The Inspiration Behind My Art (pt.1) ✨

6 days until the “Identity in Christ” print drop early access goes live 🚀 I can’t believe how fast it’s approaching!

Watch out for the early access email on Wednesday, August 28 @ 10AM EST .

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The Inspiration Behind My Art (pt.1) 💡

I’ll be answering some common questions I get about my art inspiration, which I’m splitting up into 2 parts. Today I’m answering the first question:

How do you come up with ideas for your artwork?

There isn’t a clear cut answer for this, because inspiration can come from anything! I’m inspired by things I see in my daily life, through reading the Word, from random conversations I have, by other creatives/artists, Pinterest etc. Sometimes ideas strike me in the middle of the night as I lie in bed or they gradually form after hours of brainstorming.

If I’m intentionally brainstorming ideas, I typically start with general themes/messages of what I would like to convey and then ideate ways I can represent them visually. The “Identity in Christ” series was born from this process. I knew I wanted to draw a series that spoke of my personal experience in struggling with my identity and later finding it in Christ. I recalled the red name tag stickers that I got in summer camps or networking events. I would attempt to write my name as neatly as possible with a black Sharpie and stick it on my shirt to identify myself to others. As the day went on, the stickers would receive wear and tear from playing with it during moments of boredom. But at the end of the day, despite the imperfect and worn state of the sticker, it didn’t change the fact of who I was; I felt this perfectly summed up our identity in Christ. Despite our brokenness and sin, we are still loved, wonderfully made, and called a child of God 🙌

Overall, my desire as an artist is not just to create visually beautiful artwork, but meaningful pieces that are personal and can invite conversation into sometimes more difficult topics like faith and mental health.

In the next part, I will be answering: What inspired you to create art about your faith? It’s a bit of a long story but such a good one!

-Wendy