So, I did a thing…

If you don’t know me (and let’s be real, why would you?) I’m Kiki Sink and I have ADHD. I’m telling you about the ADHD not because I think I deserve some special prize for having a brain wired by a meth-addicted squirrel, but because it helps explain some of my decisions. Like the decision to, at an age when my peers are looking at their retirement savings and discovering that no one actually retires in this economy, decide to say “fuck it, I’ll be an artist now.”

You see there’s this one, weird trick that I’ve always known but somehow also actively rejected because imposter syndrome is a bitch - You can be an artist if you want to, all you have to do is say it. No one can stop you. There’s no licensing. There’s no Artistic Code Enforcement Team looking for imposters. No special education is required, though some might be helpful in order to fine tune your particular technique. No test to pass and no special council of venerated creators will ever hand you a badge and say, “Congratulations, grasshopper, you’re an Artist now.” All you have to do is 1) create a thing; and 2) say the words. Like an elven wedding in a fantasy romance, it’s true if you believe it’s true. So, fuck it, I’m an artist now. (Same for writers, but that’s a slightly different discussion.)

That’s not to say I’m a commercially successful artist - which is really the heart of the disconnect. We’re all just cogs in this capitalist machine and no matter how we feel about turning every aspect of our lives into something profitable bills still need to be paid and that makes it hard to claim a title without financial remuneration. But again, that’s a slightly different discussion. Maybe I’ll get around to writing about it someday. Or maybe not.

So anywhoozles, I’m an artist and here’s my art. Like it? Great! There are pieces for sale and I’m always tinkering around making something new. Have questions? Fantastic! Ask ‘em. Don’t like it? Great!! Thanks for visiting, now jog on. The internet is a big place and there’s certainly something out there that you will like. Hopefully something made by an independent artist just like me.

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