badpenny

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i make stuff and draw things and live in alaska. i used to live in apartments and struggled with container gardening and doing woodworking projects, but now i have a small house with a yard. so i am here to learn how to grow stuff and be a benefit to my community, online and off.

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Do you ever feel like art "art" is not your thing? [Question/Rant I guess]

I do, most of the time. I've always felt creative, I always have thousands of ideas and concepts for anything, be it a drawing, a song or a text of any kind, but regardless of what it is, anytime I sit down and try to make something I hate it, I hate it so deeply it disgusts me and kills any will to continue whatever it is I'm...

badpenny, 1 year ago

Make the thing and let it go. At least for a while. If it’s art, give it away. If it’s written or sung and you’ve got a copy, put it aside to rest for a while. It took me a while to realize the value to myself was in the creative work that takes place in the moment. The product that was the result was just a castoff, even though that’s all i had to show others. It’s okay for things to be not quite right. It’s okay to you as a creator to feel like you’re falling short of whatever artistic standard you set for yourself. Just make the thing. Then make another thing. The power and value is in the making. And eventually, if you’re stubborn enough, you won’t care if you love or hate the thing after you make it.

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