Just anything. I think being in the act of making things is a really good place for our minds. We're no different from birds or spiders, we've evolved to make things. I believe it's a very deep rooted part of our consciousness that's usually trivialized as "hobbies" or hijacked and converted into labor. I feel down multiple times a day and finding a little something to make and get lost in relieves at least some of the weight of the bad feelings
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I took up stained glass as a hobby a few years ago.
You know those shows where people move off the grid and they have so much pride for the way they live, even though they have to shovel thru 6ft of rocks and dirt every time they want to take a shower?
The closest I have gotten to that feeling is making things with my hands. it started at knitting, then shrinky dink keychains, then cricuting tote bags and t shirts, then collaging, and most recently making stained glass.
I love having Bloody battled lil finger pads and holding something sharp and real up to the window that exists in space and time because I FORGED IT!
In reality, I am making silly little suncatchers for my friends that Aren't all rock and roll, but it makes me feel powerful and good.
Can recommend stained glass but also any hobby where you create something fun and cute for Sport
Oct 1, 2024
i used to hate production pottery bc it felt boring and stress inducing to me. now strangely, hammering out 10 mugs is a delicious indulgence, pulling handles, listening to music, watching a good movie. reminds me of knitting and how necessary it felt.
Dec 18, 2024
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Bootleg not because it's DIY but because it's a compilation from different releases. My friend burned the discs and printed the labels with his thermal printer, and I'm folding 100 sleeves with construction paper and putting it all together. I also designed the labels. Been getting back into busking and these will be my merch
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Oops, I'm already a musician and that's what I do
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