As I am starting to connect with people here more I was just reminded of how and why I ended up where I am at right now, so let’s start from the beginning. When I was 16 years old I nearly lost this life in a major car accident in this 1968 VW Baja bug. It was my first car, I worked really hard for it and only got to enjoy it for a few months before a poor decision put me into oncoming traffic and I was broadsided by a pickup doing 50mph. These old bugs had no safety features or reinforcement of any kind, the only thing that spared me was a lap belt that the previous owner had bolted into the floor which was actually a street sign as these old bugs had a habit of rusting out the floor. Truly miraculous that I survived, I have some serious guardian angels watching over me. I broke my pelvis in 3 places and ruptured my bladder, internal bleeding, the whole deal. After some emergency surgeries, a week in the hospital and lots of time to heal think and recover, I became Squid. I didn’t feel like the same person anymore and I decided to take life into my own hands as I quickly realized it can end at any moment. Ironically I was about half way through painting this picture when the accident happened, it was my first ever acrylic painting (though I had worked with other mediums before and had been making art and music most of my childhood.) I finished this painting a year later and that’s when I really decided to pursue art as a career because revisiting and healing this traumatic incident was a profound and powerful experience. I went to art school and earned a bachelors degree to sharpen my skills and truly commit to this life of creativity. That’s when I found handpans and fell in love with unique meditation instruments and started to incorporate sound healing to my practices of sharing healing with others. The last ten years I’ve been building my family and doing my best to stay creative and connected with my community but now my two kids are getting a bit older and I’m ready to really start focusing on myself and what I can do to share my gifts with the world in a much bigger way. Thanks for reading my long winded post, I hope this sheds some more light on my intentions and reason for being here on skool! I came to create and inspire and I hope to do just that here in Divine Creations! 💚