T H E A R T B L O C K

A most frustrating predicament of a creative - the art block.

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Greetings. It's me, Alija (again). It has been a while since I've posted and I guess that's okay because...well...life.

I have a job as a supermarket supervisor which has taken up about 4-5 days of every week, which I don't mind because it's good money (and boy do I need that money).

I am currently sitting on the couch and writing this from my phone. I have a bit of sore mouth because I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed and a frenectomy (a surgery done to fix what's known as a 'tongue tie,' basically they snip the frenum and stitch it up and then you deal with a sore tongue for like a week and a half). I literally looked like a chipmunk for like 4 days. If you ever want to get your wisdom teeth out, plan out your meals of soft food before hand (unlike me who forgot to) and save that money honey because private health plan or not, its expensive!

Anyways, clearly I'm already off to a great start by going completely off topic. Not only has life been a little bit busy and my mind been preoccupied with other things, but I also have the very frustrating issue of an art block. I can't seem to shake it. If you opened this post thinking I might give out some tips on how to free yourself from art block, I'm sorry to disappoint, but I've got nothing.

I get them every now and then, and unless you're a creative, you may not understand. Art blocks can last from just a few hours to months and even years for some people! For me I tend to have a few months at a time where I suffer from art block. I think the most frustrating thing about it is when you have the strong urge to create something really awesome, but everytime you put the pencil to paper, nothing comes out.

Maybe someday I'll figure out ways to overcome it. Maybe it's just what happens when you get busy, or maybe its just something you have to wait out. Who knows, but what I do know is that it will come to an end and I have to be patient with myself, because sometimes life does happen and priorities shift and you loose that creative flow for a little while.

Us creatives have to learn to be okay with that sometimes and just take it one day at a time, because after all, that's all you can do.

Hopefully I'll make another post sometime soon, you'll know when I'm out of that art block because I'm sure some art will start popping up on here more frequently. But until then, it is adieu for now.

Alija.