Dearest reader,

I have a mother who has a fabric studio I was always allowed to steal from. My sister has a dremel tool I was able to borrow. My dad has power tools and screwdrivers I could use to take apart and put things back together again. I went to workshops, kids classes, hung out in the art classroom after hours at my high school.

I went to college for art. I took ceramics classes, drawing classes, jewelry classes. I attended guest lectures and went on field trips to museums. I hung out at the art building all hours and even made waffles there at 3 am....

But I don't feel like an artist yet.

Having been out of college for several months now (and with a bachelors of fine arts degree to prove I made it) I now feel less like an artist then I ever have in my life. I have always thought of myself as an artist, but I never had to quantify it. I was creative, therefore, I was an artist. I feel like now I have lost that confidence to say, 'yes i am an artist!'

So, in order to help myself feel more like I did when I was a kid, I am devising a project. I will create work every single day in whatever medium I want for at least a year. Drawing, sculpture, vast mixed media or sound installation, I will try as much as I can and not look back.

My bedroom will be my studio. My garage will be my workshop. And my parents....they'll be unwilling guinea pigs every now and then.

I hope this helps me jumpstart my creativity. I hope this helps me feel like an artist again. I hope this makes me feel like less of a fraud.

Keep me on my toes!

Yours, the artist