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I finally have the time to sit down and reflect on it haha. Last year, I decided to keep this as a one day thing because with work and all.. I only have energy for exactly one (1) day. I'll keep that again for next year for sure

It felt a lot more manageable than last year, the line to get into exhibition hall remained the same but moved easily. The only areas that really bottled up was around studio booths for people to chat up with recruiters. One of my biggest highlights was winning Shrek ears at the DreamWorks booth 💚

(I just want an excuse to talk about it |D)

Though I haven't been an employee, I have had multiple opportunities to go inside certain places thanks to Women in Animation hosting panels and Black Women Animate hosting a 2 Day Event in collaboration with the studios.

TheAnimationNetwork Podcast was also immensely kind to invite me to a networking event on the patio, which was amazing! I have also had artwork showcased to fundraise for Burbank Healing Arts earlier than that! I even saw that famous staircase with artwork which was fun!

Just 2 weeks shy of my 7th year anniversary doing technical illustration and graphic design for a biomed company I have been let go due to company restructuring and stuff. The shock was tremendously bad I ended up texting one of my best friends and he and his amazing spouse kindly took me with them up north.

I feel better now, but I'm now trying to figure out things like getting health insurance. I'm also incredibly ansty but it's mostly because this is my first time being laid off in anything haha.

It was such a busy year, I barely had time to type this up between breaks at my day job.

January 2022, I was offered a BG Artist position for a small production within the first 11 days. Unfortunately, I had to turn it down a while later because while waiting for the call I was offered a Visual Development position that started immediately. I still wish the first production the very best, and I'm looking forward to seeing it.

I wish I could go a lot more in depth with the project I'm working on. It's incredible how everyone is working hard! 🥰

I've been doing personal art during my breaks just to keep my skills sharp, I want to do a lot more plein air next year tbh. I hope to do studio work in 2023. For now, there is something special for me in September for sure. What is it? Ah, time will tell. 😊