Creative types will relate. You have a project, or multiple projects, and finally cleared your schedule enough to get into the studio. What do you do? Take a nap, watch TV, or randomly click on things on the Internet!!
Anything but getting to the project and making progress.
I am feeling a bit sluggish and it makes it harder to get started. I find all kinds of things that need “doing.”
I have a deadline of Friday to ship a Round Robin book to my fellow artist. I have started on the work, but it’s at that stage where I am frustrated.
Work Past the Ugly
I heard a teacher say this, or maybe it was another student. But it really rings true. You have to keep at it, especially mixed media or altered books. The layers add to the piece and sort of come together to be more than the sum the parts.
I looked around the web and thought this article was kinda helpful.
7 Types of Creative Blocks and What to Do About Them.
Can’t Start, Won’t Start: Tricks for Overcoming Procrastination.