shinga | (no subject)

I would say they all apply except the second-to-last (and the third one... I'm poor, food has to win :P).

That second-to-last one... I dunno. I meet a lot of artists that feel a disconnect from "other" people. I really never have, and if I do it's more about feeling shy or anxious than it's ever been about feeling like I'm apart due to being an artist. Sure, in some social settings I'll bring art with me in case the social anxiety gets bad... but that's less about "omg this is the only way I'm entertained, get thee away from me socialSatan!" than it is about needing a focus to calm anxiety and doodling helps that.

I dunno. I've never felt I fit in with the artist stereotype of identifying completely as just "an artist". It doesn't bleed into every interaction I have. I have a lot of other interests. Do I pull inspiration from these other interests and other interactions for art later? Sure. But I don't feel identified by the "artist" label and never have. When my friends or family insisted I meet some one because "they're an artist too, you'll love them" it's often turned out awkward because they're that sort of artist and I'm just not.

No real point to this entry. Financial stuff is haunting the ever-growing anxiety part of my brain and I needed another focus and this worked.