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4 years ago
Hey there! My name is Oliver/Lemon! I am a 25 year old trans man currently living in Canada. I love meeting new people and learning about their lives and their backgrounds.
After six years of working solely on digital and traditional drawings, I decided to take a step back and change my goals. I became an entrepreneur and decided to start creating storyboards and my very own pieces of writing. Alongside this, I also began writing motivational speeches with the desire to help make anyone who read them smile and feel worthy of themselves. Writing stories led to me creating and designing unique original characters, environmental illustrations, and eventually taking on the role of directing a 2D film titled “Out of Darkness”. I soon began studying animation, how to compose scripts for screenwriting, and even taking a couple of voice acting courses despite me not planning on voicing any lines of dialogue myself.
This eventually became too much work for me to handle on my own, so I reached out for help. I reached out to my friends, strangers, and to anyone with a passion and willingness to lend a hand(or paw). I have completely dedicated myself to finding skilled individuals that are willing to help take on this project and turn it into an exciting 2D interactive film, while at the same time creating a helpful and positive community. I am very grateful for each of you supporting this project alongside my personal work – it truly means the world to me.
Similarly to many of you I’m sure, I was bullied a lot when I was young. We had a tough time, we felt different and out of place in the world. Even then, when we were young the world seemed a whole lot smaller than how we see it today. It’s grown harder for all of us recently, and the world can be scary at times. But I don’t see this as a bad thing. I see it as a way to grow and become better. And that’s why I’m still here today.
In high school, my mindset greatly improved. I never ended up going to my graduation because I didn’t want to wear a dress or be seen as a woman, that decision severed most ties I had with my high school friends, which is typically normal in a sense. I just knew what I felt wasn’t right for me. I looked in the mirror and didn’t see the real me looking back. This is where I started questioning my life further- In a good way this time! I didn’t know then what being transgender was. What I did know though is that for years, I felt more comfortable wearing a hat, to keep my long hair out of my face at all times, I didn't wear make-up or act like a stereotypical very feminine woman. I had a fursona named Aloe at the time, who I still own to this day. Who is intersex, they had unique genitalia which is not defined as male or female. I felt more comfortable easing in this way and as more time passed, I found out what being transgender truly was. This went on for years, until just recently I had the pleasure of coming out to my closest brother, and then my mother. Which both took it well, thankfully. I cut my hair, bought a safe wearable binder and a packer/STP and I’m very, very slowly changing into the person I have always seen hiding behind that mask in the mirror.
In the end, just remember life is beautiful because whatever you are facing now, with so many moving parts, everyday is a new day and a new opportunity, this life is only temporary. With more meaning than you could ever imagine hidden under the sheets of sleepless nights, tears of frustration and anger and feeling like you just want to give up. Many people take life for granted, missing out on the resources we have at our fingertips, not living to their full potential. There will be challenges where you won’t understand at that moment. Life is about learning and overcoming. It isn’t your fault you don’t know, what you are at fault for is giving up. Not continuing to work towards a goal that maybe you’ve had for years. Life is a beautiful thing, it has meaning, it has reason. No one deserves to steal your happiness, you have the right to live it. Discipline yourself and take full responsibility for the outcome. You must face the challenge, and remember sometimes you will have to go through these changes, that put you in a position that makes you feel hopeless and the only thing left to do is give up. I believe life has a balance, and whether what you are going through right now is good or bad, believe in yourself and know that people you keep close become a reflection of you. Do not let misery control you. Do not let anyone invalidate your purpose in life. Find your reason, stick to your reason, and let nothing stand in the way.
Thank you for reading this little journal and an overview of how I feel and why I create the work I do. Like many artists here, there is passion running through every brush stroke, sketch and line in my work. I hope to inspire you and give your busy mind a break and enjoy a scene or give you an emotion you haven't felt in a while. - Best regards, Oliver
After six years of working solely on digital and traditional drawings, I decided to take a step back and change my goals. I became an entrepreneur and decided to start creating storyboards and my very own pieces of writing. Alongside this, I also began writing motivational speeches with the desire to help make anyone who read them smile and feel worthy of themselves. Writing stories led to me creating and designing unique original characters, environmental illustrations, and eventually taking on the role of directing a 2D film titled “Out of Darkness”. I soon began studying animation, how to compose scripts for screenwriting, and even taking a couple of voice acting courses despite me not planning on voicing any lines of dialogue myself.
This eventually became too much work for me to handle on my own, so I reached out for help. I reached out to my friends, strangers, and to anyone with a passion and willingness to lend a hand(or paw). I have completely dedicated myself to finding skilled individuals that are willing to help take on this project and turn it into an exciting 2D interactive film, while at the same time creating a helpful and positive community. I am very grateful for each of you supporting this project alongside my personal work – it truly means the world to me.
Similarly to many of you I’m sure, I was bullied a lot when I was young. We had a tough time, we felt different and out of place in the world. Even then, when we were young the world seemed a whole lot smaller than how we see it today. It’s grown harder for all of us recently, and the world can be scary at times. But I don’t see this as a bad thing. I see it as a way to grow and become better. And that’s why I’m still here today.
In high school, my mindset greatly improved. I never ended up going to my graduation because I didn’t want to wear a dress or be seen as a woman, that decision severed most ties I had with my high school friends, which is typically normal in a sense. I just knew what I felt wasn’t right for me. I looked in the mirror and didn’t see the real me looking back. This is where I started questioning my life further- In a good way this time! I didn’t know then what being transgender was. What I did know though is that for years, I felt more comfortable wearing a hat, to keep my long hair out of my face at all times, I didn't wear make-up or act like a stereotypical very feminine woman. I had a fursona named Aloe at the time, who I still own to this day. Who is intersex, they had unique genitalia which is not defined as male or female. I felt more comfortable easing in this way and as more time passed, I found out what being transgender truly was. This went on for years, until just recently I had the pleasure of coming out to my closest brother, and then my mother. Which both took it well, thankfully. I cut my hair, bought a safe wearable binder and a packer/STP and I’m very, very slowly changing into the person I have always seen hiding behind that mask in the mirror.
In the end, just remember life is beautiful because whatever you are facing now, with so many moving parts, everyday is a new day and a new opportunity, this life is only temporary. With more meaning than you could ever imagine hidden under the sheets of sleepless nights, tears of frustration and anger and feeling like you just want to give up. Many people take life for granted, missing out on the resources we have at our fingertips, not living to their full potential. There will be challenges where you won’t understand at that moment. Life is about learning and overcoming. It isn’t your fault you don’t know, what you are at fault for is giving up. Not continuing to work towards a goal that maybe you’ve had for years. Life is a beautiful thing, it has meaning, it has reason. No one deserves to steal your happiness, you have the right to live it. Discipline yourself and take full responsibility for the outcome. You must face the challenge, and remember sometimes you will have to go through these changes, that put you in a position that makes you feel hopeless and the only thing left to do is give up. I believe life has a balance, and whether what you are going through right now is good or bad, believe in yourself and know that people you keep close become a reflection of you. Do not let misery control you. Do not let anyone invalidate your purpose in life. Find your reason, stick to your reason, and let nothing stand in the way.
Thank you for reading this little journal and an overview of how I feel and why I create the work I do. Like many artists here, there is passion running through every brush stroke, sketch and line in my work. I hope to inspire you and give your busy mind a break and enjoy a scene or give you an emotion you haven't felt in a while. - Best regards, Oliver
