Strides: June 27, 2025
What happens when words fail
This website isn’t dead.
In some respects, my brain has been dead. I’ve been going through one of the most difficult periods of my life—and weathering a series of psychiatric medication changes to survive it.
The bad news is it’s resulted in a substantial amount of writer’s block.
The good news is it’s given me no other option but to lean into other forms of art as outlets.
I decided to do another couple of drawings for the free gift exchange I participated in two months ago.
I didn’t go to last month’s event because it fell on Memorial Day weekend. This time around, it’s falling on Pride Parade Day in the city, so I used that as inspiration for a drawing.
Last but not least, I finally finished the painting I started shortly after I arrived in Colorado. Technically, it became more of a mixed media piece by the time I was finished.
In the end, rhinestones and shards of glass were used, in addition to acrylic paint and impasto (and hot glue, if you count that).
I found the broken glass in two Tupperware containers at a used art supply store. In short, I spent all of last night playing with sharp objects.
I have an idea of what I want to work on next, but I’m not sure if time will permit. I’m getting ready to travel and move in August, and I would also need another canvas to start.
We’ll see how July starts to shake out and we will know soon enough.