The Pleasures of Exploring My Own Small Orbit - Nudged Back Into Creating By An Opportunity/Deadline
I have been in a very long dry period when it comes to painting. About 2 years, in fact. After I shut my studio doors in anticipation of the building being condemned and torn down (so far it has only been condemned and set on fire) I packed up the entire contents of said studio and brought them home, stuffing paintings and materials into various closets, nooks and crannies. After my kid left home I co-opted her old bedroom as a studio of sorts, but most days I felt too melancholy being in there to have any creative urge sparked. I was on empty. Then about half a year into our Covid reality something sparked a tiny little creative flame. An article on mending techniques that I shared online resulted in a friend mentioning a slow stitching group on social media. I joined it and wholeheartedly embraced slow stitching for the next 6 months or so, finding it both mindful and blissfully soothing. ( See my previous post o...