When I started this blog in 2017, there are several post ideas that I keep thinking about but always decide to not write. One of these post ideas is what I wanted to be when I grew up.
Recently, I found a daily writing prompt about that same subject. After thinking about it for a while, I decided it is time to write a post about what I wanted to do when I grew up.
I don’t know how obvious it is in my posts on this blog, but right now I feel creatively stuck. For over ten years, I’ve posted anything I made online. After all these years, I feel… stuck. As I write this post, I don’t know where my life is heading (Except my health (Including my eczema) is doing much better and my house had work done to it) and I feel very nervous about it. In the meantime, I didn’t feel very creative. I didn’t want to draw, sketch, sew, or anything else. I also found myself comparing myself to people I see online and wondered why I though I was good enough at whatever I did to post online.
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The holiday season is known for many things, including giving gifts. For many people, this can be a challenge due to a lack of ideas for presents. Some of the people I sometimes hear are hard to buy for are artists, specifically those that draw or paint. I am an artist that draws, so I sometimes see why it is so hard to buy presents for us. Especially if the gift recipient is particular with their art supplies. Since I have been on both the giving and gifting sides, I wanted to share my favorite gift ideas for artists in a post. Please remember that all these ideas are general gift ideas and are not meant for anyone with a specific art style.
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