Always astonishes me when I look back at older work. I love recognising earlier ideas and little germs of things that were just beginning. I love noticing that what jiggles me now was there - even 'back then'. I hope you find your colour again, Julie. x
I can relate about the lack of color. It happend to me during the pandemic color disapeard of my work, now is coming back. Sure that all those sketchbooks will be like a map for a new "colorallowed" chapter.
Thank you, let's hope so. It was actually quite heartening to see so much colour and that it still spoke to me. It's a whole world that has been patiently waiting for me to emerge, I think.
Here's to not holding back. ! I look forward to dig into my own heap in 1/2 years time. I dread it - as I think I will discover that I did things for the degree (and not for myself). You know aesthetics for the sake of it. I love, that you recognise yourself so clearly.
Yes! The color. I could not create without it. Funny, that I, too, have been going through old journals and sketchbooks. Mine go back 40 years. A lot of angst over the desire to create vs the raising of children and need to make a living. But I made it through and have been able to live the creative life I dream of.
That's lovely to read, Lesley. It does us good to look backwards sometimes I think, if only to remind ourselves what we have achieved - both art and raising children! Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Thank you for this, it really sounds familiair... 😍I try to find a way how to write my substacks, you are a great inspiration.
You’re very kind, Marjet, thank you. Good luck with your Substack, I think we’re all finding our way 🙏
This is beautiful, and so are the sketches you include!
Thanks so much, Molly. It has been odd re-discovering sketches that seem strange but also vaguely familiar! 🙏
Always astonishes me when I look back at older work. I love recognising earlier ideas and little germs of things that were just beginning. I love noticing that what jiggles me now was there - even 'back then'. I hope you find your colour again, Julie. x
Me too!
Your sketchbooks will serve you well until they take over too much space and need culling.
I can relate about the lack of color. It happend to me during the pandemic color disapeard of my work, now is coming back. Sure that all those sketchbooks will be like a map for a new "colorallowed" chapter.
Thank you, let's hope so. It was actually quite heartening to see so much colour and that it still spoke to me. It's a whole world that has been patiently waiting for me to emerge, I think.
Here's to not holding back. ! I look forward to dig into my own heap in 1/2 years time. I dread it - as I think I will discover that I did things for the degree (and not for myself). You know aesthetics for the sake of it. I love, that you recognise yourself so clearly.
Yes! The color. I could not create without it. Funny, that I, too, have been going through old journals and sketchbooks. Mine go back 40 years. A lot of angst over the desire to create vs the raising of children and need to make a living. But I made it through and have been able to live the creative life I dream of.
That's lovely to read, Lesley. It does us good to look backwards sometimes I think, if only to remind ourselves what we have achieved - both art and raising children! Thank you for sharing your thoughts.