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Originally Posted by bpcyclist
Artists create art. So, if you want to create, you should create. You can't worry about those binders or what you will do with it when you are finished. Who will buy it. That's not the point of art.
If, on the other hand, you lack passion for your art, for the creative process, then maybe you do need to look into other productive ways of spending your time. Do you have any other hobbies? Have you contemplated embarking on one? Maybe you could travel. Volunteer somewhere. Do you like animals? Perhaps there is something there for you. On and on. There are a million things to do. You just need to put some energy into it.
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Thank for the encouragement. I could never stop creating art. It is me, but I think maybe I use it for expression, and once I’ve expressed, I’m still left with so much work left to do, and then I lose passion for my piece. Or, I’m not satisfied with my result. I used to draw a lot, but then felt like there was no end product with drawing. I started painting, and loved it for a couple years, but then it feels like obligation to get what’s on the canvas to match what’s in my mind and I never quite got there. I teach myself but I also don’t care enough to really learn technique.
I started creating large paper mache art, but I build something large which I so thoroughly enjoy, but then I feel like it’s such a burden to finish all the detail. I have projects that are not finished, and I hope I will finish them someday and show them off (I guess). I hate to think I’m wasting my time with art, but what if I am? If the pieces are bought by someone, maybe that would seem better. But for now, I feel like a grown woman playing with hobbies and I feeling so serious anymore for that. My complaints don’t necessarily make sense, I know. I’m trying to figure out why I feel so disconnected from myself as an artist when art is something I’ve always done. I think I want to be part of a production.
I have tried to get involved with local theatre on sets, but they of course already have their people for that. Maybe I should try again?
I would love to travel I think, but I have a ft job, a family, and no money. I used to come up with so many fun ideas for my family. By now, I’m dried up in little things and craving so much more.
I must really be burned out.
I wish I was using my talent for my work, but instead I am paper pushing in an unhappy profession. There is no joy in my profession. I think that is my problem. My soul is needing nourishment.