Hello! My name is Cedar Worth, and I'm a multidisciplinary artist based in Madison, Wisconsin.

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My art practice revolves around embracing the entirety of who I am and the way my brain works, as well as challenging perfectionism and the idea that I need to fit myself and my work into a specific box.

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I am an Autistic ADHDer with CPTSD, and I feel like hypervigilance and a head full of 1,000 thoughts at once is my default mode. I am consistently redirecting myself as I create, in the same way I would redirect a younger version of myself; gently and without shame. Even as an adult, I continue to see fawning, people pleasing, and perfectionism show up in my daily life. I use my art as a tool to work through these challenges. My practice is a dance in a sense-- an ebb and flow of finding myself creating art that is palatable, digestible, or what I feel will be easily liked; and then offering myself reassurance, compassion, and redirection towards what feels exciting and authentic. 

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I feel that inside capitalism, creativity rots. I feel that much of my unconscious gravitation towards creating art that I think others want to see is a direct result of capitalism and my immense desire to be financially stable and someday have my own apartment or art studio where I can create without the fear of perception and needing to mask my autism.

I also feel that a lot of these tendencies come from societal expectations and gender biases.

I came out as non-binary in 2019, and until that point identified as a woman, and have felt from an incredibly young age the need to shrink myself down and not be "too much"-- but I'm so tired of keeping myself small. I think our world now more than ever needs less conformity and more of an emphasis on embracing our passions and skill sets.

 

Through my work I hope to inspire others to embrace their weird creative ideas, and to have compassion for their inner critic-- as that voice likely thinks it's serving a purpose, even if it's no longer needed. I would love to offer workshops someday and help others navigate these challenges in real time, yet for now I truly hope my work sparks joy or feels affirming in whatever way you need it.