Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Segun Akeredolu. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Segun, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

I guess I have had the opportunity to say I can draw since I was about 7 going on 8 years old. I drew a VW Beetle, first by copying reference, and then afterwards from memory. By the time I was 15 going on 16 I had watched a lot of cartoons to know I wanted to also be part of the people who made them. I also come from the generation who watched Disney’s cartoons, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and watched the Tom & Jerry episodes got from drawings to animation.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I doodle and draw a lot and many of the people I have been opportune to meet in life would describe me as a person who can draw. It’s both a talent I enjoy having and a skill I keep developing. I think I am able to find delight and comfort in being artistic as it gives a feeling of ownership (when I look at a piece and say I did this) and completion (when I look at a piece and say I started this and I have ended it, on to the next thing).

I was able to work in an advertising/creative agency in Lagos, Nigeria as an intern and then eventually an Art Director (which always sounds fancy). There, I got to work with amazingly creative people on different brands and campaigns. Iron sharpens iron, it is helpful for a person to be a space that encourages and aids growth. After a couple of years I was ready to do something more – study Computer animation. This brought me to the USA and has also been very helpful in how my talent and skills have greatly improved.

Currently I am able to say I’m a multidisciplinary artist – I create art traditionally and digitally -2D & 3D.

I wouldn’t use the word ‘proud’, I will say I am thankful for the works I have able to create/make, and projects I have been able to work on.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

We have been taught that goals are meant to be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound. The goal I would say that drives my creative journey, may be a little wispy – to keep myself in a ‘learning’ mode. I think everything and everyone is my teacher so the goal is to keep learning. To others and in line with the characteristics of a goal that may be too wispy.
I am focused on picking up skills from others as well as gaining from experiences. I can learn a new software with a time frame just like I can pick up lessons from just meeting other people.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

I don’t think I have lived long enough yet to provide an answer to this question. However, in my opinion, the rewarding aspect of being an artist or a creative is the safe space to ‘make’ it comes with. It creates a sense of purpose in life. May be my answer will change as I grow. Currently, this is what I think.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://misssegun.portfoliobox.net
• Instagram: misssegun

Image Credits

Lanre Akeredolu
Ibe Ananaba