05/09/2025
Creative funk!! 😵💫
That's what I've been experiencing for weeks, although it seemed like months! 😖😵💫
After completing the 🎨 July World Watercolour Month which was awesome and so much fun 🎨 I then signed up for the The Artisan Thrive Christmas Challenge with Madeit (which I pulled out of before it ended) due to life happening as well, but looking back now I think it was also burnt out, in a creative funk with a side of lost mojo!! 🥴😵💫😅
Without me really realising, my saving grace were two recent purchases from madeit.com.au
I think it was a definite "meant to be" moment when I purchased these two diy kits off Madeit. Two creative avenues I've been wanting to tick off my long list for literally years. Incredibly, they have both really struck a chord and I've just been going with that flow and absolutely loving it. Although I haven't been creating my usual artwork, I feel that I'm very close to being able to get back into it.
The bonus... the best outcome possible will be incorporating my usual artwork and these two new artistic endeavours together in alot of different ways. 💜
The creative juices are now flowing thankfully, and aren't far off exploding to the point where I'll get "spaghetti brain" because there are too many ideas coming in and churning around! 🤯😅
I've noticed a number of artists, creators also going through similiar creative funk, lost mojo recently... it seems to be in the air, something causing it, time of year??
Can anyone relate??
Feel free to share your story, experiences or thoughts in the comments 🫶
My two new loves (if you haven't seen my previous posts) are making recycled handmade paper and paper creations and bookbinding. It would be great to create notebooks etc with my handmade paper among lots of other ideas!
Huge shout out to Susan from Born in Paper 💜 and Jane from Jaaneman Art by Jane Marin 💜 Thank you both so much! Your diy kits have not only helped me get out of my creative funk, but have allowed me to continue to grow as an artist & creator. 🥰