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To chase a dream, you have to give up many things.
That frightened me, and at the same time, it left me feeling hollow.

🎥 A short look into the making of this drawing.

This piece revolves around the objects I spend the most time with every day: my desk, my gaming laptop, a yellow pencil worn down from constant use, and a bloodshot charging cable that has quietly survived countless late nights.

They may seem like ordinary tools, but over time they've started to feel like characters sharing the same room with me. This drawing is a small portrait of that familiar space.

Maybe that's too much meaning for a few everyday objects... 🙈

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👁️ Thanks for watching.

To me, drawing has been love and happiness — but also anxiety and worry.
As I grew older, that dream slowly began to consume me, and yet I could never let it go.
You and I, we're probably doing better than we think.
Endure the pain a little longer. The thorns will soon wither away.

— from Gashi (Thorns)

Gasi is a story about me at twenty-three, chasing my dreams while confronting the worries and anxieties that follow close behind.

I am afraid—deeply afraid—but I keep moving forward.