KristiWilken.com

Artist ✶ Strategist ✶ Writer

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ONE TIME I wrote a letter to the artist James Victore. I was a college design student who had spent a few months idolizing his approach to work, creativity, and life. He agreeably welcomed me to meet his team, so I drove for fourteen hours until reaching the east coast. I parked in midtown Manhattan and took the B train to his space in Williamsburg a day later.

“Nobody is going to ask you to do anything,” he promised, and explained that initiative and a headstrong attitude would be the foundation of my work. He told me to chase down opportunities and follow my spirit wherever possible.

TWO TIMES that same summer, I chose to jump out of airplanes flying 13,000 feet above solid ground, placing all of my faith in parachutes and tall strangers strapped to my back. Have you ever thought of doing this? Skydiving really changed my life and my patterns of thought. I wrote about this at length in a post that you might like to read.

ONE TIME I packed my life into a seventeen-foot moving truck. I drove north on Interstate 55, hit a few potholes, and dropped my cosmic anchor in Chicago. Today, I spend my time on digital content strategy, UI/UX projects, and writing. Visit my portfolio to see what I’ve worked on.

LAST SUMMER I graduated from crew school and immediately began competitive sailboat racing on the fresh, blue water of Lake Michigan. I’ll always love camping, checking out books from the library, and keeping an herb garden. Thanks to so many people, I’m still practicing patience and flexibility every day. “Wiser for the time,” go the lyrics to a song that I like. ✶

Last edited 15 March 2024.