And now, for something completely different!
I, like many others in this fandom, pushed myself to a breaking point playing the unwinnable game of being an artist on social media. The sheer amount of talent in the GO community is unfathomable, but so is the pressure - the pressure to constantly create new, engaging artwork (that somehow is always unique, despite only having one book and miniseries as source material), to always be present and interacting on multiple platforms, to create stories and reels and sell merch and have a P@treon filled with bonus content…
I, like many others in this fandom, pushed myself to a breaking point playing the unwinnable game of being an artist on social media. The sheer amount of talent in the GO community is unfathomable, but so is the pressure - the pressure to constantly create new, engaging artwork (that somehow is always unique, despite only having one book and miniseries as source material), to always be present and interacting on multiple platforms, to create stories and reels and sell merch and have a P@treon filled with bonus content…
I gave up on my other hobbies, sewing and jewelry making and paper crafts and photography, to try and keep up. I gave up on opportunities to learn and grow. I spent every free evening trying to make content instead of taking care of myself, instead of exercising and making healthy dinners, or tending my garden, or even just reading or watching new TV shows.
And guess what - all those non-GO activities I just listed, the ones I gave up? THOSE ARE WHERE INSPIRATION COMES FROM. See the problem here?
I still love GO and the community I found here; I'm not planning to leave. But I'm burned out. I need space to play, to develop different ideas and give myself time to rest. Rest is an essential part of the creative process, after all, and the GO content I do create, even if it comes less frequently, will be better for it.
So from now on, I'm going to share non-GO stuff too, starting with this project - sewing pieces with LGBT+ pride themes! There's a desperate lack of pride projects in the creative sewing community, I've noticed, and I will do my part to fix that, starting with this - a simple trivet in classic bi pride colors. I've already drafted a couple of more complex concepts too, and I can't wait to make them and share them with you!