joshua steely
the art and thoughts of
hey, welcome!
what brought you here?
Maybe you wanted to look at my art. Awesome! There’s been a lot of that made over the years, if less recently due to college. To view the archive, click here or head to the “Works” page.
Maybe you’re interested in reading/hearing a young adult’s thoughts about art. Uh, interesting choice when you could be reading something more worthwhile like Malcolm Gladwell’s Talking to Strangers or Charles Duhigg’s Supercommunicators, but in that case you’ll want to click here and view my “Blog” page.
Maybe you wanted to sign up for my impressively sporadic newsletter! (Seriously, I don’t even know when the next issue will be sent. Maybe in a month? Two?) In that case, click here, and there will be an email submission form just above the blog posts.
IWU Runway Show 12/24
bit about me
Cardboard Club 4/25
Let’s sum it up with: I have a lot of thoughts and opinions but I want to share them well, so I’m a major communications nerd currently studying at IWU.
My thoughts and opinions tend to revolve around art, so I enjoy relaying them here in writing and image. I also enjoy video games, entrepreneurship, reading, and having genuinely enjoyable conversations with complete strangers and the closest friends alike.
Finally, whatever I decide to do, I tend to do it to an extreme. You won’t see me settling for mediocre if I can help it.
why a blog?
Wildcat Summer Academy 7/24
What good is creativity if it isn’t shared? While art may always remain a hobby for me (with the occassional commission for friends and family), I can still share it with the world through a website. Sure, social media can be a fantastic outlet, but I can control more aspects of and be more consistent on a website here than I can with the ever-changing platforms out there.
As a 19 year old, I’ve got a bit of knowledge, but so much more to learn. This is a place I can share my interests and experiences in visual arts; past, present and predictive.