Created in 2017

What do you stand behind? • Gabby: I stand behind my uncertainty. Yes, being uncertain is okay. I remember always being told that if I set my goals and stick to it that I can achieve it. I always found that difficult to do, because I was ever changing, I was still getting to know myself and still am. Just a few years ago I started becoming comfortable with this part of myself. I learned that it is okay not to know where I'm going in my life. My decisions, my thoughts, my likes and dislikes are constantly changing and I'm learning so much about myself because of it. I don't know where I'll be in 5 years, a year, a month or in the next minute, and I'm content with that. • How and why did you come to the decision to formally study fine arts? • Gabby: Art has always been a way for me to express myself from a very young age. It is where I felt the most like myself. When asked what I wanted to be when I grew up my answer was always ""an artist"" with no hesitation. Years later I remember being told that I wouldn't amount to anything with art, because it wasn't a proper career and I wouldn't make any money. So I changed my career choice to something I believe would make me money. I will never forget how miserable I was. I remember following other artists, meeting them and thinking this is it! This is where I want to be! They were doing what they love so why can't I? I then realized I didn't want to be that person who was miserable with their life because they didn't follow their dream. That was the reason I decided to study fine arts. Art is something I love and makes me feel good about myself, it's something I can call my own. I made this choice on my own and I have never been happier.