made me think of this
[id: x/twitter qrt from user styloshka that says "I read a forum post about art once, that it's a product of the dialectic between the effort of the artist and the friction of the medium. You push on the thing and the thing pushes back on you, it has its own voice. The weight of a piano key, the tension of a guitar string." original post from user colleen_daves says "Don't you want to skip over the mindless drudgery that is making art?" I do six stand embroidery and break like 10 needles a day, would I prefer that activity didn't hurt my hands and make me angry? Sure. But that's what makes having the finished piece after so worth it to me."]
I think corollary to this tbh is if you aren't in love with the process of a particular type of art then you can just stop. other people will still make that kind of art! or if they don't, then it will go into history and that's ok, that happens. you don't have to do it! it's not all on you! you're free! make some other kind of art you actually like doing... OR... and I know this is radical... just take a rest. just sit on the porch and have a beverage. I promise its ok
