Varney Varney (He/Him), Product Design, 2024

Eugene, OR on June 2022

Artist Statement:My experience in telling my story was good. In a way talking about yourself that deeply feels like a foreign concept. But in a way something about it was therapeutic. Even if it was just talking into a phone.

When others are listening and viewing my literal voice, I hope they feel a sense of normality and relatability as I feel like I am a pretty normal person and the hardships I face are most likely ones that others deal with too, even if not verbally expressed. I believe that hearing or seeing that can give ease to the mind.

In college you are seeking a higher level of thought and want to have a say in what you make and contribute towards. And in an academic setting sometimes those emotions and thoughts are compressed by your peers. So the ability to have a voice is a powerful notion to most.

Varney Varney:Alright.

So I'm gonna be answering.

How did you overcome challenges you have faced due to assumptions people have made about you?

I don't know.

I think as an artist and as a designer,

people may make a lot of assumptions about you.

I'm just a white guy from Boulder, Colorado.

I'm very loose in the things that I do, very carefree.

And I think at times maybe people make assumptions.

I don't put a lot of thought behind the

decisions I make as a designer or even the

decisions that I make in everyday life.

Maybe it's just like things are handed to me.

I think in a lot of ways that's not

true, but I try to look past that.