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Heya
Jun 9, 2022 21:34:07 GMT -5
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Post by grinn on Jun 9, 2022 21:34:07 GMT -5
Echoing that this is nostalgic and great. I grew up on forums and livejournal and I love communicating with people in this way.
My name is Sarah and I am almost 35. You can use either she/her or he/him pronouns for me. I'm an artist slowly emerging from a case of artist's block so I don't have a lot of recent stuff to show for myself but I have a few things up on tumblr (http://sarahpetrulis.tumblr.com) and dreamwidth (https://grinn.dreamwidth.org). I hope to someday get my shit together and make a comic.
Looking forward to seeing how this place develops and getting to know you guys a little bit. I will do some reading and commenting tomorrow <3
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Heya
Jun 9, 2022 22:06:08 GMT -5
Post by sheydgarden on Jun 9, 2022 22:06:08 GMT -5
Hi Sarah! Holy shit, your work kicks ass - I'm just scrolling briefly through your Tumblr but wow, I love the way you blend more stylized lines with naturalistic shading in the most recent piece. Also the colors on the wizard portrait are stunning. I am sadly very familiar with art block (I barely made anything for almost a decade due to art school burnout, only really started having any kind of regular creative practice or "art career" in like 2017) & hope you're going easy on yourself even as you work your way through it, it's rough! Very excited to see what you make though. <3
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Heya
Jun 9, 2022 23:14:44 GMT -5
Post by ray.kioti on Jun 9, 2022 23:14:44 GMT -5
yay, I'm so glad you joined. :>
I relate to pretty much all of what you said here, haha. Trying to breakout of art block is kinda what inspired this place and I hope it can be a useful and fun situation for all of us who are attempting to break out!
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Post by grinn on Jun 10, 2022 7:37:59 GMT -5
Hi Sarah! Holy shit, your work kicks ass - I'm just scrolling briefly through your Tumblr but wow, I love the way you blend more stylized lines with naturalistic shading in the most recent piece. Also the colors on the wizard portrait are stunning. I am sadly very familiar with art block (I barely made anything for almost a decade due to art school burnout, only really started having any kind of regular creative practice or "art career" in like 2017) & hope you're going easy on yourself even as you work your way through it, it's rough! Very excited to see what you make though. <3 Thank you for the things you said about my work and for the well wishes. It's definitely easy to be hard on yourself about art block but that doesn't really help anything. I always appreciate reminders to have more self compassion. I also went to art school for a while so your story resonates with me a lot. I hope you have an easier time connecting with your creativity in the future <3
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Heya
Jun 10, 2022 7:39:24 GMT -5
Post by grinn on Jun 10, 2022 7:39:24 GMT -5
yay, I'm so glad you joined. :> I relate to pretty much all of what you said here, haha. Trying to breakout of art block is kinda what inspired this place and I hope it can be a useful and fun situation for all of us who are attempting to break out! I have a good feeling about all this. Thank you for setting it up :') I love the header by the way.
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Heya
Jun 10, 2022 8:02:58 GMT -5
Post by prawnlegs on Jun 10, 2022 8:02:58 GMT -5
Sarah!!! It's so cool to see you here too. Seeing your icon pop up in my tumblr notifications always makes me happy. :.D
Comic?? Tell Me More
(if you wanna)
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Heya
Jun 10, 2022 14:02:50 GMT -5
Post by grinn on Jun 10, 2022 14:02:50 GMT -5
Sarah!!! It's so cool to see you here too. Seeing your icon pop up in my tumblr notifications always makes me happy. :.D Comic?? Tell Me More (if you wanna) Ahh that means a lot ;; jeez thank you
In terms of comics I admit I don't have a super clear idea of what I'm doing at the moment. In 2020-2021 I got a bunch of writing/concept art done for a story about a city that has been cut off from the rest of the world by a magic forest but I haven't felt a lot of momentum on that one lately. I've also been thinking about something wordless that incorporates some old characters and ideas but I think my energy is fizzling in that department too. I've been in this weird limbo space lately where I really want to do world building and character development work but I don't have a strong interest in any particular genre or theme. So the drive is there but my passion isn't aaand I need to figure that out. I made some job/lifestyle changes recently that I hope will free up some brain space/emotional energy that I can invest in my work.
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Heya
Jun 10, 2022 19:50:52 GMT -5
Post by uneide on Jun 10, 2022 19:50:52 GMT -5
Hi Sarah!! Excited to see you here! weee!!
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satis
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Heya
Jun 11, 2022 13:58:25 GMT -5
Post by satis on Jun 11, 2022 13:58:25 GMT -5
I feel you about the block. The events of recent years (Trump, Brexit, pandemic, war...) kind of made my creativity run away and hide in a secret place that I haven't found yet. Maybe this forum will help me to find the spark again... (Btw, I'm satismagic on Dreamwidth, feel free to take a look!)
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Heya
Jun 12, 2022 14:12:53 GMT -5
Post by phoenixelement on Jun 12, 2022 14:12:53 GMT -5
Sarah! Omg I've missed your gorgeous art
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Heya
Jun 13, 2022 8:14:33 GMT -5
Post by grinn on Jun 13, 2022 8:14:33 GMT -5
Amy: Aw geez thank you :') hopefully I will have more to show for myself as the summer goes on. Satis: I hear that >< obviously I don't want to romanticize the past but it just feels like it's been one absolutely hideous thing after another for the past decade or so and it definitely makes it hard to relax and create. On a lighter note, would love to connect on DW Apis: Hell yes!! <33
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Heya
Jun 13, 2022 9:01:20 GMT -5
Post by lizspit on Jun 13, 2022 9:01:20 GMT -5
Wow, your work is intimidatingly good!
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Temiel
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Heya
Jun 17, 2022 14:37:54 GMT -5
Post by Temiel on Jun 17, 2022 14:37:54 GMT -5
SARAH! I never stopped following you even though I went Very Very Quiet for a while. Loved your work Then, still love it Now. <3 Art block is just... yes. Bad. The worst. And so true that it's been almost nothing but bad stuff happening for almost a decade. For myself I'm very glad not to be relying entirely on art as a means of making money anymore, because if that were the case I would've been destitute (even more than I currently am) long ago. It is, however, giving me life as a hobby these days, so it's nice to have found a place to land and share and reconnect with some old peer idols. :3
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Heya
Jun 22, 2022 23:04:50 GMT -5
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Post by grinn on Jun 22, 2022 23:04:50 GMT -5
Liz - aw thanks. You're really good too!
Molly - oh man it's great to see you. Thank you so much;; this message made me tear up a little bit actually (in a good way)
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Heya
Apr 6, 2023 22:21:48 GMT -5
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Post by myrcury on Apr 6, 2023 22:21:48 GMT -5
*sneaks in through the back door* hiii Sarah~
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