deer-dearest:

shout out 2 artists who got harassed and bullied regularly because they wouldn’t give ppl free art, teach them how to draw, who had people who would only try to be their friend to get free art

shout out 2 artists who got their sketchbook taken away by teachers, their art torn up and ruined, who got otherwise punished cruelly for drawing in class

shout out 2 artists whos boundaries were never respected, who had people snatch their sketchbook away and rifle through it without asking, who had people that would get up in their personal space to watch them draw even when it made them visibly uncomfortable

shout out 2 artists who’ve just in general been treated like shit and have stayed strong thru it ya’ll are awesome