46 days until my 46th year on this earth… everyday I’m unlearning and relearning. Stripping away parts of who I am to make room for who I’m becoming. Giving myself grace for not knowing what I’ve ever experienced. Allowing myself space to feel what I’m feeling and disappear when needed without apologies.
I never thought the hardest lesson I would ever have to learn on this journey is love of self… even when I feel the least worthy of it, even when others choose to not see the love I possess, even when I feel invisible because I chose to not conform to societal norms… I’m still worthy of love.
This journey doesn’t have a destination… the beauty is in the roads traveled.
- Bex
This might be a long post.
This man might’ve saved my life… sounds drastic but hear me out.
In 2022, I moved to the Bay Area and while I thought it was what “made sense” for my brand, I was completely stripped of everything I thought I was…. God told me I was going the wrong direction.
While visiting #albanybulb (where I felt God the most) there was a “let go” tree. We had to write down what we wanted to let go of…. I wanted to let go of trying to be what others expected me to be.
After interviewing with RocNation, I wasn’t as happy as I thought I would be…. Then I heard Him clear as day…. “You made it, now you can go home”… and I did.
Even though everyone told me I made a mistake and should’ve went to LA.. I went back to AUSTELL, GA. I couldn’t explain it.
Even after coming home, life didn’t get easier. It actually got a lot harder…. But yesterday was confirmation that EVERYTHING IS ALIGNING.
Last year, I realized I no longer wanted to be the “Bex” I’ve been for 20 yrs… and even tried quitting. I couldn’t explain it but seeing @andre3000 follow his heART was all the proof I needed that I could do it too….and this year, that’s exactly what I’ve been doing…. WHATEVER TF I WANT.
My art isn’t created for monetary gain… clout, attention or fame. It’s my therapy.
#newbluesun took me back to my CORE. When I hear it, I think of my childhood. Listening to Native American music. Running around #powwows. Listening to elders. Watching my sister #fancyshawldance. The whole album calms my nervous system. Reminds me of who I was before I became Bex. When I was just Becky.
Andre might never see this… but you saved me. You gave me a new outlook on life and I’ll forever be grateful for you.
Thanks for coming to my Bex Talk.
📸 @_ar_visuals (first 3)
All little Becky wanted to do was draw, listen to music, dress cool and make it back home lol (she was in them streeeets)
We did ok and I love this for us!
Peep the new poster!
A friend just asked me a question no one has ever asked me…. He asked, “Who was your favorite branding project to work on??”
I’ve worked with HUNDREDS of brands… but hands down, the @goodhumancampaign is my favorite. I have creative freedom to do whatever I want, plus I get to use all of my knowledge in one place.
The only thing that keeps us from being bigger than what we are is MONEY… if we had that, oh the places we would go!!!
I wholeheartedly understand not being able to afford professionals, but if you’re gonna do your own brand identity / graphics you might as well learn the basics on YouTube.
NOTHING I see now is memorable… nothing.
#bextalktuesday
The first 10 years of this journey was customizing clothing.
The second 10 years was spent focusing on graphic design.
The next 10 will be combining all of talents and seeing what happens…
Cheers to being an artist of many forms ✨
This is the ugliest damn era of graphic design / branding I’ve ever seen….brand identity has been LOST.. everyone is using the same fonts, colors, logos, etc.
I know I’m not budget friendly, but I do have options to clean up that ai generated mess of a logo. Don’t worry, it’s a judgement free zone. 😂
Decided to keep it simple this time….
I LOVE flipping thrifted items. I found this table for $7 and decided to make it look cool for @karinachanelle bedroom. I kinda ran out of resin but I did my best with what I had lol
How did I do?
The finale.
My goal today was to finish what I started… there are a few things I need to tweak… but overall, I’m pretty damn satisfied.
I wonder who I can do next?
Part 2 of 3:
Doing this in real time. I may not be as fast as Ai, but at least we can say a human made this. I’ll forever be proud of that.
#bexdidit #missyelliott
It only made sense to add @missymisdemeanorelliott to the collection!! I actually designed for her in real life. Shes hella solid.
Stay tuned for the final result!!! #bexdidit
