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It’s been a little while! I’ve been spending more time offline lately, reconnecting with myself 😌 As a cake artist for almost a decade now, I found myself hitting an intense period of burnout near the end of last year. I think it’s a common experience when you start monetizing your craft for it to start feeling too much like WORK, you know? All the (self-imposed) pressure and expectation for it to support your livelihood, or the feeling that you need to keep one-upping yourself… it makes it so not fun and fun is literally the point. I felt like a squeezed out lemon where I’m the both the lemon and the squeezer, and I’m trying to squeeze out some juice but just end up crushing the skin of the peel! 😂 I was like, “I need to do anything other than cake for a minute.” So these are some things I learned by creating something outside of my professional craft, and also unplugging and touching some grass lol. It kind of feels like working out or trying to eat well, to do things that care for your creative spirit instead of always trying the squeeze the life out of it! I’d love to hear if anyone has their own tips or rituals for their “creative health.” We need inspired, imaginative, creatively alive people in this world, so let’s nurture that part of us 🙂‍↕️💕 And thanks to my amazing friend @art_daws for always reminding me I can paint over the ugly birds! 💙 #creativity #selfcare #painting #cakeartist
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“there’s more to me” acrylic paint clay sculpted on canvas 16 x 20 I started this project without a plan. I had some leftover air dry clay and a canvas, and began sculpting the body of a skeleton. I usually have a plan for my art but here, I allowed myself to play, paint over things I decided to change, and grow with the piece itself. In turn, it mirrored something from within, a journey of self discovery I’m still on. The constant continuation to change, fail, love and grow.
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