Stuck.
I'm not sure when, or how, or even why - but a little while ago my body just stopped making art.
I couldn't start anything. I couldn't finish anything I'd started. I started to feel guilty about all the not starting and not finishing, which led to more not starting and not finishing.
I just didn't have it in me.
Or rather, I had art in me that didn't want to be made yet.
After a long while of guilty feelings and worrying about letting clients down I decided maybe I just needed to give myself a break. For once.
So I didn't worry about turning the lights on in the studio every day hoping I'd find myself at my desk later on. I let my filing go un-filed. I let my cat sleep on the scanner undisturbed. I stopped listening to music.
And then, as suddenly as it had gone away, the art came back. I'm glad it did.
I’m glad you didn’t panic but took time to relax and refocus. I’m sure your cat was doubly glad it got to sleep on the scanner – lol. I’m glad your art has come back, because you have great talent. As for the cat… well, I’m sure it isn’t as happy – unless you’re still letting it sleep in its preferred spot. 🙂
A detox is something we all need – especially when we are doing so much for so many. It helps you refocus and come back with a renewed sense of what and why you do what you do.
Welcome back.
LOVE the self portrait. It’s glorious.
thank you for your honest heart. we all need to hear that we’re not alone in our occasional “stuckness”