Why Is My Art Always Sad?
Sometimes I look at my own work and wonder… why does it always feel a little heavy? It’s not like I sit down and decide to create something sad. I don’t plan it that way. But somehow, every time… it ends up carrying a certain weight. A silence. A feeling I can’t fully explain. I’ve tried to create something light. Something happy. Something that feels easy. But it never comes out the same. And for a long time, I thought something was wrong with me. Like maybe I was too negative. Or maybe I didn’t know how to express joy. But lately, I’ve been thinking… What if my art isn’t sad? What if it’s just honest? Maybe it’s not about creating what looks “positive,” but about expressing what is actually real inside me. Because the truth is, I haven’t always been in a happy place. There are phases where everything feels unclear. Where my mind feels heavy. Where I’m still trying to understand myself. And maybe… that’s exactly what shows up in my work. Not because I choos...