January 23, 2017 AAAAHHHH!!!! I HAVE ARTIST’S BLOCK!!!!! Is artist’s block a real thing?? Because I’m pretty sure I have a REALLY BAD case of it!!! It started kind of slowly. I didn’t do much doodling for a few days. Whatever. I was busy. I wrote in my diary. I just didn’t draw. Okay. But then we were in the pediatrician’s waiting room and they were taking FOREVER and Brianna was going BONKERS. So my mom said, “How about Nikki draws something for you?” So Brianna dragged me over to the kiddie table where they have paper and crayons, and then she instructed me to draw Princess Sugarplum. I can usually draw Princess Sugarplum IN MY SLEEP! With my left hand!! But this time…I don’t even know WHAT I drew! I kept starting and stopping and starting over again. Finally the nurse called my mom and Brianna in, and I just sat there, staring at this HORRIBLE drawing I had done! Is it possible to LOSE a talent overnight??? But maybe it was just because I don’t care about Princess Sugarplum. Art is supposed to be MEANINGFUL, right? So when we got home, I went to my room and sat at my desk. And waited. I had NO idea what to draw!!! Suddenly it felt like there was all this PRESSURE. Like whatever I drew, it had to be BRILLIANT, because otherwise it would mean I was never going to be able to draw again!!! So of course I drew…nothing. ☹ Got called to dinner after a while. I sat there, trying to think of something brilliant to draw. Which meant I wasn’t paying attention and accidentally agreed to take Brianna miniature golfing next weekend!!! UGH!!! That girl is a MENACE with a golf club!! I’m not even kidding! If I’m not careful, I’ll get whacked in the head! By the time I got back to my room, I had to do my homework and then I had to go to bed, and then I tried to doodle all throughout school the next day. But NOTHING!!!! I called an emergency meeting in the janitor’s closet. Chloe had all sorts of crazy suggestions. “Draw a zebra! Draw a waterfall! Draw a zebra swimming over a waterfall!” Zoey was a little more zen. “Why do you HAVE to draw something? Couldn’t you just take a break from art?” A BREAK FROM ART?!?!?! I mean, I don’t blame Zoey. She just doesn’t get it. But taking a break from art is like taking a break from breathing! I think I have some weird form of artist-asthma! And I need to figure out what my artist-inhaler is. What’s the thing that will get me drawing again?!?! I have no idea!!! So I need your help, lovely readers!!! What do YOU do when you need to get the creative juices flowing? How do you get unstuck? There are NO dumb ideas!! Lay them on me!!! I’ll try ANYTHING!!!! I mean, if nothing else works, maybe a whack on the head from Brianna’s mini-golf club will get me unstuck. But I hope it doesn’t come to that!!!!
Dorky wolf says February 6, 2017 at 12:23 pm I think that you should look outside,and draw what you see! Good luck!
art analiysis says February 6, 2017 at 11:57 am i have felt that way before aswell. I am art obsessed, and when you feel like that, I just would think of random items and do this for 30 seconds, then draw whatwever you have got in your brain that second.(Or you can just think of your BFF or something you like, then draw that.)
Rosabella says February 6, 2017 at 6:36 am Chillax, Nikki!!! It may just be like a viral. It will go away soon!
# Dancerand a gymnast says February 6, 2017 at 1:36 am Try warming up your hands, wrists and arms first, then draw patterns and swirls, and lastly, draw a simple object, and eventually draw harder things.
Dorkydork says February 5, 2017 at 8:49 pm Omg Nikki!! I love your series soooo much your my favorite!!! I have your whole series and I am obessed with everything you have. I heard you were making a movie and I really want to know If you will make it soon!!
brianna maxwell says February 5, 2017 at 8:17 pm try doing bigener drawings or go to a art museam even if it dosint work i know it would be cool
Panda Girl Princess says February 5, 2017 at 7:44 pm I have an idea! Stare at cute Brandon and THAT will probably help you.