"I used to be an artist... I *am* an artist" broke my heart I hope you get your art back
@AminJones
Ай бұрын
Someone tell Jo to check with Jill Bearup; Bearup is a KZitemr, but closer to my reasoning, she is a combative performance actress. There's some sort of course and Jo wants to be an actress. Jill Bearup
@learabee
Ай бұрын
SHE ISSSSS AN ARTIST. If I lost my hearing or couldn’t make music anymore, I would find some way but…. Putting myself in her place hit a nerve when she said that, definitely 😢❤. We must believe in ourselves no matter how corny that sounds!
@MorayG0gol
Ай бұрын
Reminds me of the movie "The Pianist". Though it was the other way around. "Ich bin.... Ich war Pianist"
@Stratus41298
Ай бұрын
"How footless Joe got her art back" SOMEONE CALL NETFLIX
@benjaminjane93
Ай бұрын
Well these things can come very suddenly. One moment from another she gets her artistic abilities back. Like an art-attack.
@Elliecharlie
Ай бұрын
I think this might be Jo’s era of abstract art? I have a tattoo of squiggles and odd shapes over my knee. I love weird art and I find it really freeing. So happy your healing and feeling better ❤
@Bookdragon11
Ай бұрын
I was thinking that too! It can be real fun to just trow paint at a canvas! 😆
@lisastenzel5713
Ай бұрын
I thought this too! Start abstract, instead of going back to the point you left off.
@ubbyswife
Ай бұрын
I came here to say the same. Maybe, Jo, it’s time to embrace the “shake” in your art?
@katieandrews8070
Ай бұрын
You're young...patience...your brain is rewiring around any injured areas. Keep working on it!! Try abstracts,working on colors to express your angst ❤
@TheSuperRee
Ай бұрын
I agree, go the Picasso route and find your inner child, let them color outside the lines!
@pinkunicorn8794
24 күн бұрын
Covid left me with tremors so I gave up pen and paper and moved over to digital and use all kinda smoothing on pens to get "straight"-ish lines. Def a learning curb but doodling was fun again. Hope you get yours healed and remember to be patient with yourself
@katevans8994
4 күн бұрын
This is actually an amazing idea, thank you! I didn't have a stroke but I was in a coma for a week and ever since I have lost something in my ability to create art.. it's like I'll try to do one thing and my hand does something ever so slightly different and throws everything off just enough to drive me insane - i just give up after a while, even my handwriting has been affected.. I figured it'd eventually come back but it's been over a decade at this point and still not where I was 😕 This seems like a great solution, so thank you! I hope everything has improved for you and that you never have to experience that again 💖
@pinkunicorn8794
3 күн бұрын
@@katevans8994 Honestly it's been great too in a sense that it's something new I've had to learn. There's so many great tutorials here in KZitem too. And since it's new it's put the pressure off to perform how I used to. If that makes sense.
@TG-dr6sj
Ай бұрын
You're right, Jo. You ARE an artist. I believe in you, thank you for being vulnerable on this platform and sharing your story with us. 💛
@froge6652
Ай бұрын
i don’t wanna give unwarranted advice to jo directly, but for any artist struggling with super fine detail control like jo describes here, i think you might enjoy working with charcoal, it’s very forgiving and works really well with a more loose style. it’s also great if you are too tight and careful with your lines and need to learn to be relaxed in your sketches
@Alex-sv7vt
Ай бұрын
Just wanted to say that this was worded so kindly and with such consideration. Not an artist myself, so can't speak for how sound the advice is, but I really hope someone who needs this reads it and finds a new way to enjoy art :)
@ashtaylor4107
Ай бұрын
This was the perfect way to give a suggestion 💜💜
@climbingdan
Ай бұрын
I should have worded my unsolicited advice like this as well! Well said!
@micacherie1130
Ай бұрын
really appreciate this advice!! I really struggle with this and will take it into mind! any suggestions to not get.. everything covered in charcoal? lol
@gariden
Ай бұрын
@@micacherie1130i am also here for any advice, the two times i’ve used charcoal i’ve managed to get it all up my arms, not even sure how it happened.
