Hi lovely people!
Today, I posted a video where I share how I created my own notebook (now I realized it was a sketchbook but well what’ll I do at this point haha) with my favorite paper so I could color with my Copic Markers. It’s hard to find the right size and quality, that’s why I created my own.
Here is the video:
I wasn’t sure if I should post about this in my blog because “it doesn’t fit the aesthetic I’m following” but I remember that one of the things I promised to myself from the beginning was allowing me to experiment, to fail to try and fail and try again. That’s why I’m writing this.
Just this morning in the description of my blog it said: “Paola | Illustrator | Posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday” but today for the first time, after finishing work at 8 pm I noticed there was something not right and it was the hours that I was imposing to myself so that’s why for March I decided to change my posts from 3 days a week to 2 days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in honor of my free time and respecting myself.
Update: After 2 more days ending work at 8 pm and today waking up at 6 am to continue working on my blog, I noticed I didn’t want to do Instagram anymore, although it looks crazy for a visual artist is what my heart ❤️ is saying and didn’t want to do, now I understand is the right thing. Instagram believe it or not takes a lot of time and interaction and I want to give that to my YouTube channel for now. So officially I’m planning to have just this blog if you want to see more free constant posting and Patreon if you want to see more personal everyday interaction .
I just wanted to put this out there, maybe you’re doing this to yourself too and you need a reminder that you’re the one who decides how to take care of yourself.
Tons of hugs,
Paola
I always thought drawing was easy because I did it since I was little but when I started doing illustration more seriously I noticed that what I saw in my head wasn’t as easy to represent as I thought it would be. Then after drawing and practicing for months I stopped because I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t improving 😡. So I started researching on YouTube and found this video that explained that it isn’t just about practicing…
Have you thought about this concept?
I just discovered recently. It’s when I say that everything is ok but in reality I’m denying my real feelings…mmm let me check in google:
“We define toxic positivity as the excessive and ineffective overgeneralization of a happy, optimistic state across all situations. The process of toxic positivity results in the denial, minimization, and invalidation of the authentic human emotional experience…”
Continue reading “Toxic Positivity”
Because I have and lots of times. I was wondering where this idea could come from so I first look for
for this in google and the article that connected the most to me was this one:
When been cheap becomes an obsession
https://www.today.com/news/when-being-cheap-becomes-obsession-wbna42276725
I wrote this draft back in December and I was surprised how this sounds like I have something wrong in me. Lately, I have been listening to “The work” At Home with Byron Katie and now I’m wondering if this is true.
Love,
Paola
couragepassion 