I can’t believe it’s been over ten days since my opening, and I haven’t posted shit about it. I just haven’t felt like writing much at all. I think it’s a combination of exhaustion, burnout, and disassociation.
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Gouaches
Despite doing pretty good for a while (art-wise), I’m starting to run into a wall of fatigue. I usually work through plenty of fatigue on a regular basis, so I’m not sure why I’m complaining about it now.
Continue readingWaiting for Paint to Dry
Though I’ve been back to work, I’ve been driving myself batty. But what else is new? I’m extremely impatient with how long art takes, but it takes as long as it takes!
Continue readingBack to Work & Sticker Shock
I’m still working on the Discarded Snapshots series, but it’s been super slow-going. I’d been run down and taking a lot of naps. That didn’t fully stop me from “working” though. My brain is always going and I painted whenever I could stand for any extended amount of time. However, I had no other choice than to listen to my body. I had to take a ton of breaks.
Continue readingArt & Boundaries
I’ve been doing a lot of reading about various things, mostly about boundaries, which I’ve desperately lacked due to many understandable reasons.
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