Artist Burnout and attitude adjustment

No, not the desire to create, that's as strong as ever and won't change, slow down maybe. But I am, if I'm going to be honest here, a little discouraged and tired. So many distractions lately in so many quarters. I am not really interested in fame, but I would like to see some return for all the work I put out. I don't make enough sales to pay for a months worth of grocery bills, let alone buy supplies. Hey, I didn't expect I would be able to make a living with my art, but I did expect to see my efforts justified even if on a wee scale. Oh, I get small pleasures from doing street/found art, from fun projects like the art ball machine, doing my art blog, the process of creating, but err, I do have to pay bills. I am not sure there is a darned thing I can do about that, that is the nature of being in the arts. I am sure after a little respite and an attitude change it will be fine, I will be fine, but that is my mood right now. Here are some bournout tips some might find helpful, including myself. Whine over!!!!!!!

Meanwhile here is a picture of a doll my friend jafajan and I made several years ago for a mutual friend whose husband had walked out on her. It wasn't meant to be a voodoo doll, but more a vehicle for our friend to vent her pain and her hopes. Jan supplied the pins and I supplied heart stickers. Huh! after I found out a little about something he did a long time ago I think pins were too good for him, but that is another story.

Maybe I should make an art doll for ME!

By the way did you know china banned voodoo dolls in 2006 , which resulted in a new craze. People always want what they can't have eh!
Meanwhile back at the ranch, some think there is money to be made from these two dolls.