I have not painted, sculpted.... AT ALL in the last 3 years. There is no resentment; I've just been too busy with 2 kids.
But my brain is burning with ideas, with no outlet. I can do a 5 minute sketch or edit photos when DS and DD are in bed, but not "real art". To do that, I need to get super focused and go deep inside myself, and be in that place for a few solid, daylight hours. I can't just paint for 5 minutes, then snap out of it instantly, clean up whatever I was working on and attend to their needs. It isn't possible to take care of my kids properly, and paint. Which means I don't. But.... when?
Do I wait another 5-7 years, until they can also focus on something for 3-4 hours at a time? DH is totally capable of taking care of the kids, and a great dad, but I feel painting, when the two of us have nearly zero time for each other, is just unbalanced. Also, we do not have parents close enough to care for DS and DD. And three hours - I could clean the house, do laundry.... so painting just keeps going to the bottom of the list.
This sort of turned into a mini-rant, but it wasn't meant to be. I just want to hear from others in similiar circumstances. Have you come to terms with your lack of time to create? Or have you somehow found the time? How? When?
But my brain is burning with ideas, with no outlet. I can do a 5 minute sketch or edit photos when DS and DD are in bed, but not "real art". To do that, I need to get super focused and go deep inside myself, and be in that place for a few solid, daylight hours. I can't just paint for 5 minutes, then snap out of it instantly, clean up whatever I was working on and attend to their needs. It isn't possible to take care of my kids properly, and paint. Which means I don't. But.... when?
Do I wait another 5-7 years, until they can also focus on something for 3-4 hours at a time? DH is totally capable of taking care of the kids, and a great dad, but I feel painting, when the two of us have nearly zero time for each other, is just unbalanced. Also, we do not have parents close enough to care for DS and DD. And three hours - I could clean the house, do laundry.... so painting just keeps going to the bottom of the list.
This sort of turned into a mini-rant, but it wasn't meant to be. I just want to hear from others in similiar circumstances. Have you come to terms with your lack of time to create? Or have you somehow found the time? How? When?