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Christina Hollering

“My resolution is to strengthen my mind and body through weight training, meditation, reconnecting with nature and reading more.”

Alejandra Carrillo

“I really want to slow things down a bit. I am manifesting more travel and more time dedicated to taking care of myself. For my illustration I personified myself as my Chinese zodiac sign, which is said will have time for balance and growth in 2025.”

Jeneca Zody

“My main resolution/intention is to try and finish the graphic novel I’ve been working on for the last year.”

Ania Spyra

“My resolution is to do more community care to bring my various circles of belonging closer together so we can all feel less alone in the face of the new administration.”

Machaila Gray

“I want to lean more into my creative impulses.”

Ellery Diaz

“Didn’t get it right or didn’t totally check the box? Why not try again? I pledged to say ‘Yes!’ to tiramisu whenever I could this past year and I did a decent job of it, but I never got around to making my own version of the classic Italian dessert. So I’m back for year two to give it another shot….of espresso!”

Jannell Summers

“I want to get physically stronger to fight my enemies and demons, if need be.”

Andrea Haydon

“I have several new years resolution goals for 2025 – specifically learning new skills – one of them being stained glass. This is a new medium I’m super excited to learn as it’s a method of art I’ve never worked with as someone who mainly works 2-dimensional.”

Matt Holdzkom

Puppeteer Matt Holdzkom tells the story of Akitu, a Babylonian New Year’s festival that began more than 4,000 years ago, through a scene performed by his friends Loogie and Dr. Shelby.

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Strength, travel, tiramisu: See New Year’s resolutions from artists

by Jenna Watson, Mirror Indy
December 31, 2024

<h1>Strength, travel, tiramisu: See New Year’s resolutions from artists</h1> <p class="byline">by Jenna Watson, Mirror Indy <br />December 31, 2024</p> <br /> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-christina-hollering">Christina Hollering</h2> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p>"My resolution is to strengthen my mind and body through weight training, meditation, reconnecting with nature and reading more."</p> </blockquote> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/New-Years-resolutions-artists_001-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-42962" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">"2025 Resolution" (cut paper collage, 8 x 8 inches; 2024) </figcaption></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-alejandra-carrillo">Alejandra Carrillo</h2> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p>"I really want to slow things down a bit. I am manifesting more travel and more time dedicated to taking care of myself. For my illustration I personified myself as my Chinese zodiac sign, which is said will have time for balance and growth in 2025."</p> </blockquote> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/New-Years-resolutions-artists_002.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-42963" /></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-jeneca-zody">Jeneca Zody</h2> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p>"My main resolution/intention is to try and finish the graphic novel I've been working on for the last year."</p> </blockquote> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/New-Years-resolutions-artists_003-1024x1024.png" alt="" class="wp-image-42964" /></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ania-spyra">Ania Spyra</h2> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p>"My resolution is to do more community care to bring my various circles of belonging closer together so we can all feel less alone in the face of the new administration."</p> </blockquote> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/New-Years-resolutions-artists_004-687x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-42965" style="width:643px;height:auto" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">"Circles of Belonging" (analog collage, 7.5 x 11 inches; 2024)</figcaption></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-machaila-gray">Machaila Gray</h2> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p>"I want to lean more into my creative impulses."</p> </blockquote> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/New-Years-resolutions-artists_005.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-42966" /></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ellery-diaz">Ellery Diaz</h2> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p>"Didn't get it right or didn't totally check the box? Why not try again? I pledged to say 'Yes!' to tiramisu whenever I could this past year and I did a decent job of it, but I never got around to making my own version of the classic Italian dessert. So I'm back for year two to give it another shot....of espresso!"</p> </blockquote> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/New-Years-resolutions-artists_006-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-42967" /></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-jannell-summers">Jannell Summers</h2> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p>"I want to get physically stronger to fight my enemies and demons, if need be."</p> </blockquote> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/New-Years-resolutions-artists_007-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-42968" /></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-andrea-haydon">Andrea Haydon</h2> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p>"I have several new years resolution goals for 2025 – specifically learning new skills – one of them being stained glass. This is a new medium I'm super excited to learn as it's a method of art I've never worked with as someone who mainly works 2-dimensional."</p> </blockquote> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MI-2025-Resolution-Graphic-1024x1024.jpg" alt="new-years-resolutions-artists_009" class="wp-image-42991" /></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-matt-holdzkom">Matt Holdzkom</h2> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p>Puppeteer Matt Holdzkom tells the story of Akitu, a Babylonian New Year’s festival that began more than 4,000 years ago, through a scene performed by his friends Loogie and Dr. Shelby.</p> </blockquote> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/strength-travel-tiramisu-see-new-years-resolutions-from-artists/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=42951&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/strength-travel-tiramisu-see-new-years-resolutions-from-artists/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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