Being an artist is a combination of really high highs and really low lows. It’s like this at every level.

Months of exhaustion, intaking more caffeine than food… running on E. Just to see these come together. It’s all worth it to see the vision start to come to life 💭

Still can’t believe I made this with my own hands…

This isn't biblical, but it is ignorant & bigoted. Modern frameworks of sexual orientation didn't exist anciently. Intuitive aversions drove disapproval of same-sex intercourse but it was rationalized as different violations of a social hierarchy of domination & penetration.

“I just wanna make jam & build her things with my hands” 😭😭❤️

I have a professor who subtly but consistently describes my work as “disturbing” There has to be a better way to address my work, especially considering my art rarely has disturbing content lol

Me, knowing I have an outrageous workload that I’m actively avoiding with a rapidly approaching deadline: “let me just text Eriq…”

i noticed women who know how to pivot and move tf on get judged the most when they have the most sense

Little known fact: I collect old books Today I found a flawless 1959 Heritage Press illustrated copy of Dostoevsky’s “The Possessed” Every page is so crisp it looks as if the book has never been read or opened

Give me a day in the studio uninterrupted & I can do so much

Things I’ve touched this week 🎨 The 1st is my most recent & the largest piece for my show in May. The 2nd an old one that I never completed, & the 3rd is a 2022 piece being reworked

How many changes can you see? There’s a lot of OBVIOUS ones, but the subtle changes are my favorite *still a WIP*

I’m really in my quiet mom era and I love that for me 🫶🏽