So this was the worst year of my life and I’m not even sorry for not being productive in terms of finished works. But still, it was quite eventful art-wise.
I continued to draw every day (actually, I haven't missed a single day since April 2019). I mostly made quick sketches and I think they became more dynamic, though it doesn’t necessarily show in my rendered pieces.
I tried my hand in political art. Normally my art doesn’t have a MeAnInG or a MeSsAGe, it’s just a way of expressing my love for whatever I draw. So this is new, though I wish I’d never had to do this. Not sure my leaflets did any good, but at least I had somewhere to pour my anger and despair.
I worked in traditional medium more than I ever did since childhood. I think I lasted full 2,5 months without touching my tablet. I’m still not comfortable drawing people traditionally and I fix them quite a lot before posting online. But there are nice perks, especially for more abstract art. For example, it’s super satisfying to make textures with palette knives!
I started making jewelry with epoxy resin, wood, flowers and basically anything I can get my hands on. I have a swarm of ideas and works in progress. Here are my favorite future pendants. I have a vague ambition of somehow making a living out of this. It seems slightly more realistic than becoming a popular artist with patreon and commissions. At least there’s no AI coughing up free jewelry 🤪
I tried fluid art, which I’d never even heard of before. And I realized there are so many kinds of art to try out / to master! I want it all. I want to make sculptures, jewelry, pottery, soap and candles, to carve, model, mold, decoupage, weld metals, paint with everything that paints, you name it. This is why I’m not crawling to the cemetery, even though my future looks like Gulag. Art is awesome and makes me wanna live 😭❤😭❤
