It’s been a long two and half years since the last post. Career-wise it’s been fantastic. I created a podcast that got national attention and a huge following, and I interviewed so many incredible people. I curated over fifteen exhibitions at an art museum that I worked, and I ran multiple programs that influenced and supported so many young people.
But the toll was heavy, I started to draw less and less, while the desire to become a storyboard artist remained resolute. I worked on I believe five projects since the last post. The teams were great and very supportive, and I learned so much. But when it came time to transition to the big leagues I didn’t have what it took. And I knew it was because I shifted my focus from what was important.
Recently I watched Marvel’s Echo on Disney+ and experienced a strange sensation. I knew many of the actors on that show, and the storyboard artists, one whom I considered a friendly acquaintance, and another is a friendly social media acquaintance who was the storyboard artist on of all things, Bill and Ted 3. For the first time I really felt conflicted that I was missing the movement that is happening in Native American storytelling, and it upset me. When I woke upthe next morning I still was stuck with this feeling. On the third day, I woke up with the exact same tug in my chest and knew it was time to make the shift. So I turned in my resignation letter in my next meeting with the CEO.
By the end of the summer I hope to be in California working in the industry. I’m going to spend the next five months preparing and building up my samples for work. Enough time was burned over the last two decades and it’s time I focus on my passion. And maybe work on Bill and Ted 4.
