lived in NYC for the month, saw Polyphia live, and made lots of new friends at Interact's symposium

Art

• Bought an iPad for drawing
• Drew 160+ boxes while learning perspective

Fun

• Went to Vegas for a friend's birthday and lived in the penthouse suite where Elvis used to live
• Journaled every day (my first time being consistent)
• I'm leaving my job in November to self-study art full-time!

Art

• Started art home school
• Wrote an essay about why I'm pursuing art
• Researched art schools: FZD, Brainstorm, and CDA

Fun

• Hosted a dinner for 12 friends in SF for Interact
• Played DDR for two hours straight with friends
• Redesigned my website

May

Art

• Started drawing for the first time in my life after reading a collection of essays by Hayao Miyazaki and watching this sketchbook tour

Fun

• Started playing DDR regularly
• Watched the sunset in East Bay
• Saw Honne perform live