Writer's Block/Wash Your Hands/Stay At Home

Wash Your Hands: hand-cut paper piece in progress

Wash Your Hands: hand-cut paper final A4 piece

Hey there!

Paper cutting is all I can think of. I lucked out with the calligraphy paper! It’s so smooth. Just wish it's thickness allowed for more durability. It’s still better than other regular paper, though.

I can’t seem to read much; at least anything related to art. I can read fiction that consists of no grief, depression or distressing themes.

I can create art. When I’m creating art, I feel a sense of calm. It’s like an escape.

But

When I think of writing anything serious, I feel a sense of dread. As if anything scholarly that requires my brain to think of serious things (like doing proper research, investigating a certain area and writing a report on it) are the most terrifying things I can do right now.

But I need to; deadlines are only two weeks away.

It’s strange. I wrote a successful 10,000-word dissertation in my undergraduate degree, and had no such problem whatsoever.

What’s the issue now??

P.S: Here's a video/sound piece I made, titled

'Stay At Home'

A whimsical Disney/fantasy piece I created during lockdown

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