@DaniCal1forn1a
Ай бұрын
One of the most helpful & cathartic things I've learned through art is to not focus on what you can do, but rather _what the art is doing to you._ Be messy, be spontaneous, focus less on precise mark making. Instead of trying to desperately control the way your art turns out - let your art tell *you* what it is & what it needs 🥰
@angela_somanythings5670
Ай бұрын
Yes!!! this exact Advice Broke 7 years of "Artist's Block" for me!!!! Almost 2 years ago now! And I am so relieved to have Art as a source of Joy and therapy etc for me again, too!!
@rosc2022
Ай бұрын
I totally agree. If your fine motor skills aren't cutting it, then see what you can do with gross motor skills.
@DaniCal1forn1a
Ай бұрын
@@rosc2022 Yup! I have transient issues with motor skills, so going bigger and using gross motor skills & broad strokes is sometimes the best option for me, and it's SO freeing 🥰
@jvr-01justvideosrandom
Ай бұрын
Yes, I’ve always thought this but most artists take time to realize that your art is doing three things, all at once. 1) It’s conveying your message, hopefully, the one you intended. 2) The viewer, though, is interpreting that through their experience. Their viewpoint is always different than yours. 3) Your Art is telling you, the artist, a message of its own that only you can receive and discern a higher meaningful lesson from it.
@under_N_over_it
Ай бұрын
yesss this! exactly what i was going to try and say! 💖
@catie5939
17 күн бұрын
I can't imagine losing my medium. I hope you're able to find another medium for an outlet while you wait for your brain to heal. This breaks my hearrrrrt 😭💜
@davidjohnsonsr1st
Ай бұрын
Jo, I was/am an artist too. I am a disabled veteran who served during a national n combat time. While on a training trip I had an ugly head and back injury. After a few months of rehab I was released to return to full duty. I felt fine. My injuries slowly caught up with me over the years and now that I’m in my late 50’s, I have chronic pain and hand trimmers. I would love to draw, paint, sculpt, work with clay again. Please don’t give up. You are still young enough and have a lot of life left to develop your talents again. Hugs.
@Abingdale
Ай бұрын
A long time ago when I was an art major at a little liberal arts college, I had a classmate who’d been in a terrible car accident in her teenage years. It gave her a permanent tremor, amongst other impairments. She used her tremor in her artwork to do some really beautiful things. I’m not saying don’t work for your control again! But maybe along the way you can find techniques to bring you joy too. ❤ to lose joy in art is so hard. I know you can find it again.
@Gimpygladiator
Ай бұрын
I like this comment immensely!! Find a new style, make it your own! As a Deaf Ceep (Ceep: us lovely gimplings who experience the world through CP/cerebral palsy)... my left hand does the writing, art, fine details, while my right hand has dexterity and strength and I mostly sign with my right. My left hand expresses, my right hand communicates. Wouldn't have it any other way, but when they have to switch roles occasionally (shoulder surgeries, hand injuries, etc) things get wonky - sometimes in very intriguing ways!
@AndreaCrisp
Ай бұрын
This is so good to hear. Dealing with nerve damage in my dominant hand from MS and this is what I am trying to go for. Figuring out a new way to create despite the challenges. Thank you for sharing your friend's story.
@tortis6342
Ай бұрын
@@Gimpygladiatorwow that’s really interesting. Human brains are weird sometimes. Fascinating but weird.
@InsertMyChineseUsername
Ай бұрын
My meds gave me tremors, I love doing extremely detailed lineart, so I went on drawabox and did a bunch of hardcore line training and somehow it worked
@mommawolf6604
Ай бұрын
2 years later, from my stroke and I still can't write my name. How did you stay positive? Did you scream and cry? I'm constantly afraid of waking up paralyzed again. Your an inspiration to those of us fighting to create beautiful art.
