We were lucky to catch up with Angel Frazier recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Angel, thanks for joining us today. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?

The most meaningful project for me was a portrait I did for a friend a while back. She had trouble seeing how beautiful she really was and would have constant conversations on how she wished she felt confident. No matter how many times people would compliment her she would just dismiss it because she didn’t believe it. One day I created a portrait for her to capture her real beauty. I made sure to paint every detail and then put my twist with colors all around her to match her goddess energy. The day I presented the finished piece to her she was in complete awe. She kept saying “Is this how I really look?” And tears just filled her eyes. She was in love with it and said it made her feel confident. Creating this and seeing her confidence back made it all so wholesome.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

My name is Angel I’m from a littIe old town in Texas. When I’m not working my full time job I’m creating art in nature. I’ve been creating since I was a little girl watching my father tattoo clients and making people happy with his art. It opened my eyes to being creative and wanting to share that with the world. I started drawing anime girls and faeries and my friends started wanting my work. It went from just creating for fun to people actually interested in buying my work. I met many artists along the way that taught me so much about the many styles in art. I became well versed in different mediums with acrylic and chalk pastel being my favorites. Now I create pieces and sell them. I love realism so I work a lot creating portraits with a twist. In my work you will see pop of color, an obsession with eyes, love of the female gaze and things that make you feel. I love feminine energy so you will see many portraits of women but know many styles. I’m most proud of my memorial pieces as those brought closure and healing to those mourning. It has been a journey and seeing people smile, cry, and heal with work I create made me realize why I do what I do. It made me grateful that I was given this gift in life because it’s about sharing what I love with the world which was the goal from the beginning.

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

The most rewarding aspect of being an artist is being able to bring people into your world. It is being able to share your personal experiences and building connections with like minds or people who want to know more. It’s seeing people light up when your work touched them or when they understand your message. It is seeing the intrigue and wanting to answer the many questions. It is a perfect balance of give and take and makes me love what I do.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

When I was growing up I would constantly have teachers think I was delayed and daydreaming too much. Even as I got older jobs weren’t easy to acclimate to. I’d be getting yelled at because I wasn’t focused yet I had sat and created many sketches of the world around me. Growing up there was this misconception that I wasn’t smart enough to the world. Even with supportive family the outside world had me thinking there was something wrong with me. I started letting go of what didn’t serve me and learning more about myself through art and therapy. It turned out I just relied heavily on the art side of my brain. My perception as an artist would show in a kaleidoscopic way where it could be challenging to focus at times. Through the self work I put in I realized the whole time my weakness was my strength and it wasn’t weakness at all. I started using my art brain in real life settings and seeing the whole picture. Attention to detail is a big strength in the art brain and expression. I was able to do things outside of art in the real world for myself and thrive in business settings and in my relationships using principles in art. It was never a weakness but my biggest strength I just had to learn to navigate it through this world.

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