We recently connected with PinkBastard ArtShop and have shared our conversation below.

PinkBastard ArtShop, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Have you been able to earn a full-time living from your creative work? If so, can you walk us through your journey and how you made it happen? Was it like that from day one? If not, what were some of the major steps and milestones and do you think you could have sped up the process somehow knowing what you know now?

Yes. Being creative came naturally. Like most children I enjoyed making and playing with crafts, but my other noticed I had talent to draw and nurtured that a Lon the way. It was around 11 years old we were out in public and I saw a strange man with a curious device around his neck, which turned out to be a camera. I saw I was staring at it so he asked if I knew what it was, which I did not-he proc end to slowly show me his camera. I then began a long journey on becoming a professional photographer because I grew to it naturally as it just fit my character of wanting to “frame” everyday scenes. Later I was drawn to the visual arts which encompasses other mediums as embroidery.

Creating or being an artist is not a career, it is a way of living ones life. A career minded person has a narrow scope of advancement. Careerists think time and money are a measure of success, which is deemed as “happiness”- which it is not bc there is always another stressful or frustrating rung of the ladder in which to climb. An artist should see what they do as a ladder to expanding ones consciousness, for creatives are filters of ones own emotions and society at large.

PinkBastard ArtShop, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

My world has always been creative, and thankful to the universal consciousness I was able to sell bc It seems what drove me creatively also resonated with others.

The road to where I am currently is also from out of a financial influence. I never wanted to work for someone-it is not my character to want a ” boss”, so all my focus has been on how to keep creating-yet not sell-out, and maintain being my own person…So Iearned to live modestly and not be addicted to anything that would redirect my energy or money to things that didn’t promote my artistic self.

I approach embroidery not as a means to mass production or for mass consumption but to express myself and to make items that can be affordable and unique Mostly my pleasure comes from being able to relatively quickly produce an idea because I control all aspects of the production, as drawing/digitizing and stitching them myself, in addition, it seems making people happy when they buy one of my products brings me joy

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

I am noticing people want to build followers before they build talent. It seems people are focusing on the wrong direction. I see online creatives aren’t educated on editing properly – they lack vision. Think about being less online by working and collaborating with other like-minded artists. Find and Build our inner narrative without outside influence. It is the inner voice that makes us unique…not how many “likes” we get-that is not a measurement that will nurture us, it will only dilute or distract us from anything important we might have to say or investigate creatively.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

I believe true art should inspire the imagination, in this way a viewer can project themselves into the art-form, imbuing it with longevity. My mission has always been that-to inspire people emotionally.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.pinkbastard.com
• Instagram: pinkbastardartshop