I'm BAaack!!!

From a two month break! Where have I been and some new changes in 2024!

Happy New Year!🎉

I know I’m probably late to the party but how have you been? I’m finally back from my break, that was very much needed and now I’m ready for all this year has to offer.

In case you completely forgot who I am (which saddens me if you did..):

Hi!

I’m S.Pam and I love to create! This is my personal newsletter where I share moments from either my art journey or even just the things I get up to on the daily.

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What have I been doing lately?

Recently I just came back from the sunny weather in Florida which was so fun as I got to hang out with family there. (and I miss it already..)

Sunny Florida!

But now I’m back, to the cold gloomy and dreadful of the north.

My trip back to New York

The first week back I got pretty busy with school and stuff so I didn’t have the time to really do anything creative. But when I did have the time I was tired and absolutely disinterested in thinking and starting anything new.

SOOoo..

I ended up completing my burnt out zine from last year. Which was pretty fitting with how I was feeling at that moment. If I really think about it, it did require some thinking on my part but at least I didn’t have to start from scratch.. I feel like if I did start from scratch it would forever be an unfinished project.

Burnt Out Zine

After rereading it myself I feel like there was more I could of and wanted to say. But what do you think about this zine?

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Moving right along: Goals!

I was actually inspired by

SEE YOU

’s post about Artist Manifeto’s.

So this year I actually decided to make a motivating artist manifesto based on some of the struggles I deal with as an artist:

1. I am an artist even when Iam not creating all the time.

   1. This is actually something I’ve recently struggled with since as an artist I constantly feel the need to be creating (mostly good work) all the time, without breaks or time for reflection. So to help with this I also decided to leave my sketchbook behind my bed so that I won’t be able to get it as easily..

2. My art can be anything I want it to be.

   1. I think sometimes I tend to give bounderies to what my art should be instead of thinking what it could. So this is my reminder that I can create in any way that inspires me.

3. I am allowed to experiment have fun and try out new and “weird” things with my art

   1. I still struggle with this one...I feel like last year I only got a taste of what experimenting in my art journey looks like. So hopefully this year I’ll play with my art more!

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Some changes for the new year

Last year when I started this newsletter, (I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since I made this newsletter!!) I made this newsletter with the intention of having a space that was mine where I could share my art. And that happened but it also felt like it was all I could ever do….

I mean I’m way more than just an artist who creates AWESOME stuff,✨ I’m also a person with a life outside of art..

Which is also why I’m thinking of making this my personal newsletter, where I share some thoughts and stuff I do outside of creating.

In addition to this new change I’m also thinking of going from a bi-monthly schedule to a monthly schedule. Last year I was completely new to having newsletter and I thought I could handle writing twice a month. But I was ABSOLUTELY wrong and it’s not something I want to experience this year.

A picture I took recently

The idea here is that hopefully I will be able to focus less on this newsletter and be able to do my creative practice without feeling pressured...

So the first Friday of every month keep an eye look out for updates on what Im doing!

And with that all said and done that’s all I have to say. How was your New Years and what are your goals for 2024?

(P.S. I know this is long, but thank you so much if you took the time to read all the way through!)