Art therapy - share your work here

[Multitudes]

I've felt mostly unable to be creative for years. Am very avoidant of it, frightened almost. There's a huge block...

I've had this issue for a few years, now - my career was in art, until my mental health issues meant that I was unable to work.
I occasionally try a little sketching, but my heart quickly goes out of it as I realise I'm just not enjoying it, sometimes actually dislike it.. also, I seem to have lost any spark of creativity and inspiration.

People sometimes tell me I should try as it will be therapeutic, but they don't seem to understand how hard it is.

I don't want to be stuck like this, I hope it'll change, too.

 

[Teasel]

I'm back to doing art and crafts too, after many years of not doing much...

Really glad for you that you are being creative again. I so agree that it's a shame to be so perectionistic that it stops you doing something you love though I know for sure that is am issue for me too. Though I don't think that's the only issue by any means.

Anyhow glad for you :)

I've had this issue for a few years, now - my career was in art, until my mental health issues meant that I was unable to work.
I occasionally try a little sketching, but my heart quickly goes out of it

I'm sorry you have this issue too, I relate to what you say very much. What do you think it is that's causing the problem? Something akin to depression?

 

[Deleted member 33052]

@Congruency I can't for the life of me imagine a teacher criticizing writing for being too dark. I expect your teacher may have lived on a diet of harlequin romances...

I always thought about writing an alternate ending for The Cask of Amontillado, but never got around to it. That might be a cool way to spend my evenings.

 

[Deleted member 33052]

I'm just playing with photography right now. Here's my first photo alteration using Aviary.

 

[Deleted member 33052]

After spending the summer and fall collecting beautiful stone and wood, I seem to have lost my ability to carve. I hope it returns soon.

 

[Changing4Best]

I found some special paintbrushes that have grips on them, for folks with arthritis or whatever in their hands. There are a lot of pencil grips, but finding ones for brushes was difficult! They are said to be for "kids" but I think they will work for me too. We shall see....

 

[Friday]

I'm just playing with photography right now...

And here's the part where you get mad kudos by way of being asked if you took that shot?

 

[Multitudes]

After spending the summer and fall collecting beautiful stone and wood

If you don't mind my imposition, I'd love to know something of your art, as that medium has long appealed and I am desperate for inspiration.. no pressure, though. :)

What do you think it is that's causing the problem?

Sheesh, I have a theory.. attempting to run it by my therapist..
Depression of a sort, though the advice on dealing with it is always the same, but I'm convinced that there is more than one kind of depression.. Urkkk (Or maybe I'm just that mad. :clown:)

 

[Deleted member 33052]

And here's the part where you get mad kudos by way of being asked if you took that shot?

Yeah, I took it. I came across this dew-dropped lupine leaf in the woods, but as beautiful as it was, I couldn't make it stand out. That's why I started mucking around with it.

 

[Deleted member 33052]

@Multitudes, I'm not an artist of any sort. I just started playing at carving last year and made a few passable pieces. For me, this is just my chance to explore.

 

[Deleted member 8714]

@Mal Content ,
I love doing the same thing with photography altering it by changing the background or whole photograph. I did that with a series of frozen leaves I took pictures of one winter.

 

[Deleted member 33052]

@Mal Content ,
I love doing the same thing with photography altering it by changi...

I'd love to see them....