My First Week as a Full-Time Artist - Finding flow, facing fears, and making space for creativity

In the middle of June, I woke up and didn’t have to check my work emails. No back-to-back Teams calls, no corporate dress code, and no Sunday dread leftover from the night before. After years of dreaming and months of planning, my first week as a full-time surface pattern designer had finally begun. And honestly? It was so beautiful — and yet still anxiety ridden— in ways I didn’t expect.