This week I’ve been exploring Desire.

I hope this first week of winter hasn’t thrown you off and you’ve had a great week.

There are some new mirrors and a new shop, including one special one…

I’m going into my next big work phase, I hope you enjoy it.

This week

• Desire

  • I want it

  • Expectations

  • The Chase

• Work

• Poets’ corner

Desire

I want it

The feeling comes frequently. A famous villain once asked:

“What is it that we covet?”

We live in a world where we navigate from one coveted desire to another. But are these the feelings and experiences we truly need to survive, or are they the byproducts of a world designed to exploit our insecurities for gain?

We see those around us living lives we envy—wearing the clothes, taking the holidays, driving the cars. Slowly, insecurity creeps in, as if the world is racing ahead without us.

Desire takes hold.

We search for ways to bridge the gap, to elevate our lives to match what we see.

But what of this endless chase?

Do we ever really get there?

I’m no stranger to it—I’m in the battle every day. I thought pursuing art might remove me from this cycle. Yet, when I see someone achieve something I haven’t, something I could have, I feel it. That pull. Oh, to be like them.

And then I’m reminded—it’s not the path they took that I desire, but the endstate. It’s the illusion of arrival, not the journey itself, that tugs at me.

And so, the chase continues.

Expectations

Why do we do this? Why do we push so far beyond where we are?

It’s simple: we want to improve.

We treat these purchases, these accomplishments, as trophies—proof of growth, markers of progress. Even in relationships, we aspire to certain values and experiences:

To be loved in a specific way.

To feel secure.

But the truth is, all of this comes from within.

We can only gain what we already have inside us. To be loved like in a movie romance, we must be ready to play our part. To own the car, we must embrace the lifestyle that demands it.

Sometimes, our desires get the better of us. Often, when we finally attain what we covet, the feeling is fleeting. The prize rarely delivers the lasting emotions we imagined it would.

What never disappoints, however, is achieving the feeling ourselves.

To feel loved, all we must do is love.

To feel strong, all we must do is embody strength.

The source of fulfillment is not in the prize—it’s in our ability to create the feeling we seek.

The Chase

So what is it we’re chasing, if not the things we see?

We’re chasing a way of being—an internal state we yearn for. The accolades, the possessions, the milestones—these are just the symbols, the easiest targets for our visual minds to grasp.

But what if we could anchor our goals, our desires, to something deeper?

What if the feeling we’re searching for isn’t in the things themselves, but in the process, hidden in the practice of living intentionally? What if we could train ourselves to recognize and cultivate it?

As above, so below.

R

:)

Work

There’s a new collection of work here and if you tap the image

The discount code is F4ST3R for 20% off any order.

Everything is unique and I’ve taken all the prices down and included frames so they’re ready to go.

I’m going to create enough art to make 1000 households a little better by next July. I hope you’ll be part of them.

I’m working through the waitlist on the larger items, I’ll be able to reopen this soon.

I’ve been prioritizing my friends here who have acquired other pieces. They keep me alive, thank you.

Check it out below, It’s a cool experience.

Poets’ corner

This week’s poem delves into the theme of Desire.

Longing

Longing for everything,
I never will get,
I never have got.

Longing to become somebody,
Leading to shrinking
to something I’m not.

What’s next

I think I’ve figured out something cool with the mirrors.

I’ve got some hard work to get done this week to catch up on last’s Issue.

But I hope you’ll enjoy what’s coming next.