i was never gonna put this out, it’s not even finished work, and i don’t usually talk like this, at least not through this method, but i’ve been thinking a lot, too much, it’s my nature, this is not asking for permission, nor is it an announcement, i’m simply codifying it, the work will not always be easily palatable, i did not come into this aiming to tip toe, i cannot only express joy, it is not the only thing i feel, the work is vivid, a lot of times the work is colorful, but you’ve already seen it is not always happy, there is no reason to be concerned , this is simply part of my mandate in creating: to be a point of reference, thus i require candor, this is part of that, NESSUN DORMA & IMOGEN were ideated as my most intense and deeply internal works, but I could not put them out because they were destructive and in my honesty, they were painful because of what I would have to acknowledge to create them, this is curation, I won’t show you everything unless the moment calls for it, but i won’t show you anything that isn’t truly there, i haven’t put out anything as of yet because these have been the only honest pieces on my mind as of late, anything else would’ve been surface level and to serve an aesthetic, those are fleeting, they can be beautiful, and i’ll likely acknowledge them one day, but my energy these days hasn’t gone in that direction, again there is no need for concern, as long as God wills, the works of ONO will continue to be born when they are meant to be, and i have no idea what those directions will be until i arrive there, that’s the beauty of what this journey has been so far, and it’s given me the flexibility to pivot and be versatile with my skills, i’ll admit this in not the tone I had hoped to start march with, my month of celebration, but this is what’s it’s about, being able to sit in the lows allows you to truly cherish the highs. any real appreciation for anything is characterized by flux, and substantiated by patience. in all, I thank God. this was a stream of my consciousness, time will tell whether i’ve reconciled anything.

ONO