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Artist Manifesto<\/strong><\/h2>

I create from lived experience,<\/p>

from moments that shaped me,<\/p>

from feelings that had no words,<\/p>

from the quiet work of staying alive.<\/p>

My art is not here to impress.<\/p>

It is here to bear witness.<\/p>

I do not create to fix people.<\/p>

I create to sit with them,<\/p>

to remind them they are not alone<\/p>

in what they feel, fear, remember, or carry.<\/p>

My work is a form of listening.<\/p>

A form of prayer.<\/p>

A form of honesty.<\/p>

I refuse to turn human experience into a product.<\/p>

The stories come first.<\/p>

If I sell anything, it exists only to support the work \u2014<\/p>

quiet objects that sit beside the stories,<\/p>

not replace them.<\/p>

I will not reduce myself<\/p>

or others<\/p>

to labels, diagnoses, categories, or trends.<\/p>

I honour depth over noise.<\/p>

Truth over trends.<\/p>

Meaning over momentum.<\/p>

Presence over perfection.<\/p>

I believe creativity is not about talent \u2014<\/p>

it is about attention,<\/p>

sincerity,<\/p>

and the courage to say<\/p>

\u201cThis is what it felt like to be me.\u201d<\/p>

My stories are not lessons.<\/p>

My art is not a solution.<\/p>

It is a companion.<\/p>

A quiet light.<\/p>

A mirror.<\/p>

A place to rest.<\/p>

I am not a machine.<\/p>

I am not a brand pretending to be human.<\/p>

I am a human being who creates.<\/p>

And if my work helps even one soul feel seen,<\/p>

understood,<\/p>

or less alone \u2014<\/p>

then it has already served its purpose.<\/p>"},"borderRadius":{"id":123231545,"value":"#{text.border.radius}"},"textColor":{"id":123231546,"value":"#{text.color}"},"backgroundColour":{"id":123231547,"value":"#0000"},"truncateHeight":{"id":123231548,"value":null},"template":{"id":123231549,"value":"text"},"padding":{"id":123231550,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":123231551,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":123231552,"value":"#F3EDE3"},"published":{"id":123231553,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":123231554,"value":"[]"}}}],"properties":{"title":{"id":123231541,"value":"Artist Manifesto"},"isStorePage":{"id":123231542,"value":"1"},"ogImage":{"id":123231543,"value":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vh7zijz5c5g8b7by8napeak4rpdarbxrogp2visca2zmphvn.png.png?w=1200&h=auto"}},"labels":[],"published":1,"sitemap":1,"divisionId":387299,"edited":true}