Author Archives: Lillian Hopkins
Just Like Starting Over
So I’m ready to start back in my studio; the only problem is I haven’t gone in there for a year except to dump things. Which is not to say nothing creative has been going on — the spiders have … Continue reading
A Questionable Identity – Part 1
I am an artist — at least I was; I have pictures to prove it. But I haven’t felt like an artist for a while now. The shelves in my disheveled and vacant studio are empty — I haven’t worked … Continue reading
A Questionable Identity – Part 2
It was hard work and very stressful, but at first I loved the challenge of court reporting, working in a different place every day as a free-lance deposition reporter. It even paid well. But court reporting is not a creative … Continue reading
A Questionable Identity – Part 3
“I get to be an artist!” was now my mantra, and I was a raging fire, fueled by years of pent-up creative energy and fanned by the breeze of sweet vindication. Life was full of passion and purpose and no … Continue reading
A Questionable Identity – Part 4
For me, depression has never been about mood — no one around me would ever guess I was depressed — it is all about the loss of energy, physical and mental. My sudden need for a simpler life was really … Continue reading
A Questionable Identity – Part 5
I lived for a couple of years in cold, dark numbness. Then, as gradually as it had come in, the depression began to seep away. We moved and bought a house, and I was able to work on fixing it … Continue reading
From the Studio 