I don't have a lot of artist friends and it's hard to make friends as an adult??? with a full time job??? so here we are. Hi. Hello. I'm Cassady, nice to meet you! I started taking my art a bit more seriously about a year ago. I got into birdwatching and that really jump-started my creativity after being dormant for like a decade. I'm curious about other people's experience with finding their creativity and how it fits into their life, so please let me know in the comments!

Here's a intro meme thing I keep seeing floating around.

name/nickname: Cassady, Cas

gender: non-binary
sexuality: bisexual

pronouns: they/them

age: 29

fun fact: I just saw Primus, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer in concert last night and it was life changing. Tool came out and played a song and i am now deceased T^T it was so good

hobbies/interests: concerts obviously, painting, hiking, birdwatching, Animal Crossing, scrapbooking

dream job: designing stickers and painting art prints and sending them to people in the mail. like on patreon or something. that's all i wanna do. i wasn't built for a traditional career lmao.

Favorite Color(s): green, orange, purple, blue

Least Favorite Color(s): magenta, highlighter yellow

Favorite Song: right now, "the package" by a perfect circle cause they opened their set with it last night and i felt like they did that for me personally lol. the thirteenth step is my favorite apc album.

Favorite Bands/Artists: ween, the beastie boys, the flaming lips, a perfect circle, the butthole surfers, soul coughing, they might be giants, the goo goo dolls

Favorite Food: chocolate!!!!!!

Favorite Bird: Turkey vulture

Favorite Animal(s): Humboldt squid, flamboyant cuttlefish, cats, horses, vultures, woodpeckers, i love a lot of other birds as well.

Favorite Celebrity: gritty

Favorite Time of Day: 8-9 am in the summer

Favorite Holiday(s): halloween, valentine's day

Favorite Season: fall and ren faire season!

Name of Your Pet(s): tofu, pete, jimmy, and ina. these are my parents'/family's pets, i don't have any that live with me atm :(

Introvert or Extrovert: introvertttttttt

ART

favorite medium: acrylics

favorite subjects (what do you like to draw, take pictures of, making music about, etc.): landscapes, particularly of red rock country, birds, eyes

favorite period of art: impressionist, dada

how long have you been creating: since middle school generally, but started painting in 2020 and started painting more seriously in early 2023.

how did you learn: self-taught mostly, but i took a drawing class last year and maybe i'll take a painting class in the fall.

how long does it usually take you to make something: 1-2 hours

what's the big project you haven't got around to yet: don't really have a big one atm, but i started making my first zine a few weeks ago about five albums i grew up with and have helped shape my personality and music taste.