We have only one question today, but I'm glad these posts are keeping up! I like connecting and interacting with followers--you all inspire me so I'm glad this is still a thing. I hope I don't say this too much, but please don't be shy and feel free to ask me anything you want at anytime, really. The hashtag (#AskEmilytheArtist) guarantees that your question is answered on the blog, though!
Q: When did you first realize you were an artist?@ylime_sotrab When did you first realize you were an artist? #AskEmilytheArtist— Jena Richter (@JenaRichter) June 2, 2016
A: It's hard to trace one eureka moment where I thought to myself: YES! I AM AN ARTIST! I have been creating since I figured out how to hold a crayon as a toddler. Relatives always joked about the "Emily Disease" where my hands and forearms (and occasionally face) would be covered in Crayola Magic Marker. My favorite mediums growing up were definitely crayons, markers, model magic, and Sculpey which I rediscovered this past fall with Emily's Monster Shop. I think it was inevitable that I would end up as a creative. I wanted to be so many things: a paleontologist, orca whale trainer, astronaut, and who knows what else. My first college major was actually musical theatre. I spent one year as a theatre major and realized I needed to be doing art. I went from Art Education, but graduated with a Photography degree. I ended up as a graphic designer, and I think somehow I always knew that I would. It always made sense for me.
Until next week,
xx emily
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