my heart in its core

when summer nods to fall, that's when i feel most in touch with myself.

do you know those days: when you feel more beaming and alive in your own skin?

i'm not entirely sure why, but the summer is always most difficult for me.

that's the opposite of many people whose spirits will damper in the colder winter months.

really, nothing has noticeably changed.

calendar pages, yes.

The rhythm of my day is familiar, typical even,

and yet, deep inside i always feel different come late September.

maybe i'm like an autumn fruit to harvest.

an apple or pumpkin

small summer tart growing sweeter in its core

my colors grow bright as the nights cool and the days are sunny and crisp.

i like to take full advantage of my spirit from autumn to spring

it's my time of new pursuits, adventures, determination

if you've followed my work for these past 4 years...

you may notice that new projects tend to bud most in the fall/winter months for me

does your spirit show itself more brightly at times?

can you anticipate when? are you a spring flower? a summer strawberry?

xx

Lynsey

scheduling self time

i suppose it's not exactly fun to read about the ways an artist struggles to create, or find the time to do so, but it's something we all go through, whether you're an artist or not. honest. it's common in many facets of our lives: postponing enjoyment with daily busyness

how do we find the time?
how often do we say "i'll do that tomorrow." "let me finish this one thing i have to do first." "i don't have time to do that."

when graduate school began i fooled myself to thinking i would have endless time to also create. i've learned that i need to MAKE to to MAKE THINGS! something inside myself is fulfilled in the process of creating something new --- in translating a sketch (my sketchbook has been bursting) to fruition.

so how do i get there? how do i take my sketches and make them reality instead of paper dreams? seems easy enough, right?

well, i'm going to schedule studio time. while that seems basic enough, it means that i have a designated time where i don't have to do anything else but create. by allotting myself that specific time, i'm giving it importance, and making it something i can't put off or allow to be taken over by the daily grind of school, work, and life.


what can you expect? NEW STUFF!!! :)





















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