Today we’d like to introduce you to Leticia Rock.
Hi Leticia, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I’ve always been creative. From a young age, I remember drawing big-headed characters in the middle of the night until the sun came up, and to this day, I still have the Lisa Frank folder that I used to store all my early drawings. Every once in while I’ll flip through the dozens of drawings to see what little me had on her mind in those days. Apparently, a lot.
As I grew older other things distracted me from my craft, school, friends, makeup, Instagram, growing pains, I fell out of practice for several years thinking to myself as a teenager what’s the point of making art if I don’t enjoy it as much as I use to. Even with that thought in mind I always had a nagging feeling that it’s what I was meant to do, I always came back to feeling inspired by what others were creating on social media wishing that I could be like them, creating beautiful pieces of art that moved people in the way I was moved. Every once in awhile I would attempt to draw something, I enjoyed realism, drawing eyes on everything and anything but still deeply immersed in the distraction of being a teenage girl and all the lovely things that come with it.
Moving into adulthood my creative energy needed an outlet and I fell in love with doing makeup creating intricate, bold, and colorful eyeshadow looks just to go to work at my mundane jobs. I’ve always had a need to stand out, to be noticed and makeup is how I attempted to achieve that. I was lucky enough to get a job in the beauty industry surrounded by what I loved the most, colors. With that being said, working in beauty was not what I expected making money was the main objective for the corporation there was no room or time to be creative and my love for makeup started to sour so I moved on to other endeavors.
After I quit, I became a body waxer not doing makeup or anything creative. That nagging feeling started to creep up again and I found myself questioning what I was really doing, what was my purpose in this world? Then quarantine happen and that’s when everything shifted for me, I was furloughed from my job and for the first time in my life I felt free I felt bliss and that bliss inspired me to start creating again so I starting painting. I didn’t know what direction I wanted to go in or what style I wanted to achieve but what I did know is I suppressed my creativity long enough and it was time for me to follow my own impulses rather than society’s projection of what was the right thing to do.
At first, I wasn’t very consistent but I was still proud of the progress I was making and how fast I was learning various techniques and truly enjoying myself for maybe the first time in my life. In February of 2021 is when I started making Tiktoks and posting my art on social media and that’s when it really ballooned for me. Now I’ve created more pieces in the last two years than I’ve ever created in my life and I have no plan on slowing down. Even if I were the only person on the planet I would still paint until my very last day. I never thought I could go from drawing hyper-realistic eyes on sticky notes to pass the time to painting vibrate abstract pieces on all types of surface not limited to canvas. It’s safe to say art is in my DNA. Although I am unsure of where this endeavor will take me, I do know this is just the beginning and so much has unfold in such a short amount of time. I’m grateful for all the experiences I’ve had that have lead me up to this moment and eager for what is to come. Creating art is my soul’s purpose and who am I to get in the way of that.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
No, it hasn’t been a smooth road, but what’s the fun in everything going the way you think you want it to go. The timeline of my life has surprised and delighted me and the bumps have shaped me and allowed me to really zero in on what I want out of this life. How would I’ve ever known truly what I want if life hadn’t shown me what I don’t want. Like any person, I’ve struggled with self-doubt and allowed it to hinder me to inaction but in those moments of extreme hopelessness it clarified for me creating is what my heart longs for and the more I suppressed it and let my fears guide me the worse I felt. Of course, I still struggle with it from time to time but I remember what those emotions are really telling me which is to Just Make Something, allow life to unfold as it may, and enjoy the process. There is nothing that serious going on here.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
Color is what I love the most. Anything bright and saturated is what I specialize in. I tend to lean in the realm of abstract painting although I dabble in many art styles. I feel what sets me apart from others is my art is made for people who enjoy vibrancy and movement something that catches the eye something that you can’t help but stop and look at. Everything I’ve made is one of a kind and highly imaginative you can feel the passion the admiration in my pieces. My art represents not only my own inner world but the collective consciousness of the whole planet. I am vessel for all the artist who came before to continue to create in the physical world and that reflects in every painting I’ve ever made. I’m also an artist for all those who always wanted to be artist but somehow couldn’t. The fact that I’m alive and able to paint is what I’m the most proud of. To be in this body and actively be living the beginning stages of my dream is a blessing.
Do you have any advice for those just starting out?
Be delusional. Assume you already won and stop clinging to the ”wrongness” of where you are and realize the funness along the way. DO NOT listen to anyone who is not where you want be or doing what you are doing listen to what you feel is right you have all the answers you seek. Allow yourself the enjoyment of your own existence and stop terrorizing yourself life is supposed to be fun and easy people who say otherwise don’t have fun and easy lives nothing is more important than that you feel good do that first and everything else falls into place!
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