Gnaws on my enclosure bars...
2023 was a disaster of a year for me for art and I just... I hope 2024 is a year of healing, rediscovery and growth. I have a mindset to get better and return to the root of just.. doing art for enjoyment so I hope that stays.
I went through a really gross friendship-breakup last December and the disappointment from that binded to all the trauma Hannibal went through this year, and I just feel like I never fully recovered from the blur that was the first quarter of the year.
I was trying to push through a lot of art block in the front half of the year and I think I finally let myself crash in October. I started really strong and kept it through July I think. In August I was doing art for ME and the like FIVE MIKEY FANS LOL and just kinda having CLASSIC Kat art fun?? And with making Lucien in May... and seeing in September just how much I wasn't pushing myself anymore... I started trying to when making Xig posts but... I lost steam pretty hard because engagement and such...
In November I was struggling because I was needing to finish up a sketchbook and, I never wanna use a sketchbook LESS than when I have one or two pages left...
December though... that doodle will post eventually but I... feel like with the art studies and the stupid Lokius AU and shit like idk. I feel like I'm gonna find my way back to liking my art again. Feeling satisfied and happy with my art... I wasn't unhappy with my art in 2021 or 2022. I've just been through a lot this year.
So here's to 2024 being better and more gracious with my mental and physical health!! Here's to new projects!! Here's to just...a happier year I hope!!
