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Branding my new website! What d'you think?

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:: This is Mary Lee Maynard - Demo Reel ::  

Design isn’t just how it looks — it’s how it feels.

This reel is my heartbeat in motion. Shaped by cinema. raised by hip hop. Built for stories that move.🎞️ demo reel drop — for the visionaries, the rebels, the ones who know art is resistance. watch it. feel it. share it. this is how i speak without words.#graphicdesign #motiongraphics #visualpoetry #creativedirection #femalefilmmaker #artasrevolution #hiphopdesign #indiecreator

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Dear teenage daughter, ...

Who are you to judge? Have you been through trauma? Paralyzed by fear? Have you been raped to have the same rapist rip your child away from your hands, the child you tore yourself apart to have? Have you ever worked 2 jobs to barely make ends meet or looked in the mirror to find no solution to how you got so old and limp? Have you ever worked full time and go to school full time with a bowl of…

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Film and TV Graphics

Under copyrights of @Pixcom and @EPEntertainment @Fox From film to School projects and education material. I've had the pleasure to create graphics for all types of clients! I am so grateful. Here are a few...

Under copyrights of @Pixcom and @EPEntertainment @Fox From film to School projects and education material. I’ve had the pleasure to create graphics for all types of clients! I am so grateful. Here are a few:

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It is Mothers’ day, and I am here correcting 60 High School written productions with no pay check. Preparing and hosting a family brunch in a semi clean adhd oriented apartment because I can’t afford a house anymore, while my girls help my dad clean his yard and my son is watching TV and destroying the little cleaning I managed, Trump is winning and I can’t even begin…, I couldn’t see the…

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The Neuro Movement

Is talking about neurodivergence a trend, or are health care providers and simply more aware?

Is it a trend, or are people simply more aware? When I was younger, I didn’t realize the power of empathy. I don’t think I even knew what empathy meant. As I grew older, I involuntarily chose to take a harder path. In my child’s brain, I had to prove that I was worth it. I held my dreams back, thinking I didn’t deserve. Still, to this day, a part of me struggles and doubts. My traumas and…

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Balance

Poetry can raise issues on multiple levels, letting the reader determine it for themselves. It is subjective. Whether you see the same as the author's intention does not matter. The message will come across as it comes across.

You talk about a language, when I’ve seen entire cultures vanish You speak of your Country, yet you stand on our ancestor’s land You fear the invasion, while we’ve protected you for centuries You raise foundations, while we were confined to our reserves You grew wealth, while our water supplies were low You dream of big things, and send us crumbs of respect if any You anger yourself, while…

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Consciously Ignorant

It reminds me of George Orwell's' quote ''Ignorance is Bliss'' because once you know a little more, you are absolutely overwhelmed by the feeling of not knowing anything anymore, or of not wanting to know as much, or never getting enough knowledge...

There are so many different levels of consciousness. You can be 8 or 37 and feel trapped, lonely or completely clear headed and aligned. We learn and grow as we add years and decades. But the older we get, the more we have to tell ourselves and really kick in awareness in order to actively choose to grow and learn. About ourselves, about life, get curious about the mind, how we function, society,…

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Circle of Life

One of my favorite things is to experience ”ahah” moments. For the simple fact that it proves humans can empower themselves. I say this because we were raised in such a way that our auto-pilot, our automatic system is on negativity, on fear, on danger, on holding back by default. It has not been natural for humans to step out of the cave at night. And even centuries from the era where we could be…

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Reluctant Warrior

Whether with violence or with peace, it makes no difference because the end goal is to ''simply'' live life knowing your basic needs are not a luxury.

Every now and then, my mind brings up Angela Davis’ recording where she talks about being a RELUCTANT WARRIOR And it just sits right with me. That concept of feeling like you just have to do what’s right, even though you’d, and I quote: ”rather be a gardener, or a sculptor”. You sacrifice your choices, for the good of a cause. You force moral rights to be your source of purpose, your fuel. You…

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Forced Creativity

Creativity isn't just in the arts and aesthetics, it is how your thoughts work. It is organic and thinking out of your usual box...

You can’t force creativity. You can’t force empathy, nor can you force happiness. You can still fake it, but it’s not something that is as powerful when not deeply, or even on surface level authentic. Plus, how can it be authentic if it is faked? Creativity isn’t just in the arts and aesthetics, it is how your thoughts work. It is organic and thinking out of your usual box, or one imposed on you…

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The Creative & Finances

I say creative, but I really mean the Neurodivergent individual… My latest discovery around my own healing was how financial trauma can affect your decision making. Aside from your general nature, your traits, your background and how you were raised, the fact that the school system does not have a diverse set of programs that include budgeting and basic investment and savings education is a…

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Comfort

I am not looking to be the center of attention. My success is going exactly as planned. I don’t need a bigger stage at the momennt because I know that what I have to say is still grooming. I’m only using myself as an example because of the knowledge that I get from failing and getting back up. Why use other people, when I can share my own process, in the hopes that it inspires aome of yall. I’m…

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Success, what it means to you

When you purposefully set sail on a journey through your psyche, it can be extremely dangerous to keep your thoughts in check AND stay positive and on track. When you become aware of patterns and behaviors, you may start to over analyze. If you are neurodivergent and with an adult diagnosis, it shakes your cage quite a bit. You question yourself, your decisisons, your thoughts, your choices,…

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Can we be ''too'' self-aware?

As a Libra, I constantly double check the balance between everything. So, if I feel a little off, I will make sure that it gets resolved right away so things can continue to move quickly. But, as a Tiger, I can also be reckless and restless in an environment where I can’t ”control” aka a job where I am not the official leader or department head. SO in this instance, it is very good to be…

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Note to Self // My Notebooks on amazon

DO you prefer Notebooks with goal tracker? With affirmations? Or just simple is best? I got you!

SO, a girl can never have enough notebooks and so I designed a few. Added trackers and affirmations, journaling and the such. I am having so much fun with it! Check them out here: Amazon Shop I’ll be uploading simpler version with covers of all types that can decorate your living spaces as well as help you keep track on yourself. Lines, Goals Tracker, Gratitude, Affirmations, everything you…

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The Anxious Artist

Anxiety playing tricks on me is a Hip Hop quote that opened my mind and keeps reminding me of how little we know about interacting with our mind and body. Much like we know more about space and we know about our deep oceans. Mental health was never something that was seen as normal and many judgments have left children and adults insecure about their special abilities as autistic, adhders,…