1 year anniversary of this blog!

A year ago today, I posted for the first time ever on this blog. I was nervous, excited, I had never run a blog for solely my art before. I had never taken requests, or had any semblance of a consistent art style. But Ben Platt was leaving Dear Evan Hansen. And I wanted to post my little tribute to him, so I did. It wasn’t perfect, it doesn’t even look much like my art does now. But it’s special to me, because of when I made it, and why I made it. How much this show means to me. And how far I’ve come since then.

Today, I posted the final piece in the biggest, longest lasting series of cohesive art I’ve ever made in my life. It wasn’t perfect either, but I can look back on every piece and say I’m proud of it. Look back on the project as a whole and say, yeah, I did that. And I grew a lot doing it. To be honest, this whole project of mine began with a heartbreak that I won’t share specifics of. I felt down on myself and my art. I didn’t think I was good enough to do anything, especially art. But through that heartbreak, the spark of passion I’ve always had for this show grew brighter. And I realized what I needed to do.

So, I decided, who cares if it isn’t any good? If it isn’t perfect? I’m going to do my own personal tribute to this entire show, and what it means to me. It’s for me, not anyone else. If other people like it, that’s a bonus. I had so much fun coming up with all of the concepts. Sharing them with my friends, seeing them come together and posting them for you all. All of your kind messages and tags of encouragement have really fueled me to keep going. It felt so nice to pour my heart in my art, and see you guys really responding to it. Far more than I ever expected.

Dear Evan Hansen means so much to me. It’s brought me friends, inspiration, and a newfound capacity to love myself that I’ve never experienced before. An outlet to express, or even discover my deepest feelings. This project has really made me think about how much the show has changed my life for the better. It's like I got to sing a little visual love song to it.

I don’t know if anyone really wants to read my sappy ramblings, but I’m doing that just for me too. I began this blog a year ago with a tribute to the finale of the show. I’m ending this span of 365 days with another tribute to the finale of the show, only this time it’s also the finale to a project I’m really proud of. Thank you all for coming along on this ride with me, and supporting me, there’s so much more to come.

I still plan to do the bonus tracks!! Just not on any time constraint like I did for the end of this. I’ll also be posting a (festive) outfit meme in the coming week! Don’t worry, I won’t be sick of making DEH art anytime soon. I love making art for you guys! I can’t wait to see what this coming year brings. <3