Michelle Lam
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🕑 Added 2019-05-12 23:56:32 +0000 UTC
Sooo y'all are the first to know, but starting from now my instagram will be starting to take on a new direction, gradually. I am still doing SUCCUBISHEZ, but it will become less, as I need to get the book out before September, and would also like to showcase another part of myself. I aim to start directing my instagram to more of my journey to getting in animation and getting through life under that pursuit.
I remember this time last year after graduation marked the beginning of my "unemployed summer camp." After getting rejected from several promising opportunities, my self esteem hit rock bottom (#firstworldproblems). I hated seeming desperate, unwanted, and underestimated. After rebuilding my entire storyboard portfolio, I was like...now what? I began to open up more online and create comics for fun, and people seemed to really enjoy that because they could relate to it. I became more interested in creating my own content and giving myself my own voice, instead of letting a job be my voice. Eventually I got my first storyboard artist gig, and even after getting employed, I never want to return to a state where I don't have my own voice out there. Social media nowadays gives us a platform to showcase our talents, personalities, and stories. As someone in animation, there are literally so many ways out there that can expose you to the industry, and the world. Creating SUCCUBISHEZ and my mini life comics helped me learn more about the stories I want to tell, and how I want to tell them. Other than just being known as another studio's bitch, I also want to be known for being my own bitch too.
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<3 I'm glad this touched you!
I love this so much and I honestly teared up which made me think. Most people have an end goal and try to get there as quick as possible, but the ones who really stand out just enjoy wherever life takes them.
