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MIDWEST BORN AND RAISED. SET OFF TO FEEL HIS WAY. AND FIND HIS PLACE.

DEREK KRAJEWSKI IS A DESIGNER, STRATEGIST, AND MULTI-MEDIA CREATOR. AFTER EARNING HIS DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR RELATIONS FROM CORNELL UNIVERSITY HE MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY.

DEREK IS EASILY INSPIRED AND HAPPILY FIXATES ON NEW STIMULI. DEREK FOUND THE STIMULATION OF NEW YORK AND THE MANIC CITY CREATIVE SCENE POWERFULLY ENCOURAGING, AND THE STRUGGLE OF WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS, LIVING ON COUCHES, AND PUTTING IN LONG HOURS ODDLY FOCUSING AND GRATIFYING. WORKING IN RETAIL, NON-PROFIT, LAW, AND EVEN ONCE COOKING FOR THE UFC, EACH EXPERIENCE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, MEET NEW PEOPLE, FOLLOW PASSION, AND SURVIVE. AFTER RENT, STUDENT LOANS, AND FOOD THE MONEY EARNED WAS SPENT ON LEARNING, CREATING, AND SUPPORTING FELLOW ARTISTS. <3.29.20>

IN JUNE 2020 THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC BROUGHT HIM BACK TO HIS HOMETOWN OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN (U.S.A) WHERE HE CREATED AND ANXIOUSLY WAITED TO SHARE HIS WORK WITH THE WORLD. IN FEBRUARY 2021 DEREK PUBLISHED HIS FIRST BOOK OF POETRY, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. <8.30.21>

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IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021 AFTER TIME IN ISOLATION DEREK WENT BACK TO NEW YORK, NEW YORK (U.S.A) LIVING IN HELL'S KITCHEN. AS BEFORE WHEN HE WAS NOT WORKING HE WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN ARTISTIC CREATION AND SUPPORT OF THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY.​ IN MAY OF 2022 DEREK PUBLISHED HIS SECOND BOOK OF POETRY, FOR A DAY — THE WORLD STOOD STILL. <6.30.22>

 

AFTER CREATIVE BLOCKS AND TEMPORARILY LOSING FAITH IN THE PROCESS OF CREATION DEREK REVERTED BACK TO THE BASICS — LEARNING AND DEVELOPING. REDISCOVERY TOOK PLACE IN THE SUMMER OF 2024 WHEN DEREK FOCUSED ON WRITING FICTION, TRAVELED THROUGH EUROPE, CONSUMED INSPIRATION, AND BEGAN TO CREATE ART AGAIN. NOW EAGERLY LIVING IN THE MOMENT IN SEARCH OF WHAT IS NEXT HE PROMISES TO DELIVER, BECAUSE THE VALUE IS IN THE LEARNING, THE DISCOVERY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT - YOU CAN'T LEARN IF YOU DON'T FAIL. <9.30.24>

 

THIS DOMAIN IS A COLLECTION OF BRAIN WAVES, A WINDOW INTO DEREK MICHAEL'S MIND, VALUES, AND JOURNEY FOR THOSE CURIOUS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHO HE IS AND WHAT HE STANDS FOR.




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ALL FINANCIAL PROFITS GENERATED ARE REINVESTED INTO CREATIVE PROJECTS; PUT TO USE TO CREATE MORE WORK OR SPENT TO SUPPORT OTHER ARTISTS IN THE PURSUIT OF THEIR PASSION AND THEIR OWN GOALS. DEREK'S MAIN GOAL IS TO EVOKE THOUGHT, CREATE FEELINGS, MOTIVATE GENUITITY, AND INSPIRE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME; IN THAT EFFORT, PLEASE REACH OUT FOR PRICING, DISCOUNTS, AND COLLABORATIONS IF YOU FIND YOURSELF PARTICULARLY PULLED TO A PIECE OF WORK ON THIS PAGE.
 

 

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