Lately on my dash, I have been seeing lots of wonderful mutuals get too hard on their beautiful minds.
Lovelies, your stories and art are beautiful because they are from you, and FOR you. Stats do not determine the quality of a product. Again, some of the BEST stories on the archive I have ever read were around 100 hits, and 0-10 kudos. Some of the BEST ART I’ve seen has 0 notes.
You know how I can tell? Because the authors and artists poured their heart and soul into their craft. As long as it can inspire ONE person, you should be proud. You just radically changed the life and perspective of ONE person. That’s amazing.
Sure, you might think your art or story is “cringe” or “bad”…OR, it can be someone’s comfort piece that they go back to after a long day. You may see your stats and think, “man, nobody enjoys this,” not knowing that maybe, juuuust maybe, you have that ONE person who you’ve inspired, who loves your work, and lurks your socials awaiting for your next project. Your art, your music, YOUR story has the potential to do that, but you have to love what YOU do.
And yes, your love WILL show. Maybe not with stats, or kudos, or notes, or comments. But you may be someone’s favorite without even knowing. As long as your art is out there, it WILL reach somebody. I will try to be that somebody for a lot of you, but there is indeed A LOT of you.
In a world where media is being “consumed” for “content,” remember that ART comes from the heART (sorry not sorry for being cheesy). Artists, Writers, Poets, Musicians, Sculptors, HUMANS: Get your hearts out there for the world to see. The world needs more motivated minds. 💫
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Been a while, here's the second cassunzel illustration I did a while ago for @ladieszine! Print at: inprnt (dot) com/gallery/astrumumbrae (or use the link below)
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What a difference a frame makes! I got an order from Blick Art earlier this month, and got to frame a couple of paintings that had been sitting around waiting. I've been ordering frames from them for a while, and they're pretty good quality for the price. (also I can get frames without glass, which is what you want for oil paintings) They seem to have far fewer models available now than they used to, I looked for my favorite wooden frame and couldn't find it anymore.
What they did have that I hadn't seen before was frame kits where you can buy the pieces and assemble it yourself.
You have to choose two sets, one for the sides and one for the top/bottom - handy for a painting that's an unusual size. I ordered the 16 inch and the 8 inch set, to frame a plein air piece I've had sitting around for years. I was dubious, but after gluing the corners and tapping the plastic pieces into place gently with a hammer, the results are pretty good. I'll post a photo of that one when I get the frame painted. It's ok as-is, but I want a darker color for this painting.
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