My dream journal has become a rich source of visual storytelling—every image layered with feeling, symbolism, and mystery. I don’t try to explain them. Even if I had them professionally interpreted, I probably wouldn’t agree with what they said. There’s something more powerful in just letting the dream speak its own language.
I’m grateful that I can now capture these fleeting dream memories quickly using ai and translate them into visuals before they dissolve. One image a day, like pulling a thread from the fog.
Are you a leader or a follower?
I’m definitely not a follower, so I guess that makes me a leader by default.
But not the kind of leader barking orders from a podium. I lead by creating, by experimenting, by sharing my art and ideas—warts and all—out loud and in real time. From Hypno Bats to uncommon animals, sticker designs to kids’ books, I’m constantly paving my own weird little path. And somewhere along the way, others start to follow—not because I asked them to, but because they saw someone doing something different and brave and thought, hey, maybe I could do that too.
I’m not leading with a master plan. I’m leading because I simply refuse to be anyone but myself—and that’s what leadership often is: showing up, showing your work, and showing others what’s possible when you do things your own way.
Kids Book Illustrator Andy C Marshall 