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Sketch Project_008by =BlackBirdInk

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the worst of it has passed.

if you are a creative person you are constantly feeding off energies given off by other things. anything you do that relaxes you and gives you new sights and sound and smells and so on does this. going anywhere, even the supermarket. seeing other people around you. if you are taking the bus or the subway you stare at people, all those faces. if you look out the window while riding the bus, you see an odd patch of sky that you find interesting, a dark ally that makes you think of a good setting for your story or painting, the feel of a city at night. EVERYTHING is fuel to a creative mind.

but winter here cuts me off from all that, and anyway this country is so quiet and dull at this time of year esp, so all of the creative fuel was gone. and then i thought i could just sit there and draw day after day. not seeing anyone or anything new. not having any friend around, just draw.

nothing can work like that. if you take something out, you must put something in. no artist can exist in a vacuum.

that is my lesson learned. intellectually i knew this, but never have i had to experience it so harshly.
doing mall thing to cheer myself up a bit. any new experience creates a bit of energy, so i try to use that. gave myself wicked long red nails. feel a bit like Morticia XD but not quite that long.
wore my autumn coat for the first time yesterday! and autumn shoes (not winter ones, which are leather and have fur on the inside for the warmth) so i'm very happy about that!
clear sunny days, still cold but at least its not winter.

walked around, all dramatic and in black. deff not in style with the people here. got some weird looks which pleased XD

=KV-Arts Feb 27, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

I definitely enjoy observing the world around me. It's a reason I enjoy riding the bus (mom says we are taking a mini-road trip up to the Bay Area to see my new nephew. Totally excited!)
An interesting thing with my personality is that if I am around people too much I have to be along to recoup. I do get cabin fever when I am home too much (or my only relaxing outing is to my BF's house) but I need my large amount of alone time to stay sane. Course I am usually talking to friends on dA (

) so it is not really ALONE alone time, just no other breathers in the room

My winter coat almost looks like that but not as long. That's like a mix between my wool winter coat and my long black twill trench coat.

~BettiFelon Feb 27, 2013 Writer

Sometimes I wish for a week, or MONTH alone to write. With no one to bother me. But I think you're right, without a flow of energy from somewhere or something maybe I'd dry up. So glad the worst is passed and that you've learned how to avoid this in the future.

=BlackBirdInk Feb 27, 2013 Digital Artist

i think having all that energy and no time to use it is also very bad and frustrating. so its important to find time and use it, and never let it sink so low!
i remember reading something or other on writing, the advice was to write out what you have in mind, but never let the ideas run dry in one sitting, leave something unfinished for tomorrow. other wise, the next day you will spend too much time just wondering what happens next. ..or something like that

~BettiFelon Feb 28, 2013 Writer

actually that's very sound advice! Lately I've been writing great chunks of Sib and Foster, but then I dry up and have no idea where they're going anymore. I lose the thoughline and almost feel like giving up on them. (Don't worry it's a fleeting feeling!)

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