I have one pretty serious offense in my criminal record. One that I want as few people as possible to get knowledge about. And I got personal demons as well.
Art is pretty much the only thing I want to do. But is it possible to make a career with an alias or pseudonym, not using my real name? Creating a sort of "artist identity"? I produce pretty graphic, morbid artwork, so that might also be a good argument for using an alias.