Often, those who tread off the beaten path are misunderstood or mischaracterized and so we asked folks from the community to reflect and tell us about the times they’ve been misunderstood or mischaracterized.
Giorgia Pecora
Most people know astrology from pop culture and newsmagazine horoscopes called Sun Sign astrology. “I am a Taurus. Are you a Virgo?” Well, it is way more complicated than that. This kind of astrology became popular in the last 50 years while astrology is a practice that probably began as soon as humans first started to observe astronomical cycles. Read more>>
Cheyenne Conrady
As a woman, an artist and a model, I have had my share of experience being objectified and sexualized. It has taken me nearly three decades to even begin to understand how to articulate the idea surrounding much of my art: My relationship with my body and ownership of my sexuality as a woman versus the sexualization of me by others and their desire to have ownership over my body. Read more>>
Kelly Hogaboom
I work as a vegan designer in the field of custom couture and garment-making. Many of my clients are trans or gender-nonconforming. It is funny to me now to think of what a hard road I’ve selected for myself! Garment-making is one of the most exploited jobs there is – most the clothes we buy in America are produced overseas, and only 3% of global garment workers are paid a living wage! Read more>>
Elijah Knight
When doing auditioning training workshops or being at film festivals, I’ve sometimes been told/or been made to feel by certain industry professionals that I’m too intense (not in an aggressive way but more in a hyperactive way). Read more>>
Billy Dunston
Like many veterans, I struggled with depression and PTSD after separation. I spoke with veterans in the creative space, who expressed how cathartic and illuminating the industry was. For longer than I remember, the depression didn’t allow me an outlet for art. Friends with whom I served in Iraq and Afghanistan shared this sentiment. My memories haunted me. Taking advice from my veteran friends, I began to write down what I knew and kept it grounded. Read more>>