akemiartivistFeb 93 minI'm Taking Myself Seriously Enough to Open an Online Art Shop On Friday, Feburary 16, I am opening an art shop here on my website. There will be prints (framed? unframed? your choice!), tote bags,...
akemiartivistJan 110 minMy Artist Quest in 2023: Expectations vs RealityAs 2023 began, I was flying high. My band, Mystic Tiger, had just performed an incredible single release concert for our biggest audience...
akemiartivistJan 1, 202312 minAkemi Gets Fired from a Nonprofit Yet Again and Faces ~300 Mental & Emotional Blocks in her Quest to Become a True ArtistI started 2022 with a bang, getting fired from a non-profit organization for the third time. At this point, the experience felt so...
akemiartivistApr 16, 20218 minMy Pandemic ExperienceIn the beginning it was playing DDR in my friends’ living room and making smoothies and talking about the surrealness of what was...