That year with no school scheduled allowed me to sit and think about what I truly needed to do with my life at that point. I decided after a year away from study that I would allow myself some time to explore my artist journey. I didn’t return to college even with the suspension lifted and that turned out to be the right choice.
The academic suspension year, as I call it, allowed me to get back to working on new art pieces. The amount of comfort I felt from holding a paintbrush again was amazing since it had been nearly 3 years. I bought myself a drawing tablet I could draw on with a stylus and started working immediately on illustrations. This time of working on all this new work paid off as I started posting regularly again online, even joining an artist community site to feature my work on often. This led to my work being seen and leading to several artist opportunities including magazine publications and showcases. If I had went back to school the amount of work and progress made artistically would have never been posted.
The opportunity came around September 2019 I would have enrolled in late August that same year. Funny how decisions can change some things around. I listed many opportunities in my publications section for reference.
That’s the start to my artist journey but working to create more memories always. Many more stories to share with you so please check in every once and a while. I did learn many valuable lessons from college that I use regularly now but I’m happy I went with my instinct because it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.