For the past couple years my work output has been 1 big piece every couple of months.

But when i got really inspired during july (artfight), i was doing a lot more finished pieces in a smaller time frame. I think this really aggravated my hand cause from my thumb to my elbow really BURNED like heck. And at work, bagging people items was also hurting ridiculously.

I bought a small compress glove for some small support. Now I've started doing some stretches/exercises with my thumb.

Its been on and off bad. Somedays are fine, or it wont hurt till evening.
Is this what tendonitis is like? :c it seems like it happened all at once, but maybe its because i really have no muscles to support me. Maybe it never got to this point because of all the rest i took between art pieces.
Maybe because i slowed my pace down when it comes to making art, did inlose stamina?

Also on topic of physical pain, I've been getting semi frequent headaches.; It might be because i need a new eye prescription, that has been a cause of migraines for me growing up. I just had a 3 day long headache and it was terrible :'c. Sometimes i still feel slightly achey like it might lapse back into it again, but I've been good so far!!!

Trying to find a good way to rest and still make art! I really did want to go back to making more art frequently.