@Birdnerd1968
Ай бұрын
I'm not Jo, just disabled myself. I'll admit I went through some VERY dark years of considering just ending it all. If it weren't for the pain it would cause my family I would have. So I understand that frustration of the life you HAD vs the life you now HAVE. Part of it is just time. I'm better now than 5 years ago but certainly not happy without frustrations at my body. Yes I do scream in my pillow sometimes, especially when dealing with the runaround with doctors or medical stuff. Scream, make a rage journal of dark scribbles, figure out a different way of creating art and channel your anger into that. If you can find a therapist who specializes in disability trauma that would be great, it's even better if your therapist has been through something themselves because they get the struggles in ways regular people just don't. Part of life now is figuring out what life is actually like now (this can take weeks or years). You can watch inspiration videos but don't forget positive stuff usually gets more hits so not everyone is always so positive in real life all the time. Do your recovery the best you can and remember everyone's body heals at a different pace we all react to the same disorder differently. Good luck on your journey. I wish you all the best.
@osmacar5331
Ай бұрын
I too am going through quite a lot of shit. At this point, 3rd month of none stop hell. And i need a walking stick, not even 30. I will admit am absolutely miserable. How i remain positive is the attitude of "wallowing fixes nothing". Though I'll admit the only thing keeping me going is my faith. We all have dark times, we can only strive to overcome it. And if it takes you, well you can say you fought your best. If you have to fight, make it a damn good fight. Give yourself that at least.
@roiq5263
Ай бұрын
Had you taken those 💉💉💉💉???
@mimimabuza504
Ай бұрын
This is so relatable, I feel like i live in constant fear
@ServantOfYHWH
Ай бұрын
Did you take the COVID vaccine?
@paranoiarpincess
Ай бұрын
I'm an artist myself and as someone who is somewhat severely disabled, to the point of being bedridden, having it affect my arms so badly I can no longer make art ever again. Your living my nightmare. I'm so happy you'll likely regain this. Your at is beautiful. I'm working to get all of my current stuff on here. I have one in shorts for now.
@formal_club
29 күн бұрын
you're so strong!! :) ❤❤
@paranoiarpincess
29 күн бұрын
@@formal_club thank you 💜
@FloatingOer
29 күн бұрын
There are great painters who only could hold the brush with their mouth, so don't give up if you really want to make art!
@paranoiarpincess
28 күн бұрын
@@FloatingOer Thank you for the encouragement! I do still make art, I even finally got a video of one of my pieces up on here. I'm working on posting the next while working on creating three other paintings. It just takes me a long time because I get so few days to work on them :s But I still hang in there!
@alchemicmercury
Ай бұрын
I know exactly the struggle that you mean. I suffered a TBI, and between the injury and the medication effects, I couldn't do art. Grip and coordination was a nightmare this made writing hard too, I sometimes would think that I was writing but then I would look at it again and it would just be like wavy lines or something weird. I also had a huge disconnect between the image in my head, 3 dimensional or otherwise, and my hands just could not do it. This broke my heart. Now every head trauma and stroke is different so I don't know how well this will work for you but it helped me. I switched mediums, I started with play dough and then moved to clay I don't know why but a 3d medium was easier for my brain to do. So that's what I did, I did clay stuff and it made my brain work *hard* in the beginning. For every 30-mins to hour of effort,I need a six hour nap. (Obviously I'm on disability, I do not know your situation). I also colored, and at first, it wasn't great and I would just sob, but doing a little every day will help. It will hurt, it might make your head feel weird, or burn or get zappy, and it will take all the energy you have and you'll feel silly ot sad beceause making a play dough snake for fifteen minutes might fatigue you so hard you can't keep eyes open and so you rest for like 5 hours. But your not stupid, or weak, or useless, your healing and healing hurts alot in your heart when you can't create. If you have the luxury, little steps, and be proud and kind to yourself. Its so hard to do as an artist, beceause we are our worst critiques, and it is disheartening when you run into your limits and you can't do what you love. You can and you will, and you will find your way to heal and do art again, it just might be different. TLDR you're not alone, and you will art again.
@DaxEternally
Күн бұрын
I'm proud of you.
@alchemicmercury
Күн бұрын
@DaxEternally oh! Thank you kind internet stranger! I just hope this helps.
