Post #3640471

2026-07-06 23:29 UTC

Because I don't know who might need to hear it: You do not need to suffer to make great art. I had good mentors who told me this until it stuck. Maybe you don't, so I'm going to say it again. You are allowed to be happy AND make great art.

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@lindasgoluppiart@mastodonapp.uk 2026-07-07 04:26

@BlueAppaloosa@sunny.garden 😊 You had good mentors. I suffered for my art two days ago! Needing a hip replacement meant I couldn't get up a stepladder to retrieve a new canvas from store so I tried to hook one from below, Almost worked until the corner of said canvas hit me full force in the forehead. I said something like 'Ouch.'... #Fediverse #Mastodon #art

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@JasperCorydon@mastoart.social 2026-07-07 14:04

@BlueAppaloosa@sunny.garden People link successsuffering, in other areas, too. I suspect it's because great effort is often exerted in pursuit of success. But great effort can also cause suffering in the form of exhaustion. So... Effort -> success ...and also... Effort -> suffering But there's no reason the opposite is true. That is... Suffering !-> effort -> success Therefore, suffering does not cause success, and that's a mathematical fact. Q.E.D.

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@Drude@literatur.social 2026-07-07 20:04

@BlueAppaloosa@sunny.garden Hanna Gadsby has a great piece about mental health, art and medication. I sometimes have her voice about that in my head. It's reassuring.

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