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I have the same issue. I have even started projects, get half way through and abandon it. My ceramics studio hasn't been touched in 8 years. I have a brand new kiln and wheel. I used both one time. It's cold in the basement, not comfortable, so I don't do it. What I did was go back to something I

haven't touched in years. I made a goal to do just one part per day of a quilt project. It's something I can do without to much thought other than math to figure out what I need. I put on some music or a pod cast, and run the sewing machine. By the time I got half way through the quilt and started

seeing it put together, I found I was enjoying it. The key was I stopped putting pressure on myself to create a million items. I put one item in front of myself and work on it. If I don't like it, I purge it and store it away. I also started cleaning my studio and I am finding some things I put

It’s something that’s been slowly progressing over the years. Lately, even sitting down in front of a paper feels almost impossible. It’s like the part of me that has always made me want to draw and paint, since I was a child, has slowly faded away, and I don't know how to bring it back.

I often think about the Nothing from The Never Ending Story. That’s what it feels like sometimes, as if I can’t feel anything anymore and nothing really matters to me. And somewhere along the way, the spark that once made me want to create art just disappeared.

Shortly after the covid lockdown, my grandparents’ health began to decline rapidly. Until they eventually passed away, I helped my mother take care of them. Our entire lives revolved around looking after them and organizing our schedules to make sure they were never alone.

I’m sorry you’ve lost your spark. After everything you’ve been through, it’s not surprising. A lot of artists, myself included, have gone/are going through it. Creation takes a lot of energy and when we have none or lack the ability to be in that headspace, the paper stays blank.