@AceofTunes
Ай бұрын
I have been avoiding watching your stroke related content because I lost my uncle to a stroke a few months before you had yours and it was hard for me to process. I am glad that this short came across my feed tonight. I didn't realize how much I missed your energy as a part of my content consumption. Thank you for continuing to be vulnerable on the internet ❤️
@eeltenaj19
Ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss😢
@AceofTunes
Ай бұрын
@@eeltenaj19 ❤️ thank you
@FluffyEclairs
Ай бұрын
😞
@ServantOfYHWH
Ай бұрын
Did he take the COVID vaccine?
@cheshirecat3845
Ай бұрын
Maybe that's why my dad developed his "chicken scratch" art. He had a stroke when i was a young kid, but hes always been an artist and works as an art teacher.
@professorrosenstock5026
Ай бұрын
My dad had the same after his stroke. Before he had very nice handwriting.
@snoddyification
Ай бұрын
Stuggle has made you appreciate your GIFT . Now it's not easy, you will have to decide wether you want it, as apposed to having it. All the best to you and your art and health. Respect.
@beccawecca916
Ай бұрын
The fact that you are truly an artist and creative at heart means that no matter what medium, what tools, what time or physical constraints - your true gift is your ability to create and adapt within those constraints to create true beauty and to truly express outwardly what you feel inwardly 🥰
@bearb.7406
Ай бұрын
I didn't have a stroke...but my 25 year marriage killed my impulse to do any form of art. Not I have a good partner and I'm starting to get back into the world again. I wish you God speed in your complete recovery.
@kholdanstaalstorm6881
Ай бұрын
Wish you a speedy recovery into feeling yourself again. Crappy relationships that you're oblivious to are the worst.
@nina-thi
Ай бұрын
I feel this. It wasn’t a relationship for me but instead a period of intense stress for months. Lost my creativity and my motivation to draw and paint. It’s been 3 years and by now I feel like I have lost all skills in those hobbies from not doing them for so long so even if I wanted to get back to them, I’d never be anywhere near the level I was back then. Still makes me sad because art used to be so relaxing and fulfilling and fun and I even considered a career in that direction. Now I go to my desk, sit in front of a blank paper for fifteen minutes and give up.
@IfYouMeetAWolf
Ай бұрын
@@nina-thiSounds like you, and everyone in a similar situation, should not think but just do. I feel like this could go two ways, depending on what seems to work the best for one self. You can just pick up the pen/brush and let the ink/color just appear as you stroke wherever. See what happens ☺️ The second one could be that someone says a word (or maybe yourself - what do you have around you?) and you start drawing whatever comes to you when you hear that word/see that thing. Here's a word; Apple!
@FailSafe161
Ай бұрын
I feel this, but from the perspective of my parent's divorce. It's been over ten years, and I still haven't been able to make art the same way I did in high school before they separated. It was such an awful and high stress time, and permanently altered my brain chemistry.
@whatever3145
Ай бұрын
Lol take some accountability, unless they broke your hands or locked you in a cage (possible) that's on you. 25 years is...a long time lmao
@master0fh0rr0r
Ай бұрын
You got this. Don't let it get you down, you've persevered through a lot in your life, and you can keep doing it.
@Snufflegrunt
Ай бұрын
Fellow artist myself, although not in the visual medium. You will get through this, and I’ve seen beautiful art created by people post-stroke. Limitations can enhance creativity.
@MC-it6gv
9 сағат бұрын
i wonder if u could try an art piece where u embraced the wacky lines that you now naturally create, and used them to see what kind of a new abstract concept you could make! but of course i understand that anger and frustration that your art will be slightly different for now. it will get better! nothing lasts forever ❤
@ish474
Ай бұрын
Your candor throughout this whole ordeal has been nothing short of amazing. I say all the time that people don't survive because they're special they survived because they don't have any other choice. But the way people survive varies greatly, and you, my dear, are extremely special. I wish all the healing and recovery for you that you can get❤
@rrrosecarbinela
Ай бұрын
I second this statement entirely. Sending best wishes for speedy full recovery.
