Blog neglect and creative block, part 1

Hello again! My apologies for the lack of posts the last couple months. As I said in my first post, my primary reasons for starting this blog were to share my collection of resources, feature some favorites, and have something to DO while I work through a massive creative block. While I'm delighted to say that I've made some progress with the creative block, sadly I've been terribly neglectful with posting. Luckily I had just barely gotten started with this and certainly hadn't done any promoting yet. So chances are good that I'm the only person who has actually read those few posts. :D

Creative block, artist's block, writer's block... whatever you call it, whatever variety affects you, I think we can agree it's all a big pain in the rear. Mine has not been so much a lack of ideas or even inspiration, but a drought on satisfaction with my own work. I guess you could say this is part and parcel of something bigger and more profound for me - a need for major change, without quite knowing what or how. But I suppose feeling blocked is always a profound experience for people who rely on creativity for their livelihood and/or well-being, particularly if it's a long, struggling battle. (Definitely feels like battle.) Maybe it's impossible to come through something like that and not be changed by it.

So here I am making things, reading, browsing my favorite spots, and taking great care to note what I'm most drawn to, what feels right. It's like starting back at square one: what do you want to be when you grow up? What do you want to do? So far I've managed to rediscover the basics - materials and techniques I'm drawn to and love using. As it turns out, they're very different from what I had been doing, and not so different from things I enjoyed as a child, whether on my own or helping my mom or grandmother. Duh me.

I'm going to take a break before this gets too long, but I'll be back with the rest in a bit.

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