No Polaroid as the featured image today! There’s some in the image though, so hopefully that’s an amicable solution!
So, I moved to New York City! Brooklyn to be specific! It’s about three and a half hours from my hometown, Saratoga Springs (still NY). I moved on a bit of a whim, but if you want more details this:
https://youtu.be/KpgmIuID7fQ?si=2caZBgwug-Q0_daG
video goes into it more!
I’m having mixed, but mostly positive feelings about moving! I think that’s normal as well. I have a bit of homesickness, I miss my family and friends, but at the end of the day I’m happy to have made this decision for myself. I am enjoying working and being able to get places without a car immensely. I love public transport with my whole heart! There are many things I’m still getting used to, like buying groceries efficiently, but I feel like every day I learn something new that helps me.
Between family, friends, and new folks in my life I’ve talked about this move extensively. I want to talk about art now. New York is full of artists, and to be honest, even in Saratoga I felt out of my depth sometimes. I know that just because there are already amazing artists out there doesn’t mean you stop making your art! I haven’t figured out how to fit art into my life here yet though. I haven’t gotten to a place where I can do ceramics, and I feel unsatisfied with my two dimensional work. There’s so much I don’t know and I guess I don’t know how to translate what I’m experiencing into art yet. I want to figure it out however, so I feel that is a good sign. The fire is there burning, I’m just unsure how to express it. I’ve been journaling a lot, but that’s just for me. I want to create things that are for shared experience. Creations I can show and want feedback for. I may be expecting too much from myself on week three in NYC. It’s a balance. Things are good, and when they’re not they’re definitely at least okay. I can handle okay and with time I’m sure the art will come, I have to push myself a bit and the art will come.
Let me know how you work through big life changes when it comes to creating!
All the best,
Polar!