Meet Adele Moore | Content Creator

We had the good fortune of connecting with Adele Moore and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Adele, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
I am definitely the type of person that if you tell me I can’t do something – I’m gonna do it.

Growing up as a child of immigrants definitely played a huge part in what I’ve chosen to do with my life. I was told a lot about what I should do once I became an adult because they wanted me to have more for myself than what they could give me. Now that I am a parent, I truly understand where they were coming from but it’s definitely difficult to understand as a child. So constantly being told that I was “great at being creative” and I was “so artistic but that I should never make a career out of it” was not something I was gonna stand for. And at a very young age, there was no doubt in my mind that I knew I wanted to do something different with my life.

Having so many creative outlets helped me escape to a world where I could just be me. For most of my life, I was incredibly shy. I didn’t have a lot of friends and I definitely was not social in any way, shape, or form. But when I was able to create something, I came alive! And it wasn’t until middle school that I decided that this HAD to be my future. So I did everything I could to make it happen. And I’m so glad that I did! This career path fills my heart and fuels my brain. Everyday I am learning and creating. And everyday I’m reminded of the fact that I am able to creatively live a life that I had only dreamt of as a child. Every no and rejection pushed me into who I am today.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
In the words of Charlotte Eriksson, “So many people will tell you “no” and you need to find something you believe in so hard that you just smile and tell them “watch me”. Learn to take reiection as motivation to prove people wrong. Be unstoppable. Refuse to give up, no matter what. It’s the best skill you can ever learn.” And I’ve stood by this for many years.

There have been a lot of no’s, failures, and rejection thrown my way. Getting to where I am now was not easy. At a very young age, I loved to draw. I never thought I was any good but I still did it anyways. And as I grew older, I had gotten into web and graphic design. I would create websites not only for myself, but for others as well. I created graphics for the early blogging/social media websites such as Xanga or MySpace. Creating was my escape in life for I was so shy. This outlet let me be who I truly was. I then added photography to the very long list of things that made my heart sing. Though, as someone who had social anxiety, wanting to continue these things was hard for me because I needed to start having a voice and to promote myself and for some reason, I just couldn’t do it. This took many many years to overcome.

I then went onto art school after graduating high school and soon after dropped out because I had fallen in love, gotten married to a US Marine, and followed him wherever he went. After having our first child, I had really bad postpartum depression. And at the time, it truly wasn’t talked about much. Which was sad because I had no one to talk to about how I was feeling. It wasn’t until my postpartum depression ran its course that I realized what it was. During this time, I had given up everything I once loved. Everything that creatively and artistically filled my cup. And if I’m being honest, I wasn’t able to get back into the things I once loved for at least six years after my first child was born. Getting back into the swing of things was probably one of the hardest things for me to do. Just because I was afraid of failing, afraid of not feeling as joyous about it as I once was, and afraid of the rejection I might face in my future.

Looking back, I wish I had someone to guide me through some of the challenges I faced; someone to help me through the hard times that I was stuck in. It’s definitely a case of, “I wish I could tell my younger self what I know now”. But knowing now the lessons I have learned, I can easily help the next person who might be experiencing the same situations as I had been or even help my own children through their own tough times.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I live in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs is a beautiful place! There is so much to see here! Everyday would be an adventure! The places I would go here would be: Garden of the Gods, Manitou, Pikes Peak, Cripple Creek, Seven Falls, The Incline, The Sand Dunes, and probably Scheels because I am obsessed with that place!. Some of my favorite food choices would be: Lucky Dumpling for a wide range of cuisines inside of a dumpling, Fat Sullys for the best giant pizza, Billy’s Old World Pizza for the best deep dish pizza in COS, Omelet Parlor is my favorite breakfast place, Sofias Antojitos for the best Mexican food in town, and then Josh and Johns Ice Cream or Boonzaaijer’s for dessert!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My husband is honestly my number one fan. He supports everything I put my heart and soul into. And our three kids constantly remind me to keep my imagination free and wild while creating!

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