I haven’t had a studio since May 2019. That’s when I did my last blog post.
I’m not a digital artist (yet), so I’m still working woefully analog. I draw on paper, scan the image, resize it for web display, then upload it to my blog. I need art supplies, a light box, scanner, and computer. And all those were packed in May. And then we moved in July.
I unpacked those basic supplies first thing in my new home with every intention of being able to at least Do Something! But…as hard as I tried…I just…it didn’t…things happened.
{..all the reasons, explanations, excuses, whining, complaining, crying…as to why…go here..}
Now, in the beginning of November, I have a rudimentary studio set up in my new home.
I have so many scribbles, sketches, ideas, notes for resuming my blog. Where do I start??
I’d like to plan a series of sequential stories to explain all that has happened these past turbulent months.
We moved? Why? How did I get here? Where am I now? But that would be quite a long story and it would take a lot of time to plan/create. And then even more time would go by without any postings on my blog.
What if I just post random stories and drawings that I can manage to produce with my limited time, computer skills, and studio set-up ~ and hope that over time, a collection will emerge that somehow tells a larger story? Yes. That’s the direction I’ll go in, because that’s all I can manage at the moment.
So, stay tuned. I’ll do my best to get back to doing my Art + Words on a more consistent basis.
{ oh, come on! really, who cares? }
Darn! That Inner Critic always has to butt in!?
Well, I have to be honest. Even if no one cares, it doesn’t matter. That’s not the reason I make my art and keep up my blog. I do it because if I let too much more time go by, well, I’m afraid I’ll get too rusty and months will slip by and all I’ll have to show for it is boxes unpacked, cabinets cleaned, light fixtures ordered (boring).
And what about new places discovered, new friends made? …and sorting through all the emotions with making such a big change in my life?
Just having those things come and go might be ok for my daily life maintenance self.
But what a shame to not use all that as fodder for my artist self.
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