Justin 🎨
@JKVTheArtist
Business owner of Artistic Expressions by Justin K Valenti / artist, published author, musician
I am neurodiverse. I have had the same day job for over 5 years and I enjoy what I do. I have been part of the same art program for 8 years. I have a side business as an artist that I'm very proud of. I am a skilled fluid and digital artist. I have the ability to play an…
As I work on my art tonight, I’m trying not to think of what is happening in the world around me and tune out all the noise from the critics.
Unlike many recipients of the Governors Award for Disability Culture or any of the other awards that I've gotten, I wasn't always successful and a hard worker. There was a period of time when I played Call of Duty and skipped my homework until late at night. There was a period of…
I really don't understand why people think that someone in their 20s can't run an art business. I am 29 and I have been running my own business for almost two years. It's going very well--I'm not in debt right now or anything :)
Here's another picture of Teddy from the trip home yesterday. This picture was taken in the car.
One of the things that you don't have to worry about with me is me running away from home or me going somewhere without letting people know and not coming back. I may have a disability, but I am not stupid, especially if it's a hot day or very cold outside. There are other people…
The weird part about having schizoaffective disorder is that when I was dealing with it, I heard phrases, places, and names and saw other things that no one else did and they didn't make any sense for a long time. We're halfway through the decade, and a lot of those things that…
