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Hi there! I’m Lukas, and welcome to MonsterBrainSoup.
I made this website to share my art, blog about things I like, and talk about the intersection of creativity, identity, and self-expression.
I’m weird, and embracing that can be hard. Self-consciousness, self-sabotage, perceived judgement, and crippling shame ruled my life for years and kept me from enjoying anything that wasn’t immediately socially acceptable.
I’ve always identified more with aliens, monsters, ghosts and supernatural entities than with human society. I talked to my stuffed animals. I would get lost for hours in the woods, vividly imagining interactions with dragons and fae and talking wolves.
My peers, teachers, and parents were not big fans of my weirdness. I’ve been told to “grow up”, to “get over it”, to “shut up about dragons for once”. I’m here to tell you this: don’t you dare “get over it”. Don’t cut out pieces of yourself just because someone else doesn’t like it. Don’t sacrifice your uniqueness, your passions, and, most importantly, your identity, for anyone else’s acceptance or approval.
- To share the artwork, writing, and ideas I create
- To promote and encourage weird and unusual identities & self-expression
- To create and inspire unfiltered, unashamed creative works of art, writing, hobbies, and interests
- To introduce and inject supernatural magic and monstrous escapism into mundane life in a healthy and regulated way
- To discover new and rediscover old ways to bridge the images of real and ideal self
Please note that I try to keep the content on this website roughly PG-13. However, this is not a website that is meant for kids. I talk about serious topics like mental health, my art and articles may have grotesque or disturbing imagery, and I write about controversial and opinionated topics such as personal identity. This is a personal website, not an informational resource, not a public service, and I might add or change content at ANY point that viewers, especially minors, might not want to see.
More about me:
- 34 years old
- Transmasculine agender
- he/him/his OR it/its/its pronouns
- Married since 2015 to my partner Fawn
- Born & raised in western Massachusetts, USA
- Associate’s Degree in Visual Arts, Digital Art concentration
- Full-time Business/Data Analyst in my daily life
- Aquarius sun, Capricorn moon, Virgo rising
- MBTI personality: INTJ (The Architect)
I identify myself to be a dragon and/or monster, not a human. I consider my body to be my human form, and while it’s fine to see in the mirror, I do experience the persistent desire to be in a physical form that better suits my self-image. If you are curious about this, feel free to read this page about my nonhuman identity.