Why A Blog?

Welcome to the only wall of text on my blog. Hopefully it's helpful and informative.

 

I've been considering starting a blog for a while, and after experimenting with how I use and interact with Instagram (IG) and Facebook, I've decided a blog will be the best long term sharing solution and investment of my time and energy in making posts.

We all know by now that social media is bad for mental health and contributes to greater divisions within our society. Also, as an artist, IG gives me laughably little control over how I share my art. Not only does the algorithm limit who sees my posts, IG is all about the newest content. Art posted there has a very short lifespan before silently disappearing into the void.

Additionally, a Google search only brings up my IG account, not any individual posts. There's no way to search my specific account on IG, and searching generally on Instagram will only bring up the most recent or most popular results (i.e. not my posts)...

Here is a clean, searchable, and categorized catalogue of my art and projects. It acts as useful documentation for myself and a potential resource for others.

This blog doesn't have ads. There aren't likes, trending content, or other "features" that affect how we feel or distract from the main purpose. I hope this is a place that will inspire, and occasionally entertain, people, and that hosting the content on a blog will make that experience much, much better.

Stay Inspired,

Shalan