#creative cycle

I think I've exhausted myself with the last few post & edits. So now, I'm back to feeling uninspired and tired of it.

That's just how it is sometimes, especially in the creative world. One moment you're filled with inspiration, motivation and drive to produce something and then you used it all up till you end up feeling a lil jaded, a lil lost maybe at times a lil empty.

So, you put down your tools, you take a step back. We just do everything or anything else till we begin to feel like "yes, I've got it!" and the joy of rushing back to your workspace and getting things done.

MY WONKY CREATIVE CYCLE

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THE ECSTASY AND THE AGONY: Your Creative Cycle at Work

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12/10/2019  by Luann Udell

This post is by Luann Udell, regular contributing author for FineArtViews. She’s blogged since 2002 about the business side–and the spiritual inside–of art. She says, “I share my experiences so you won’t have to make ALL the same mistakes I did….”  For ten years, Luann also wrote a column (“Craft Matters”) for The…

Red White and Fresh Summer Style Look 4

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