I can’t believe I haven’t posted anything on my blog since Thanksgiving. Winter sped by, and it dragged by at the same time. I started paintings but didn’t finish them. I stopped writing in my journal. I did work in my sketchbook, but am only just now figuring out how I want to proceed with my art and creativity in the future.

Like most people, I get a bit of the winter blues, but these warmer, longer days are stirring up ideas, and that creative warrior spirit. I have been doodling. Gotten more familiar with my watercolors again. I remembered how much I love just drawing and visual journaling.

Over the winter I got a new computer because my old one was no longer going to be supported by Windows. I’ve had a hard time getting used to the new one, getting files transferred, and getting my scans to look clear. I’m also frustrated by way WordPress blog host keeps “improving” their format. We may be getting a divorce soon. I know a lot of people are working on Substack now. I want one that’s easy to format and add pictures to. In the process of doing research for a good fit, I’m using up a lot of my creative energy. But I will get it sorted. If you have any suggestions, let me know.

I’ve taken a break from facebook and instagram for April. I find I spend too much time on them and want to redirect that obsession to this blog, and to committed readers like you who have subscribed to and support my blog.

My goal is to start doing a post at least twice a month, then start posting weekly, even if it’s only my photography or works in progress, things I’d normally just post on facebook. I want to write more stories and turn all the bright shining ideas in my head into not so perfect reality. We’ll see what happens.

I think one thing I’ve learned (actually I’ve learned it many times in my life), is that I work best if I have a daily schedule. I got an artistic block and needed a break. I felt like the well was empty. So much is going on in the world, so much discord and hostility. And the very nature of reality, or what we perceive as reality, is changing because of AI. I felt I needed to pull back from everything, to make sure I participated in the natural world, communicated face to face with real people (who after all are often quite lovely.) Social media cuts down a lot on the isolation that being disabled brings, but so much of it now is trashy and tricky, I think isolation would be preferable at this point.

So this is the month to plunge back in, not so much refreshed, as desperate for my creativity to be released. To not let the bastards grind me down.

So I hope you’re having a delightful spring.

I look forward to seeing what blossoms here.

And here’s a little bit from my visual journal:

Ahhh, Spring!

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