Gotta start somewhere

Indeed I have to start somewhere. As a first blog post (in a very long time) I wasn't sure where to start. I was feeling all of this pressure to create something amazing, a masterpiece to kick this blogging thing off with a bang!

Then I had a chat with a friend and she said, 'why not just keep it simple and make it kind of like a welcome post.'

So here it is. Welcome to my corner of the ether. The end.

Actually I feel as if I am starting from scratch so this is more of a beginning. Since I last had a blog much has changed. I'm at uni (that hasn't changed) and I'm trying to figure out who I am as an artist (that hasn't changed much either). Hmmm so....maybe not much has changed.

I'll tell you what has changed, I am more accepting of how I function as an artist and as a person. I have become accepting that having ADHD does affect how I move through life and in my creative endeavours.

I have also mellowed out a lot. I think this might be an age thing but it might also be that I put less pressure on myself to be everything, everywhere, all at once (that is also a great movie). As a recovering perfectionist, this is a good thing.

But what might appear on this blog you ask? That is a very good question. Art things of course, stuff I'm learning about as I spend time in the studio. Thoughts on art in general, techniques and materials (though this is something I've never talked about before). This time around, I also want to talk about how ADHD affects my art practice and daily life. I have been contemplating this for a while now because I didn't think it mattered but it matters a lot. It is a huge part of who I am and if I choose to never talk about it then I'm hiding who I am and a personal blog is all about who I am.

I'll be honest I'm also testing out writing poetry. Now I know nothing about poetry so this should be interesting. My only ode to poetry is that I came second in poetry competition in high school (no idea how that happened).

And that is it. I haven't covered everything but you get the jist. It's a blog, there will be written content.

Thanks for reading,

Avanthi

P.S. AI has no place here. All these amazing words are all mine.