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So Long 2023!
2 years ago
Howdy y'all,
It's been a while since I've done anything that feels concrete, so I wanted to just check in.
It's been a long year for me. Some good things happened, a lot of bad, some good things that just felt bad anyway. I spent a lot of time feeling like I had been letting fear steer my life, and as I wrestle to take back the wheel, I'm figuring out where I really am and where I want to go. I've been confronting parts of me that have been holding me back in life, in art, in my friendships, and in being a part of this or any community. It's not an easy fight, but I'm still goin'.
While I haven't posted much, I have been doing art for myself, just trying to see what I make when I don't feel pressured to share. I'm trying to really find my voice and find the things I can't not make. The kind of work I'm known for here is a part of that, but I feel like I've been holding things back from this too. I feel like I've split myself into a bunch of completely different artists, and the lack of overlap makes me feel like something's missing from each one.
I have more work coming. I'm not planning on leaving any time soon. I am thinking about how I can change my approach to my work, so I can feel more whole with the way I express myself. I'm not sure what that will look like yet. These are some pretty heavy blocks I'm drilling through. As much as I needed my alone time to process and rebuild myself, I need to put myself out there more too.
Thank you for sticking around with me, even when I disappear so often. Y'all have done so much for me, and I want to be able to give back somehow. I want to be better at just being around.
So Happy New Year! I hope for the best for everyone this year, and leave behind the burdens we can afford to leave in 2023.
It's been a while since I've done anything that feels concrete, so I wanted to just check in.
It's been a long year for me. Some good things happened, a lot of bad, some good things that just felt bad anyway. I spent a lot of time feeling like I had been letting fear steer my life, and as I wrestle to take back the wheel, I'm figuring out where I really am and where I want to go. I've been confronting parts of me that have been holding me back in life, in art, in my friendships, and in being a part of this or any community. It's not an easy fight, but I'm still goin'.
While I haven't posted much, I have been doing art for myself, just trying to see what I make when I don't feel pressured to share. I'm trying to really find my voice and find the things I can't not make. The kind of work I'm known for here is a part of that, but I feel like I've been holding things back from this too. I feel like I've split myself into a bunch of completely different artists, and the lack of overlap makes me feel like something's missing from each one.
I have more work coming. I'm not planning on leaving any time soon. I am thinking about how I can change my approach to my work, so I can feel more whole with the way I express myself. I'm not sure what that will look like yet. These are some pretty heavy blocks I'm drilling through. As much as I needed my alone time to process and rebuild myself, I need to put myself out there more too.
Thank you for sticking around with me, even when I disappear so often. Y'all have done so much for me, and I want to be able to give back somehow. I want to be better at just being around.
So Happy New Year! I hope for the best for everyone this year, and leave behind the burdens we can afford to leave in 2023.
Take it easy! Happy new year.