It is time for end-of-the-year thoughts
and art summaries!
2022 was the worst year in my life, and
2023 was the aftermath. A whole year of
recovering from the emotional burdens
that '22 left on me. Had to deal with burn-
out and depression, and try to find some
sort of balance between producing art to
get them filthy internet likes, and actually
putting in some effort to get a little better
in my life. It was a long process, but I can
finally say, that I am happy once again.
I think you can kinda see my emotional
state reflected on my art during this year
in this art summary. Around April and May
I had my meltdown and decided to go on
hiatus on June, which was the direct or
indirect cause of my art becoming simpler
and lower effort, eventually falling into a
same face syndrome. Around October I
finally started to feel good with myself
and actually enjoy making art again,
leading to me discovering a new style
of coloring that I'd say reflects my current
state of mind. I had to stop making art so
my art could become better. Man, hiatuses
are SO underrated, y'all have no idea.
The highlight of this year is that I did not
end up giving up entirely on art and I don't
feel like giving up on art, in fact, I've never
felt like making art so much as right now,
but for my own health, I have to slow down
on the art production until I can actually
afford to waste my time making art only.
I discovered new hobbies, so I won't get
bored in the meantime! I debuted in cosplay
and I have projects that I'll soon announce
here and will still make art for those projects,
but everything will come when it is the right
moment, and only I can decide when that is.
I'm not worrying about my art getting better
or worse this year that's about to come, nor
am I thinking about how many drawings I'll
make. I just want to get luckier in life, and
art never did me any favors.
It's so liberating to think this way, finally
realizing that, in the "algorithms" game,
some people just never get their chance to
become popular. Knowing this, I can just move
on to the next thing. Maybe I'll have better luck.
Anyways, this text wall is long enough as it is.
I hope y'all live your best lives, and have a very
Happy New Year!
By: Y-K☆ミ