Hi, I’m Damian, and I work at the intersection of creativity and mental health.

I’ve loved making things since I was a kid, from legos to drawings and more. My projects have ranged from woodwork to pen & ink to a 4’x6’ acrylic. I’m currently designing a home/farm in hopes to build one some day and am also making digital art.

I learned about mental health and meditation later in life, it’s changed me for the better, and I now use both to inform my work. Throughout the years, I’ve done three ten day silent retreats, I meditate daily, and periodically study conflict resolution. I also spent six days in the mental hospital, am diagnosed bipolar, and have weened off my meds to now be three years stable without them.

Because of all that, I do my best to make decisions daily that will benefit my mental states and health in general. I’m consistently experimenting with what works for me, and I’ve tried plenty of things to varying degrees of success, including meditation, medication, supplements, movement, diet, therapy, creativity, nature time, groups, and more. If you have any questions, go ahead and shoot me an email. I’m not a doctor, but I’ve tried a lot to figure out what’s going on upstairs and am generally happy with where I’m at.

If you’re interested in my mental-health-inspired art/design work or anything else I mentioned, you can email me at damian.oleks@gmail.com. Also, if you’d like to support me financially, that would be much appreciated, and you can do so with the button below. I generally try to work on projects that I’m passionate about rather than what will necessarily get me paid. Sometimes I get paid. Sometimes I give my art away. So, any extra funds would be great. Thanks!

Damian

damian.oleks@gmail.com