Check Out Kesha Omarali’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Kesha Omarali.

Hi Kesha, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
You know, I always thought that I was meant to end up someplace exciting, but what absolutely ended me (legit, it nearly did) was becoming a 9 – 5 cog in a corporate machine. I was working on freaking HVACs. Exciting, huh? The year of 2024 was monumental and one of the lowest points in my life. We are talking below sea level. I loathed my job, I suffered from apathy, I got an extreme case of Topical Steroid Withdrawal, got cheated on, lost my best friend. Until recently I was in denial, but truth be told, I was very much borderline suicidal. Sorry, this is not very palatable, but tis life.

I had nothing to lose. So, I packed my 9 years of life in Canada and flew to my parents. Panic, regret, I felt the whole spectrum. “What in the world I am doing with my life?”. Staying with parents was great because I didn’t have to worry about rent, but, unfortunately, I still paid… with. my mental health LOL (sorry mom and dad). They loved and supported me in the best way they could, but it was overbearing and suffocating. I just wanted to be left alone, to wonder, to think. I set out to travel to see friends in between Egypt, Portugal, and Czech Republic. While I was volunteering at a surf guest house in Ferrel, I started to feel alive again. I was doodling, I was laughing, I was free, it felt nice. I think it was a turning point when I realized that I want to enjoy life again, I want to create, I want to continue travelling.

Aaaand this leaves us here. Today. In Bangkok. 4 solid months into art, writing and content making. Obviously there are lows and highs, but mostly, I still can’t believe that this is get to be my life. Definitely exciting now.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Absolutely not haha. The biggest hurdle for me was stressing out about money. I am running on savings and it feels like a rat race against time. At least it did in the beginning. Now, however, I am weirdly very confident that things will work out. If anything, past few months showed me that I can make dollars out of thin air. Yes. Crazy, right? By just being a very unserious, a very silly me. And putting that online, ooopsie.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
Like I said earlier, I am a very unserious and unfiltered person. I was never able to be a sleek cool kid, more like a chaos of things, colours, textures, everything really. I think that’s reflected fairly well in everything I do. My primary art medium is sketchbook practice. I used to beat myself up for not being able to do large scale paintings like other artist, but I’ve come to realize that maybe it’s fine. Maybe that’s not really me. I AM a messy sketchbook and that’s bloody brilliant. I embrace the mess, the “childish” energy, the scribbles, the smudges because that’s what makes us human, that’s what makes me… well… ME.

Alright so before we go can you talk to us a bit about how people can work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
Let me sketch silly commissions for you, cafe/restaurant menus or signages (I am a HUGE foodie), quirky illustrations for your business, fun/unhinged/unfiltred collab videos (because I do love making those as well).

You can also support me via Buy Me A Coffee or getting one of my originals or prints 💛 at https://keshaomarali.myshopify.com/

Contact Info:

• Website: https://keshaomarali.myshopify.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keshaomarali/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_WqTEk9LIP2_aOBh0Xeeg
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@keshaomarali