I'm about to begin a custom order, my first. A lot's riding on it. So of course I haven't begun. You've been in my flipflops, haven't you? Here's how I sneaked back into my creative cycle.
I knocked out a quick project just for myself. No pressure. Zero emotional investment in how it turns out. In other words, fearless.
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