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Posted by slinky on May 11, 2003, at 16:52:57
Hi sweet..
I know you paint so..
What is it that stops , that makes me frightened to paint..I mean it's a theraputic thing but hard work --makes me weird it's a good ego boost but I'm afraid ??? of feeling too good...of something that is the way out.
A simple step but a big one.
Just rambling words.
Posted by justyourlaugh on May 11, 2003, at 19:24:47
In reply to JYL, posted by slinky on May 11, 2003, at 16:52:57
i think its because...
we can create such beautiful , colourful , expressions....
when we feel at our lowest....we cant feel the passion
j
Posted by whiterabbit on May 11, 2003, at 19:27:09
In reply to JYL, posted by slinky on May 11, 2003, at 16:52:57
Artist Block - it's a real curse but almost inevitable when you're depressed, because painting requires inspiration, energy and focus,
all the things that depression sucks right out of you.When I was not painting (or doing much of anything else), a friend managed to drag me out to a local arts-and-crafts fair. I wandered around trying to look interested, although I was never much into the country-crafty stuff that most people had to sell. Then I found a long table full of painted wooden boxes and while I was looking them over I thought, "Well if I can't paint a picture, I could do this."
So I painted boxes for a couple of years with different designs and faux finishes. I was able to do this much because the boxes didn't require much "vision" or long-term concentration. Even though I can't really say that I enjoyed painting the boxes...because I wasn't capable of enjoying anything at that point in my life...I did feel better about painting these boxes than painting nothing at all. I would give them away for gifts and they just knocked everybody out, and I was glad for that because it was the only way I had left to show people that I cared - since I was isolating myself.
Maybe you can find your "wooden boxes"...some kind
of creative work that can hold your interest for short periods of time. Just think about it and tell yourself, "If I can't paint a picture, I can do this." It does help.
-Gracie
Posted by justyourlaugh on May 11, 2003, at 19:49:31
In reply to Re: JYL, posted by whiterabbit on May 11, 2003, at 19:27:09
i have put so much pressure on myself...
i see that now..
i have always been a compulsive crocheter,,and quilter...driving into it now...hoping the painting will follow...i sculpted 2 years ago..but it wasnt the same....
i feel so confused about the art form the suits me
..or what i want
Posted by whiterabbit on May 11, 2003, at 21:58:41
In reply to grace, posted by justyourlaugh on May 11, 2003, at 19:49:31
I know that money isn't the object here but my goodness, a quilter? When my step-sister was pregnant with boy/girl twins, she decided to do up the nursery in bright primary colors (which I think babies like better anyway). I wanted to get her something really special and looked up some prices for Amish crib quilts on the internet...well, for the same amount of money I could've bought her a new car or something, so I had to go to Plan B (Burt's Bees Baby Bee gift baskets). I really wanted those quilts, though.
Forget the painting for right now and give yourself permission to do something easier. If that means crocheting or quilting, how wonderful...you're still creating, you're still making a beautiful (and expensive!) thing from raw materials - you're still an artist. Right now you might be thinking, oh what does it matter. That's the depression talking...it does matter, it matters a LOT. Take my word...
Gracie
Posted by justyourlaugh on May 11, 2003, at 22:12:47
In reply to Quilter?!, posted by whiterabbit on May 11, 2003, at 21:58:41
thank you grace,,,
my first quilt was made from only my kids baby special clothes that i held onto ..;.
i like them large,,but are like art to me(thanks for the truth) i hange them on the walls...and the kids know when they are married what they will get...
when i pass them,,i can smell my babies,,
j
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