@arizona_gonzo9467
Ай бұрын
Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your struggles. It really does help others. Rooting for you
@sunflowersandayellowrose1063
10 күн бұрын
When you corrected yourself and said you ARE an artist...that really spoke to me. Sometimes mental health issues and/or tendonitis gets in the way of my art, but what you said was very validating. Thanks Jo:)
@alyssakorioth67
Күн бұрын
This is seriously so hard!! I’m so sorry you’re experiencing that. Art feels so healing. After having my daughter, I started experiencing extreme migraines that affected my vision and put me in the hospital a lot. Prior to my migraines, I loved graphic design and digital art, but looking at screens for too long can trigger them for me. For about a year, I just felt so sad that I couldn’t do the thing I loved so much. But then I decided to find a new medium/style that suited where I was at the time! I now use acrylic paint sticks and markers and it’s so fun to try something new! I can’t create the art that I’ve spent so many years learning and that makes me sad still, but being able to still create a new style of art has brought that piece of my life back! I highly recommend tempura paint sticks (yes they’re for kids 😂) because they’re big and chunky so you don’t need much control! Or larger scale painting might be something else that requires less control too! Thanks for sharing your journey ❤
@2girlsaclowder502
Ай бұрын
I can’t imagine the frustration of all the pieces of healing from a stroke. Due to my multiple autoimmune diseases and other ailments my hands REALLY don’t do what I tell them to do but I was never really good at art so that is not something I can miss. I can’t imagine going from that skilled to having this much trouble practically overnight. I’m so sorry you’re going thru this but I’m glad you are in the uphill battle 😢
@nadineevans5195
Ай бұрын
I hear you. I have a lot of trouble with my computer mouse now. I jerk when I don't intend to.... Ugh.
@Sophia-ks9yu
Ай бұрын
You and I had the same thing happen! I had a stroke in the same place and had the same symptoms as you!! And I live in Colorado!! I’m not going to give you the whole “it will be okay” speech because I remember wanting to gauge my eyes out whenever someone used to give it to me, but as someone 5 years out, I’m more back to normal than I ever imagined I would be. It’s such a long road ahead but it’s nothing you can’t handle. Sending good energy from boulder! Edit: Hey yall! I had a stroke in late 2019 so no it was not the vaccine.
@ServantOfYHWH
Ай бұрын
Why are strokes so commonplace now? Was it the COVID vaccine?
@bestdjaf7499
Ай бұрын
My car mechanic (heathy 45yo) had a stroke just over 2 years ago. He is on disability now. His family blames the vaccination.
@bestdjaf7499
Ай бұрын
My car mechanic (heathy 45yo) had a stroke just over 2 years ago. He is on disability now. The google says that it's normal, but It's very unusual that the younger & healthy people (
@Brandon-qo7wf
Ай бұрын
Experimental shots give experimental outcomes
@theTrend7
Ай бұрын
Lol,the fact that you had to add the edit🙃 Glad you're on the road to recovery!!
@BrightDecision
3 күн бұрын
Thank you for being open about this kind of thing. It makes living in a human body a bit less mysterious, a bit less scary.
@gorhamcj1
7 сағат бұрын
I had a stroke 2 years ago. I feel your frustration. You are a beautiful person.
@ambercockburn8589
Ай бұрын
As someone who has had a stroke 12 years ago I am here to tell you that things will get better. Be patient, 4 months is a very short amount of time My fine motor skills have recovered but it does take time sending so much love xxxx
@evangeloevoxi
Ай бұрын
As a lifelong artist I feel for you so much. I'm rooting for you Jo!!! 💜💙💚
@dorindagrandbois7847
2 күн бұрын
My heart goes out to you. My daughter is an artist with dyspraxia. After years and years of working at it, she can now do shading and steady line work. Thankfully, she makes money doing digital art and has taken up sculpture to get her joy out of life. Just giving options.
@ThatObnoxiousMagpie
Ай бұрын
My hands are extremely shaky for seemingly no reason and it’s one of the reasons I gave up art. Seeing this is both heartbreaking and oddly inspiring, I hope you’re able to make a quick recovery ❤ EDIT: So I’ve been thinking, and I realized maybe you should try chicken scratch for some of your art!
