I Illustrate The Bizarre Dreams That I Have (22 New Pics)

I thought no one would care, but I knew it would be a fun project anyway, not to mention an endless source of drawing ideas. I started drawing my weird dreams and posting them on Instagram five months ago, and little did I know that I'd hit a very strange and unexpected nerve on the internet. So many could surprisingly relate to many of the dreams, but had been too embarrassed to ever say them out loud! Who would have thought that at night, we are all just out there simultaneously driving from the back seats of our cars or pooping in public?

After all, I had been in a bit of a creative funk for a while and now it has even turned into a book!

A very unexpected "side effect" to this project has been that I am no longer nearly as scared of going to bed at night. Getting the funny parts down on paper really makes it hard for me to take even my bad dreams seriously anymore. What used to be the biggest negative in my life has turned into one of the biggest positives, and actually bringing some joy to other people’s days.

I’m a graphic designer and illustrator, and in my job, I always have to make sure everything looks "pretty" and neat. So I decided to do something different with this project and went back to the naive and whimsical style I had as a kid. Remember when we were kids and we were drawing and painting out of pure joy and didn’t care if we drew outside the lines or who saw it (except maybe our mom)? That’s what it’s like to do this drawing project. And that’s why I am going to keep on doing it for a very long time.

Check out more of my dreams on Bored Panda here.