Ryan Eduad

I often find myself returning to the work of Ryan Eduad. Honestly, I have for years.

His work keeps pulling me back. It is deliberate, and it does not ask permission to be itself.

It is honest. It is disciplined. It feels like a discovering what is true for them, and that effort resonates with me.

Even when the subject is not mine, the practice is.

The craft. The commitment. The willingness to make and make until it becomes undeniable.

This is a note to myself as much as it is a credit to him.

I want to keep making work that does not require consensus to exist. I want to continue to show up and do the work even when I do not think anyone is watching.

And maybe every once in a while, take on a project that feels a little crazy. Something that pushes me far outside my comfort zone.

I want to keep building the kind of practice that can hold changing seasons without losing its spine.

Ryan Eduad, a living influence, not because I want to be him, but because his work continues to move with clarity.

I am grateful for the kindness and welcoming he has shown over the years.

And even as his public facing work has slowed and his subject matter has evolved, I am thankful to know him, and to continue to be inspired by what he makes and how he makes it.

Ryan’s publicly shared work here: IG↗