@tjdjultima
Ай бұрын
One of the best quotes I ever heard that has really shaped my life is “creativity loves constraint” so, you’re now constrained in that you can’t be really technical and accurate in your process but hopefully this frees you to try a different process you maybe haven’t before
@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334
Ай бұрын
but what
@FleuriAnneViolet
Ай бұрын
This ❤
@scarletbitch866
Ай бұрын
So true!
@blaireshoe8738
Ай бұрын
@@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334 Looks like youtube hid the "show more" button from you, weird how it glitches out like that sometimes. The end of their comment was "but hopefully this frees you to try a different process you maybe haven’t before "
@Marsbaley
Ай бұрын
Honestly, I say embrace it! Natural flowing lines are beautiful in artwork, you never know it could be a cool experiment! Wishing you the best recovery and all of the joy art gives you❤
@mic6074
2 күн бұрын
I've been watching a lot of Sandi Hester's art on yt, and it's really helped me loosen up my art style and just play more- I really recommend her channel, Jo! But I understand it must be super frustrating to not be able to create the art that you used to be able to right now.
@Alive-Naturally
29 күн бұрын
I understand 100% I’ve had a brain aneurysm and when I first got out of the hospital I was frustrated with where I was but I had to remember how blessed I was to be able to come out of the situation and be where I was and to focus on the positives definitely helped me a lot, sending prayers your way ❤
@brianbridgeford6820
Ай бұрын
Sharings like this confront me w the subtle nature of the bodily systems I usually take for granted. Glad mine are mostly working as I want. May your recovery be swift.
@joslynchaplin
Ай бұрын
I get your frustration with this! I'm also an artist with shaky hands. Best thing I ever did for myself was embrace the shakiness and make it part of the artwork!
@Fenris1349
Ай бұрын
She took a hell of a hit, she still has a long fight ahead of her, and she still keeps a positive attitude about her future. That is true strength!
@sherirocco7726
9 күн бұрын
I'm so happy you're doing better. I'm also sorry that your joy was taken, even if temporarily. Here's hoping the shadow stops soon!
@elizabethfreed472
Ай бұрын
Omg, yes!!! I have a condition that amounts to an ongoing TBI and it has affected me in similar ways. Trying to art is REALLY frustrating and I've had to go back to really simple things in the meantime. These are hidden costs to health conditions that nobody sees. Thank you for helping make them visible. ❤
@richardbale3278
Ай бұрын
You keep on healing. You are human treasure. Do not ever forget that.
@undeadbandit835
Күн бұрын
It's very positive how you talk about it, I would be totally mortified, good for you!
@elementual
Ай бұрын
Yo, I also went through some traumatic medical bullcrap over the last half a year. Had to relearn how to breath, swallow, move, walk, talk...everything. You've got my best wishes on your recovery. It is frustrating sometimes, but all we can do is keep going. So keep going! ❤
@kristina__marie
Ай бұрын
I'm sending you SO much love. It's so unfair when one of the only things that brings joy is changed by a health issue. ❤❤❤❤
@ToastontheEastCoast
Ай бұрын
As a fellow artist, I feel for you. All that work and skill developed over years and to lose that basically in an instant would be so discouraging and heartbreaking. Hugs to you and I hope the healing brings it back.
@DaniCal1forn1a
Ай бұрын
It's not lost, merely obfuscated 😊
@nattodatto
Ай бұрын
That's tough. I appreciate you telling your story - it's 'adjacently helpful' to so many people, in so many ways. Keep posting Jo, we hear you.
@puppenbuhnebauchkribbeln1183
17 күн бұрын
Oh my....only artist are able to understand and feel your struggle...🥺 HUGS and I hope you are healing soon 🙏🏼
@mossycorpse
Ай бұрын
whenever i find something difficult with my art, and i can't find a way to correct the issue without taking away enjoyment, i lean into the issue and find a way to incorporate it into the art.
