✨ Art as Emotional UX ✨
Designing Catharsis through Creative Practice
This page is where my academic training, artistic expression, and UX mindset collide. At the Art Lab I encourage fearless attempts at creativity, learning as you make, and freedom from self-judgment. These courses are typically aimed at self-proclaimed “not artists” or those who feel art is inaccessible to them.
It began as simply looking up how to doodle. A small act of creative resistance, made with black ink and courage. It evolved into an awareness of community perceptions, empowerment, and emotional design.
In this case study, I explore how art-making functions as emotional UX by:
Helping users (and artists) build trust in themselves
Guiding people through new tools and vulnerable learning
Creating low-stakes, high-impact entry points into creativity
My art classes aren’t about aesthetics alone. They’re about accessibility, agency, and catharsis.
Colored Pencils Are NOT Boring
Exploring depth, burnishing, and emotional texture—without rules or rulers.
Art Experimentation: A Class for the Curious
A judgment-free zone for weird ideas, loose lines, and supply fluency.
“This isn’t about turning people into artists.
It’s about helping people feel brave enough to try.”