Susan Setter Cherry's Posts - International Union of Mail-Artists2024-03-28T15:48:59ZSusan Setter Cherryhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/SusanSetterCherryhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/64525349?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=30be0wh2ukc9h&xn_auth=noElvis Has Left The Building.tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2013-12-20:2496677:BlogPost:14322032013-12-20T16:20:02.000ZSusan Setter Cherryhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/SusanSetterCherry
<p>What is it about this time of year? Do other artists "shut down"? Is this a common problem amongst those who create?</p>
<p>Shortly after the stores begin decorating for the holidays, before the first Christmas carol on the radio......my muse, my desire to create, leaves. Its just GONE. Phoof! </p>
<p>Oh, I try. I try hard. So far I've made the ugly-est Christmas Ball you've ever seen. Followed by a even uglier candle holder, etc, etc. It exhausts me. This may be "Holiday Depression", or…</p>
<p>What is it about this time of year? Do other artists "shut down"? Is this a common problem amongst those who create?</p>
<p>Shortly after the stores begin decorating for the holidays, before the first Christmas carol on the radio......my muse, my desire to create, leaves. Its just GONE. Phoof! </p>
<p>Oh, I try. I try hard. So far I've made the ugly-est Christmas Ball you've ever seen. Followed by a even uglier candle holder, etc, etc. It exhausts me. This may be "Holiday Depression", or just old age and expectations that are far too grand for a grandma .</p>
<p>Sorry about the whining. But I'm feeling "empty". </p>
<p>And I really am wondering if other artists feel the same way.</p>
<p>huh?</p>
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