@crustyrash
Ай бұрын
I do the same😊
@FleuriAnneViolet
Ай бұрын
Yes, this is a great comment and outlook ❤
@angelabrandenburg6415
Ай бұрын
As a stroke survivor myself, I had to relearn everything. It will come back over time. Just keep challenging yourself everyday. You've got this❤
@soylent_bean
13 күн бұрын
That's heartbreaking, I would find it nearly impossible to stay positive in your situation so the fact you've kept drawing is amazing! Keep it up! People have been suggesting trying other art styles, this would be great to keep your creativity flowing while you practice, ink brush pens are awesome for creating loose scratchy type art, great if you like abstract/dark blackwork tattoos, also drawing and shading with biros is so therapeutic, scribble heaven😊 Also, don't get down if you lose motivation, art is hard, it's a love hate relationship, expectations can floor you, so take breaks when you need to, however long they are. Just be safe in the knowledge that you love art and you WILL get there.
@lovely-mk4rt
Ай бұрын
You’re young and beautiful. I believe that , in time, you’ll get back your happiness. ( elderly grandmother of 5 daughters). All the best to you 🌺
@justuscrickets
Ай бұрын
Not the same (& I'm no artist), but a crush injury to my hands left me in a similar state of frustration a while back. Healing took so long that by the time I could use my hands again, my brain had kinda rewired itself AROUND the most heavily damaged fingers. I actually ended up playing video games (badly, very badly) to practice hand movements until my brain realized I still had 10 fingers & I could finally relearn how to TYPE. Pretty crucial for a writer & teacher. It was a full year before I could make decent use of my hands, and 2 years to get back to typing properly. Best wishes for less frustrating days ahead, Jo!❤
@itsjustmeVeraVera
Ай бұрын
I used video games to help rewire my hand eye coordination after a severe brain injury and it helped a ton. Unrelated to the brain injury at the time, but I think it also helped to rehab my hands like yours as well as I had crushed them as a teen many many years ago and suffered from a lot of numbness for years. People underestimate the healing power of games I think👍
@itsnotme07
Ай бұрын
Keep at it! Rehab is a marathon, not a sprint and it's great you're doing much better now. Sending positive thoughts!!
@mariannagregorio2905
Ай бұрын
I hope in like, 5 years, she comes back and shows this video and then "Hey! I'm better!!" Good luck, girl!! May God help you with this!
@ValensBellator
12 күн бұрын
Your transformation and recovery from a stroke over the coming years is an art piece in and of itself. Hold on to those so you can display the changes and inspire other people who’ve had strokes.
@michael-1680
Ай бұрын
We're so happy to hear from you, Jo. Thank you for staying in touch!
@MikeJ-ze5ms
Ай бұрын
I'm so sorry you suffered a stroke. You are so upbeat and positive.
@Maggiewuvsrufus
3 күн бұрын
It’s just starting over, but you have the hardest part already- you remember HOW you’re supposed to do it. That’s the worst! Remember failing and failing and failing and not knowing why! You know why now. You just have to retrain your hands. But mentally you know! Take a deep breath. Sending you a hug, from one artist to another I understand this would be devastating- don’t lose art to your stroke. Keep trying. Don’t get mad at yourself or in general. Oh ur making me wanna cry! Sending you the most love !
@may___021
22 күн бұрын
Oh my gosh, this just gave me a new fear. I'm an artist too and I can't imagine physically losing the ability to draw (to any degree). I've been taking that for granted. I've also been quite art blocked for a long time now,, and this video just gave me a bit of a new perspective. It's made me appreciate my ability to draw SO much more. Thank you. And I hope you not only recover quickly but that you also manage to find some joy in art in the meantime, despite the difficulties.
@brittanypanda3322
Ай бұрын
You will get it! One thing if you want to try it is turn to digital art, if possible. You can have setting that will "straighten out" the lines so it wont be so shaky, and you can still do art and also still use a pen so it still works on the coordination and fine motor skills. But i am sure you will pick it back up soon!
