THE DOODLE JOURNEY
"She rips, cuts, and pastes snippets from magazines into her sketchbook to create a starting point for her doodles, and what happens next is where it gets interesting. Her talented hands use the power of doodles to transform bland advertisements that look like every other page into a singular work of art and poetry. Aranador’s process seems chaotically therapeutic in its irreverence of polished print ads…" –Doodlers Anonymous
My art career jump started in 2015 when I realized that for too long I allowed other people’s opinions and actions dictate who I was. A job rejection meant I was unworthy. A guy who never called me after the first date meant she was unlovable. A colleague that didn’t acknowledge my hard work meant I was valueless. These lies I chose to believe became deafening to the point that I couldn’t hear my own voice. It was when a friend suggested, as a New Year’s resolution, to doodle a day for a whole year that I began to hear a faint, whisper of myself.
In the beginning of my doodle journey I had two simple rules: 1. Draw everyday 2. Despite the imperfections she must post it. Leanne's Instagram feed became her public, uncensored visual diary into her everyday life including the emotions and life lessons she experienced. On the 87th day I realized I had developed my own unique, artistic style, but it wasn’t until the 209th day that I recognized the true value of my voice.
My voice has the power to decide who I am. It has the power to turn my imperfections into points of interests and my vulnerabilities into strengths. From that day on I promised myself to always honor my voice above all others.
