Ameya Okamoto · @ameyamarieokamoto

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I posted this the first week of 2026 with the promise that this year, I would return to my ART. In like, a really big way. I’ve been feeling SO frustrated and discouraged these past couple weeks finally taking big steps towards building the art studio of my dreams — that I forget I’ve fought SO hard for it. I’ve been feeling a whole lot of guilt & shame for taking so much “time off” and taking so long “away.” Scary, scary scary. Do I deserve it? Am I good enough to take a bet on myself and my dream? I’ve done this before — choosing art and dream in a big way bc I realized I stepped off my path. And it’s so scary every 👏 single 👏 time 👏. The creativity I feel like is bursting out of me but I’m still so afraid … I’m afraid literally all the time … always have been … but I also have done so much anyway, and I’m starting to realize that the fear is maybe just SUPER present right now bc … I’m so close to my return. 👀‼️😳 And that’s a lot of pressure. But only because I care SO much. And that’s dope asf. #ceramicsbyameya