We recently connected with Alona Williams and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Alona thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

I don’t think I remember a time where I didn’t know I wanted to be an artist. Most of us as babies sing and dance before we really talk and walk so I think I’ve just always felt it in my body. I am pretty hard wired to be creative and tell stories.

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 don’t think I’ll ever have a “brand”. Someone else has to take the lead with that but I will say that i am intentional about the absurdity of being a human. Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one in on the joke, people take themselves and a lot of things very seriously but I am someone that wants to really free myself of acting like being a human isn’t a silly, goofy thing. I think it helps me deal with shame. I don’t think we will ever escape the constant themes of shame, guilt, and embarrassment so I try to embrace them.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

I just don’t think I can do anything else. I mean I’m sure I could but my body viscerally reacts to everything and art and expression are what my body likes the most. Even if it can be difficult it feels like this is how it is suppose to be so I just go with it and have faith that I’m on this path for a reason and it’ll help me take care of myself in this life, no matter how difficult people make that process. Shout out the the strikes happening in Hollywood right now. That’s so people like me can have careers they can live off of.

Do you think there is something that non-creatives might struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can shed some light?

I think everyone is creative. I think that people just reject that part of themselves cause we are taught to, but honestly i think my journey as an artist has been filled with lessons about grief, honesty, healing, pleasure, love. Everything that everyone goes through I just embrace all of it because that is a part of my calling. Even though I know it’s an important part of the process it’s still the hardest thing I’ll ever do in my life. I think something that I am still trying to ground myself in is faith and believe in myself and in the community I want to be a part of. Faith can be hard to understand but it’s crucial to my journey as an artist.

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