It feels like ages since I sit down to write in my journal or blog. My notebooks/sketchbooks have gone so empty for a while, my blog post is silent, so does my brain.
If you follow up with my Instagram feed, you’d know that I have been traveling in March and the April. But even in my Instagram still, I wasn’t active or share enough of what I have been doing, I’d say I have been on a “social media break” and just connecting with what is on front me at that moment.
Good news is, I have plenty of video/photo footage That I might put together on a one long Vlog, no promises though! hehe
We first went to our home town and stayed there for three weeks, it never seemed to be enough. just being there around family and friends, my cat, my old art studio, all the coffee houses we revisited, all the streets that hide within its stones our memories and secrets. The scent of my mother, the taste of her food, the conversations with my sister and our abnormal sense of humor ( that no one ever get).
Whilst I enjoyed all of this, I was also extremely busy preparing for an art exhibition. I spent my days socializing and my nights gathering ideas and trying to create something. To be honest, It was such a mistake to travel right before having an exhibition because my mind was such a mess for most of the time. There was no energy left in me to create as much as I planned, and till this day. I feel that all my mental and physical health is drained out and i am still gathering myself to be able to create again.
The exhibition we (me,my sister and our dear friend) participated in was MEFCC in Dubai. This was not my first participation but definitely the best! The tears and laughter we shared meant everything. The feedback and impressions from others on my work came just in the right time, something that boosted my faith on what I am doing.
This trip was a gentle reminder that Art and creating need to be shown, it’s meant to be shared because it delivers a message, it delivers an idea you have in mind, it carries emotions and thoughts and it’s not made to be kept away from others. I am not saying that you need share every single things out there to the public, I am only saying if you have a job that is related to art, or you work in this field you need to share more often because you are expressing yourself, people need to understand more of what you’re doing and why you’re doing it all. And feedback, in it both kind , the good and the bad will eventually impact your way of creating, it will either motivate you or get you thinking and answering questions to yourself, in which will allow you touch the deepest parts of your innermost self to work harder toward your aim as an artist, as a human.
Also, so excited to let you know that these two days I am photo-shooting and editing all the new products that will be listed on my shop very soon 🙂
This is a quick update on where am at in life. there is a snoring cat laying in front of me , a window filled with million tiny rain drops next to me, and a pot filled with boiled potatoes in the kitchen waiting me to continue on preparing lunch.