I try to remind myself that being stuck in a creative rut occurs more often than artists care to admit.

When the feeling of breaking through finally lands back to reality. Those first ten pieces of a series have a life that is lost on the remainder. What was once a breakthrough becomes rote. This happens. This should be expected and yet it sneaks up on you.

So my hope is, by confronting and talking about it, it dissipates and I can level up. But most likely, this will just teach me to be patient and be kind to myself.