“I Swim”

We tend to have those moments when we look back at our lives and get engulfed in the past. 

“I Swim” was inspired by those moments. 

Life tends to get the best of us.  We must enjoy the good moments while they last.  Too often, these moments are taken for granted as if they’re going to last forever. 

They don’t.

One of the absolute hardest challenges I have ever encountered, and have mentioned so many times, was moving away from Los Angeles. 

My entire world collapsed.  My life became disoriented, unorganized, shattered, torn, ripped apart.  I lost so many people to death, as well as, death of friendships. 

So far away from my comfort zone of the city and subculture presented in LA, I moved to a slower paced,  suburb like, beach influenced town, and met so many people who misunderstood me completely.

I knew no one except my own family, whom, at the time, were not on the same page.  I was alone. I felt so alone.  Lost and afraid.  

Feeling nostalgic and missing my old, eventful life, one day, I took it upon myself to reach out to an old friend, a fellow artist (musician), to see what they were up to.  And to my surprise, I saw they had just released a new single, and I clicked the link to hear what they’d done.  

That’s when I discovered “Underneath” by the band Iress.

I remembered the good times we had, having parties at my apartment, with a livingroom full of people for New Years, birthdays, and even all the shows I’d attend when they had just started at venues around LA. I was overwhelmed with joy to hear their new single.  

It instantly hit me. 

I had been in a low for a while.  Not making art, just frozen and paralyzed by all my grief.  Immediately, I took out my sketchbook and got to work when I heard this song.  

I felt like I had been swallowed by the waves at the nearby beach, forgetting my direction as an artist.  Feeling like I was drowning in the despair of my new home.  This song hit my soul.  

Typically, I’d run and hide and keep all of this to myself.  But since I was already at a loss, with everything else, I figured I’d try something different.

I messaged Michelle, and congratulated her.  Told her about the art piece she inspired and how I missed my old life. That I was discouraged and felt like I made a huge mistake. 

Her words of encouragement are what helped bring me back to life as an artist.  

And as a result, “I Swim” was created, and here we are today! 

 

 

 

Stay Tuned. 

-Lund3on