<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:49:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/artistblock/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[An unfortunate incidence, the death of my ipad ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, the clumsy scatterbrain that calls herself Amanda, left the iPad in question on the floor. Then I proceeded to step on it, and now I own a bent iPad. With a cracked screen… Yeah, that's bent!Broken,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174301/@amanda.yrr/an-unfortunate-incidence-the-death</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174301/@amanda.yrr/an-unfortunate-incidence-the-death</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174301]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amanda.yrr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:48:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptr38pL3pkC8r8MgXyVmJy577RYTCNZooWN3wQb7W3ph6W8njL4xNpvrro4mcPi5puYtGbF4F7LPooXqTcrqfE2BW1PevKRucWg6wbRMide3wbrjUVPgbBK4cmpF55mQNUZCzBhSVFoWzKBUa3GXzsKRSd9S4UMVx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[literally me this wednesday 2:22 am, artist block is no joke, struggle ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[literally me this wednesday 2:22 am, artist block is no joke, struggle is real Image source:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@jude.villarta/uj9vgn4589kqgho6ddvk5h</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@jude.villarta/uj9vgn4589kqgho6ddvk5h</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jude.villarta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 18:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiPXAMdj9UuE6SsjvQJDHj57vj6omBMCT5dsUhVJdM1GZGnrrW2GZWVTnMrfvCZV53VBRWezK4iZJ8dt3ZSeEdkzg4ywj9ZqB9n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Out of An Artist's Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, lately I've been in an artist's block. I haven't been able to draw or write... well, anything. I had several productive writing days last week but then I started thinking that I can't bring out anything]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@mellindor/getting-out-of-an-artist-s-block</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@mellindor/getting-out-of-an-artist-s-block</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mellindor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2019 22:34:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZWBXFXnbnQ1FtoZhRqrTWozhqoqWHpGmpmniFQJB5UN1fUAhCPm7ZELnQw5dn77KgCe5cu2xPUH3yZ8rik1q9dB915JxR7JC2SQXxr54?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Creative Process:  Overcoming effortlessness, in the search for intuitive action]]></title><description><![CDATA[The life of any artist begins with a search, a search for a mode of expression, a mode beyond the grasp of the ordinary, giving voice to their inner rumblings. Some are born with natural talent and immediately]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creativeprocess/@nothingsacred/the-creative-process-overcoming-effortlessness-in-the-search-for-intuitive-action</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creativeprocess/@nothingsacred/the-creative-process-overcoming-effortlessness-in-the-search-for-intuitive-action</guid><category><![CDATA[creativeprocess]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nothingsacred]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2019 05:16:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnzrxQDaTaPY67vFQqRUCApNWemKKzQxfZNp2HxWcX5JQEowELmXDUwS9D6zfqXFk2seJ7ga8Hq19dPaQEr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notes on the process, part 2: artist block (continued)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This primarily addresses painting, but may apply to others as well... Artist block.... what to do? • Don't focus on the whole project and the finished product, but break it down into steps/parts and develop]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/painting/@nothingsacred/notes-on-the-process-part-2-artist-block-continued</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/painting/@nothingsacred/notes-on-the-process-part-2-artist-block-continued</guid><category><![CDATA[painting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nothingsacred]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:35:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UUPGJq1H2kZM1x9jB3cTcBGRendaGbYJCLRefuTVEcLowxHwW4mMRW63pN1rUTH3XiPZbZDChoPFdx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notes on the process, part 1: overcoming artist block]]></title><description><![CDATA[If one is unwilling to fail, one will never succeed. Much as in a game of chess, the one who plays too conservatively, never taking a risk has at best the hope of a well- played tie. Breaking even is better]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/process/@nothingsacred/notes-on-the-process-part-1-overcoming-artist-block</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/process/@nothingsacred/notes-on-the-process-part-1-overcoming-artist-block</guid><category><![CDATA[process]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nothingsacred]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:09:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ3PaNXVNF5oaLsdpBejpBDgWLxSuxGafYhF7WG4Mky85Q82rCZYsYTTNkRVU4QkyrpMoUZViBNoZeraEQt71PJbxaACjLsBYDqyMazbFZQxAnT4RcX3ivJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>