Owning the Voice
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1. It Takes Time to Find It (And It’ll Probably Change Anyway)
Finding your voice is hard.
Finding your style is hard.
Finding you .. the real, unfiltered, unapologetic version in the things you create? Also hard.
It’s taken me years of painting, quitting, restarting, doubting, deleting, and trying again just to land here. And even now, I know it’s not final. My voice will shift. My art will evolve. I’ll probably look back in two years and cringe a little (it’s tradition).
But that’s just how it works.
You don’t arrive at your voice fully formed. You build it.
Brushstroke by brushstroke. Post by post. Mistake by mistake.
And then , if you're lucky , you stop caring so much about whether people like it, and start focusing on whether you do.
2. We’re Not Moving Forward — We’re Being Pulled Back
Let’s just say it: being a woman with a voice still feels radical.
And that’s not a compliment to society.. that’s a red flag.
We’re watching rights we thought were guaranteed being taken back. We’re being told to be softer, quieter, more manageable again. And even when no one says it out loud, there’s this constant undertone: don’t be too much.
But here’s the thing: we are too much.
And we should be.
We’re bold, smart, powerful, messy, creative, tired, furious, hopeful, often all at once. And pretending otherwise isn’t helping anyone. Least of all us.
So no, I’m not interested in playing small.
And yes, I believe that even your art can be a protest. Even your outfit can be a statement.
3. Quiet Doesn’t Mean Silent
My son tells everyone that “Mom loves the F*** you finger.”
(Yes, really. And no, he’s not wrong. 😂)
It might sound horrible out of context, but for me? It’s honest.
Because sometimes I don’t have the words for how I feel, but I can paint it.
One bold hand, one sharp look, one neon phrase on a hoodie.. that says more than a caption ever could.
And that’s the whole point.
You don’t have to shout to be heard.
But you do have to show up.
Whether it’s through a color, a brushstroke, a sentence, or yes — a perfectly placed middle finger.
Because art speaks. Even when we whisper.
– FF Rebel
Too bold to shrink. Too loud to silence. Still not done talking.
