they’re at eras
5 years ago today (August 18th 2022), I had the privilege to see this show on Broadway. It was my first time on a plane. It was my first time in NYC. It was my first time seeing a Broadway show. I was an anxious teen, graduating high school, feeling truly seen for the first time—by this musical. It was there for me when I needed it most, and not only that, it introduced me to this amazing community and friends I still talk to, to this day.
A lot has changed in my life since then, but Dear Evan Hansen still means the world to me. Its messages about grief and self acceptance still ring true and echo in my heart daily. It is genuinely hard for me to put into words the impact it’s had on my life, the mantras I repeat to quell my doubts, the positive effect it’s had on my self image. The way it creatively motivated me gave me the means to improve my art enough to be able to execute this painting I’ve had swirling in my mind since I first took the photograph I used as reference myself.
It may be closing soon, five years and a month after I first saw it in person, but I will keep all that it has given me forever. I’ll hold on, and I’ll keep going until I see the sun. 💙
in an effort to bring myself to make some low pressure art, i downloaded an mspaint imitator on my ipad…. god it’s so soothing, feels like doodling as a kid (ID in alt text)
won’t you leave all your fears at the edge of the world? (ID in alt text)
(part one of pride cowfolk, ID in alt text)
beneath the shelter of the trees / only love can enter here
been listening to the tarzan soundtrack a lot lately to deal with anxiety... there’s such comfort in the lyrics, but this line is my favorite. (ID in alt text)
29. “over the roofs of the world” (walt whitman) / 30. “you’re so alive” (rainbow rowell) / 31. “into that darkness peering” (edgar allen poe)
25. “the blood of the stars” (c. s. lewis) / 26. “among roots and stones” (margaret atwood) / 27. “you are something made” (ocean vuong) / 28. “candles were enough” (maggie stiefvater)
