Beyond the Chrysalis: Why “Becoming a Better Caterpillar” Is a Dangerous Lie We Tell Ourselves.

We are not caterpillars, we are created to soar.

Mar 8 • Larry Ortega-The Obliq Artist

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Narcisist

Locked in His Own Gaze: The Fatal Reflection

Mar 4 • Larry Ortega-The Obliq Artist

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A Substack Soiree

Experiment #1

Mar 2 • Larry Ortega-The Obliq Artist

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February 2026

A Substack Soiree

Share your creative assets launches today.

Feb 24 • Larry Ortega-The Obliq Artist

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“Real art is a window into the transcendence.”

But that raises an honest question. What is transcendence?

Feb 9

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Why Artists Must Learn to Sell: The Solopreneur’s Side of the Art Equation

Why making the work is no longer enough

Feb 2 • Larry Ortega-The Obliq Artist

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January 2026

The Path Was There Before You Chose It

Why becoming is an act of recognition, not invention

Jan 5 • Larry Ortega-The Obliq Artist

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December 2025

The Chrysalis Moment

Most people don’t resist change. They resist letting the old version of themselves die.

Dec 22, 2025 • Larry Ortega-The Obliq Artist

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Chrysalis: Between Forms

The caterpillar’s work is finished.

Dec 21, 2025 • Larry Ortega-The Obliq Artist

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Chrysalis Wave: Shapeshifting in the Desert

Agave leafs shapeshifting

Dec 18, 2025 • Larry Ortega-The Obliq Artist

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Art and Poetry-Sacred Stories

An Open Call to Poets and Visual Artists

Dec 16, 2025 • Larry Ortega-The Obliq Artist

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Humility is a Guide, not a Disguise.

Why humility keeps you oriented when the path isn’t clear.

Dec 13, 2025 • Larry Ortega-The Obliq Artist

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