Creativity Block etc... What to Do?
Well its been a very long time indeed since Ive done anything online - DeviantArt and LiveJournal especially. Forums I don't even bother with unless they are for professional entities or related to the creative arts.
As anyone who has followed me or been a friendly soul knows - in the past I have had some issues here. Time outside of this great space makes me realise that it really is just a microcosm of the world outside it. You can either work with it or rail against it. Whatever you do, its always going to be here along with the people you have problems with.
The wise person chooses their battles carefully if at all. Burning bridges is never a good thing, not even in the internet.
So here I am once again.
Things really died down with me not because of dA or LJ as such - but because life got me down. So much nonsense with work and survival outside this box that I couldnt be bothered with any craziness in it. I have no doubt that I could have made things a lot better for myself. Hindsight is 20/20 - but I knew it even as it all unfolded. Some relationships are beyond repair, and for that I have many regrets.
Ive been ignoring the fact that I have been very blocked creatively. I am fortunate that I have a wide range of interests creatively. I just havent had the inspiration or energy...
So I find myself with ideas about jewelry design, mask making, writing and digital art. I just havent had the impetus to get going once again. My "get-up-and-go" has got up and went. I have lost what glimmer of self-belief and confidence I used to have.
Im looking at my wacom tablet (Intuos 3) - gathering dust since I unpacked it. I have so many tools at my disposal having invested in everything I thought I needed as a decent start. And yet here I sit feeling rather empty but still awed by the amazing work that fellow creatives produce.
I really want that to be me... in the worst possible way.
As anyone who has followed me or been a friendly soul knows - in the past I have had some issues here. Time outside of this great space makes me realise that it really is just a microcosm of the world outside it. You can either work with it or rail against it. Whatever you do, its always going to be here along with the people you have problems with.
The wise person chooses their battles carefully if at all. Burning bridges is never a good thing, not even in the internet.
So here I am once again.
Things really died down with me not because of dA or LJ as such - but because life got me down. So much nonsense with work and survival outside this box that I couldnt be bothered with any craziness in it. I have no doubt that I could have made things a lot better for myself. Hindsight is 20/20 - but I knew it even as it all unfolded. Some relationships are beyond repair, and for that I have many regrets.
Ive been ignoring the fact that I have been very blocked creatively. I am fortunate that I have a wide range of interests creatively. I just havent had the inspiration or energy...
So I find myself with ideas about jewelry design, mask making, writing and digital art. I just havent had the impetus to get going once again. My "get-up-and-go" has got up and went. I have lost what glimmer of self-belief and confidence I used to have.
Im looking at my wacom tablet (Intuos 3) - gathering dust since I unpacked it. I have so many tools at my disposal having invested in everything I thought I needed as a decent start. And yet here I sit feeling rather empty but still awed by the amazing work that fellow creatives produce.
I really want that to be me... in the worst possible way.