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Though I like to write, I found this very useful just to get the cogs whirring.
Feb 19, 2024
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✍️Even if my writing is non-coherent words and my drawing is just an angry scribble, I feel like I’ve expressed the essence of my anger in a private way. I even write the thing that triggers my anger on paper that I compress into a ball and yeet into the bin for extra measure
Apr 25, 2024
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Sometimes it’s just fun to scribble without thinking and see where your mind takes you. I’ve never been one to really focus on how I’m drawing or what my thought process is, and it leads to the weirdest little creations on a piece of paper. The second one was my attempt at a realistic piece, but I tend to gravitate more towards just letting my hand do the work, and not thinking of what I’m doing in the moment. I have hundreds of sheets of just random, unfinished thoughts and representation of what my conscious guides me to do on paper. No matter how “good” or “bad” a piece of art is, it’s still art, and it is still something to admire. :p
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🎨one of the best exercises i did while in intensive outpatient therapy was drawing with my non-dominant hand. honestly it releases so much of that perfectionist pressure / need to create “good art.” it also just helps release the struggle to improve or master whatever you create with your non dominant hand because you know it’s not the hand you typically use! i do it now to usually warm up (even though i rarely draw when i create). also working with physical media and emphemera really helps! starting a junk journal can be a great idea! i feel like it allows me to collect everyday items and use them to create something significant to me without too much pressure!! my partner also suggested creating moodboards as a warm up! it helps to think of what feeling you are trying to express. for instance for a moody, dark vibe you could search up “night photography” or “vaporwave” as keywords! pinterest is the best for this in my opinion but i’m sure there are other apps for it as well :) last piece of advice is put on your favorite inspiring playlist to create to! stuff that really gets ya in that “flow state.” sorry this is so long but i hope it helps!
6d ago
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✂️something about facing away from someone as you’re talking forces you to reveal more of yourself. An age-old and intimate act of care... very recc’d.