August 8, 2026
I made this art journal page in October 2015 when I was feeling like I spent too much time thinking about being creative rather than actually being creative. I decided I wanted to get better at drawing and filled up the rest of the art journal with portraits. In 2017, I had my most prolific year of creating art. It started with creating a piece of art on a post-it every day for 100 days and it turned into filling art journals, contributing to zines, taking on small commissions, and even being featured in an art show. While it was a great year, it was impossible to sustain that level of creativity, especially after starting a demanding job. I continued to work in my art journals steadily from 2018, but after the worst year of my life in 2021, I didn't want to document my life or my thoughts anymore. I tried different things to try and get myself out of the funk, and some worked for a bit, but I feel like I lost the person I was who enjoyed documenting everything. Now I'm back to thinking about being creative instead of actually doing something. I don't know if I can get her back, but I want to try.
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April 10, 2026
Actually going to set up this blog soon!