Overcoming Art Block: Reviving your Creative Fountain
To be an artist is a challenge within itself. Whether you have made your passion a career, hobby, or a stress-reliever; sometimes your passion for art is suddenly lost. Many artists know this as ‘Artist's Block.’ It’s a mental barrier that keeps you from creating the way you may want to. You look at a blank page, canvas, or journal but nothing comes to mind; you're stuck in a block that you can't seem to break free from. Don't worry, every creative has been there. It's a mental battle to feel like you can't create, like your spark is just missing. This is something I experience frequently. Every time I end up in a block, I sit with myself and ask WHY? Why do I feel limited? Why do I feel like I've lost my passion. Why can't I create? WHY CAN'T I CREATE? A lightbulb goes off, well metaphorically; as much as I wish all the lights in my home would just illuminate like a sign of "You figured it out!” I can crea