For a long time, I didn't call myself an artist because I didn't think I qualified as one
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So it’s only within the last two years or so that I’ve started referring to myself an artist. Like: “Hi, my name is Stacy. I am an artist.” The moments are rare that I need to identify myself in this way — usually it happens in certain professional contexts (like in meetings when I feel like I need to flex to stick it to someone else, in panel discussions, or when I do some sort of noteworthy bit of public speaking.) In the past, I used to identify myself by my job or my discipline — so for most of my career, I was “Editor of Northwest Asian Weekly,” or I was “a graphic designer.”
For a long time, I didn't call myself an artist because I didn't think I qualified as one
For a long time, I didn't call myself an…
For a long time, I didn't call myself an artist because I didn't think I qualified as one
So it’s only within the last two years or so that I’ve started referring to myself an artist. Like: “Hi, my name is Stacy. I am an artist.” The moments are rare that I need to identify myself in this way — usually it happens in certain professional contexts (like in meetings when I feel like I need to flex to stick it to someone else, in panel discussions, or when I do some sort of noteworthy bit of public speaking.) In the past, I used to identify myself by my job or my discipline — so for most of my career, I was “Editor of Northwest Asian Weekly,” or I was “a graphic designer.”