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Just some thoughts.
3 years ago
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I'm really looking forward to Eurofurence this year, it will be my first con of any kind since the pandemic :D
But on the other hand I'm also afraid of the change that might have happened in all this time. I guess it will not be like it was before. Still I hope for a piece of normality.
Honestly the whole pandemic made me even more of a hermit then I was before, and even now after it all has opened up again and is "like it was before, almost" I feel disconnected and alone :U
I really really REALLY hope to see my friends again and just chill.
Funny enough, it feels like online is the same way. I lost touch with many people, i'm sorry for that.
But I hope it might change again in the future! (just writing a journal feels like ancient habit~)
And also just doing art like i used to~ Just fun and trying to improve. I think I kinda got stuck with my art some time ago and it bothers me, honestly.
So yeah, here we go, being more open again. and stuff :P
But on the other hand I'm also afraid of the change that might have happened in all this time. I guess it will not be like it was before. Still I hope for a piece of normality.
Honestly the whole pandemic made me even more of a hermit then I was before, and even now after it all has opened up again and is "like it was before, almost" I feel disconnected and alone :U
I really really REALLY hope to see my friends again and just chill.
Funny enough, it feels like online is the same way. I lost touch with many people, i'm sorry for that.
But I hope it might change again in the future! (just writing a journal feels like ancient habit~)
And also just doing art like i used to~ Just fun and trying to improve. I think I kinda got stuck with my art some time ago and it bothers me, honestly.
So yeah, here we go, being more open again. and stuff :P
Also it gives the motivation to actually do something with your art, otherwise you could just do the same thing again and again and again x_x boring.
But I know, building connections is difficult.
but i may was overthinking it all a bit, and put too much pressure on myself. in a way, people are way more chill then i thought.
But I’m all for hanging with artists and having small art jams in the surrounding terraces or whatnot
maybe if you feel like it, you can drop by the estrel and just hang in the lobby. there you don't need a con ticket~
but if not, i hope you can make it again next year!
I am sure it will be a great convention after such a long break! <3
Happy that you will be there too :D
hope to see you there :D
Happy to see ya always flygirl!
<3 <3 <3
But anyway now i regret it, i do hope i can go next year and i hope you'll enjoy it loads, and that the dealers den overall goes well >.< Idk..just a lot of mixed feelings i guess
So really don't beat yourself up over it, i think this year EF needs a bit of a recovery phase, to be back in full force the next year. And it's totally ok to take your time and recover! tbh the stress of Artshow and Dealers Den was too much for me too, so i just do some preorder commissions. I have no other merch presented ^^, Still hope it's going to be ok.
one on one is also really hard to maintain, but I think...honestly, most people are ok with long pauses between talks. i mean, i have anxiety when i feel like somebody thinks i ignore them, but most of the time, they don't think that way at all °o° stupid brain urg.
I was at an event last night, one of the first of that one to be held since the pandemic and first one I went to. A lot of people were talking about similar experiences.
No doubt going to a con, especially one as big as EF, will be overwhelming. My suggestion from my personal experience is that don't expect things to be as they were and don't push yourself to operate how you used to before. At least right away. Ease yourself.
It's going to be a totally different con for me this year anyway, since i come alone (without my husband) I don't stay at the hotel (which i usually always do) and I don't do artshow and only a little dealers den. So I hopefully have more time to just...like...sit and relax. and now stress so much. I really will watch out for my mood this year. if it drops, i take a break 💪
I'm glad to hear that you're doing what you can to get back on track with both social interactions and art! You'll get there, and there are thousands of people here that got your back and look forward to what you'll create next <3
I hope i can make something worthwile again, i feel like if i draw for others or a community i have more reason to push myself! So i hope it's going to be a positive feedbackloop :>
Anyway, I hope you have fun there and stay safe.
I'm sure many people feel that way. The thing about it is that it wasn't a HUGE sudden change, it was big in the beginning and then we adjusted. so the long term change is not that noticeable at first.
I feel ya...missing poking people.
I sure se no weak spots...
Hmm maybe you need to do more inanimate objects like cars furniture?
yeah, i need to work on some szenes and have actual objects and backgrounds in. I like drawing characters the most, so i always slack on these other parts X,D
Then people would just totally drool over your art.
have fun at the con!
and, well...i'm actually from austria. but i guess germany is close enough ;)
it's been a rough four years.
Ich hoff aber, dass du viel Spaß auf der EF haben wirst. <3
I hope you have a great time and meet many cool people :).
A friend and me wanted to go next year, so maybe we'll see each other then.
And yes, the part with the introverted/disconnected thing is something I hear from a lot of people. It's not easy, take good care <3.