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I’m Simone!
Born and raised in the boring suburbs of Maryland, an hour away from Washington D.C., there wasn’t a lot to do growing up. My parents worked long hours and commuted so as a pre-teen I spent a lot of lonely evenings alone. I was always really sensitive and a little shy, but when I was 12, this isolation left me really depressed. I didn’t know why it happened at the time, but a deep sense of self-loathing and sadness overtook every aspect of my life. I was hospitalized shortly after and had to claw my way out. I’ve been affected by depression and anxiety my whole life and have seen many people around me be similarly debilitated by it. I understand first hand time how fleeting a positive mental attitude and important mental health is. It is something that you have to fight for. My remedy for making sense in a confounding world has been creating- and focusing on joy through that process. I want to create artwork that lifts people up while speaking to the sense of existential dread that we all feel.