What a time we are experiencing.
So many of us are facing long periods of ‘creative block’ these days. With everything that’s going on — it’s hard to focus on anything. And that can be frustrating. For the past few months, I’ve hardly touched my journals and sketch pads. Even when something lifted up my spirits, I just couldn’t find it in me to create something. Art is my solace — it’s how I let go of everything else. But now when I really needed something to help me unwind — I couldn’t make art. Friends and family that I talked to would tell me to go sketch something and when they did I would just feel guilty. Why couldn’t I just make art?
It took time to understand to let go of art. Art cannot always be my solace. And that’s okay. There were many moments when I almost picked up a pen again to make a small doodle or when a sunset touched my heart and I wanted to capture it in my own way. But I had to give myself space to get back to art. I could always store these inspirations and look back at them.
And I did — looking at this beautiful gift of an ink pen. Slowly, my wish to doodle came back and I found myself wanting to note a quote, maybe add a pastel flower to it too. Journaling brought it back for me. Art is cathartic it’s true, but you don’t always have to experience it in the same way. If you can’t get yourself to make art — go explore the worlds of other creators! You will get back to creating yourself again too.
One look, one sound, one moonlit sky is all it takes.
