Belle Fawkes
About Me
Hello! It’s good to meet you!! 🩵🩷
My name is Belle Fawkes, and I am going to tell you a little bit about myself here.A few years ago, I suffered from a nervous breakdown brought on by harassment in the workplace. I was being mocked and made fun of for my behaviours due to my ADHD.After the nervous breakdown, I left that job and tried to work at a dream job - the local SPCA! I was so happy to have gotten that job, but as I worked there my mental and now physical states were declining.Mentally, I couldn't get away from the fear that I was being mocked behind my back again.Physically, my joints were getting more and more painful and I started to feel like I was walking through sand all of the time.I left the SPCA and tried one more place, where I got to sit at a desk and clean various items for resell. Even here, my mental and physical health continued to spiral.Finally, my wife told me to stop putting myself through this torture and just stay at home. I still tried to work by streaming, but eventually it finally got through to me that I needed to stop entirely.I am aware of the immense privilege I have to be able to stay home. I struggled with guilt and feelings of worthlessness. What good am I if I'm unable to contribute to the household I am a part of?I decided since I can't work anyway I might as well try to follow my dreams. I went to school and got my associate's degree in Fine Arts. I worked hard and started to practice and learn how to make art.And now after several years of struggling, I am finally able to sell my art. I'm finally reaching a point where I feel comfortable and confident enough in the art I'm making to sell it.When people buy my art, when people comment that they love my art, it truly means the world to me. It is a confirmation that the work I put in was worth it, that I haven't been wasting my time.It tells me that I can make the world a better place, even if I can't get out of bed every day.That's what you mean to me. I appreciate every single person that sees my art, and the happier you are from it the happier I am.I want to make the world a happier place with what I make, and you are a part of that dream.