@jeffgorham8819
Ай бұрын
Jo, keep on keeping on, it'll eventually return. I had a similar issue in my teen (meningitis, which affected some brain areas), had difficulties with math afterwards, which was always second nature to me. A couple of frustrating years later, everything clicked once again. You can do it!
@stevebarbian5080
14 күн бұрын
Love your content. I hope your healing keeps progressing.
@summerholt112
Ай бұрын
I am so sorry that it affected you that way! I feel like that would be so overwhelmingly frustrating. As an artist myself I’ve always said as long as my hands work for art I’ll be happy. Keep up the exercises and practice! I hope it comes back sooner than later
@lisavitale6036
Ай бұрын
Abstract might be a good way to have fun with art while the skills are still returning. Let the art come into shape itself rahter than you shaping it. I hope you have fun w art again soon!
@zebart9012
Ай бұрын
As someone with a neurological condition that makes things like art super difficult and frustrating i understand the feeling so well, and i never had that before so i really hope you get back to a point of joy as well
@ff-zo2nk
2 күн бұрын
This is heartwrenching... I'm so so sorry this has happened to you. Keep working.
@emmettdonkeydoodle6230
Ай бұрын
I understand your frustration and it is valid. I would be devastated in your situation in many ways. One piece of advice that I have found has helped me deal with similar things is changing my mindset around my recovery. If your goal is to get back where you were, art will stay a source of frustration for many years. If you work to shape your mindset so that the goal is completing a piece of art and appreciating it for the fact that you’ve completed it (and looking at it like a new art piece, maybe drawn by someone else, but a new piece with its own value and character) then maybe art can still be a source of fun and happiness even if it isn’t the same thing you’re used to.
@petradegroot3578
Ай бұрын
I got chronic migraines after a burn out. It made it so I could read books anymore. It made me very sad, because before my burn out i could read all day long. I listen audiobooks now and when i have good days i try reading little bits. It’s a slow process, and frustrating, but i have no doubt that slowly but surely you’ll get there again. If there is anything I’ve learned from you is that you are a fighter; you don’t give up that easily❤️
@WoWNightwhisper
Ай бұрын
I can't even imagine!! Your progress is amazing and it's awesome that you will continue to improve! In the mean time, maybe it would be good to incorporate/explore other mediums (painting, sculpting, textiles, etc.)? That way art doesn't have to be a constant reminder of what's changed.
@clairefuzipeg1983
Күн бұрын
I really feel for you xxx I hope that determination gets you there in months rather than years xxx
@matty2helpfull
11 күн бұрын
Glad you healed up from the most part ❤❤ strokes now scare me ... i lost my uncle this spring after he had 2 strokes in almost as many weeks and then they found he was riddled with cancer. Always take care of yourself ❤❤❤
@davidbeaumont4455
Ай бұрын
I'm so happy you keep showing up and letting us in to your life. You are inspiring in so many ways! Clearly, you, like most of us, are your own worst critic! From my perspective, you are amazing and keep conquering life's many challenges! You're doing great!🎉
@Aivas1
Ай бұрын
Have you considered digital art using a tablet or stylus? That could allow you to continue drawing without the worry of losing all the effort and time if/when the shakes cause a mistake.
@CommentsAllowed
2 күн бұрын
7 years heals all things. That's just what I believe. I remember catching you on a live stream a long time ago doing art.
@opheliadarkthorn
10 күн бұрын
As an artist... I just want to give you a massive hug. I had an accident and shattered my hand. I feel you.
@SatSun-op9dp
Ай бұрын
Praying for a full complete healing for you.
@moodonut
Ай бұрын
im rooting for you! my aunt just had a stroke + heart attack in early april of this year and she still has a lot of recovery left. hoping for the best
@emmapalya1682
Ай бұрын
Wishing your aunt so much healing and hoping her recovery goes as well as possible!
@moodonut
Ай бұрын
@@emmapalya1682 thank you!
@funtimes_ale123
Ай бұрын
As someone with intention tremors who makes art I'd suggest getting some wrist braces (like a carpool tunnel brace) and pencil grips. I always have to push down super hard to get anything to look remotely smooth/straight but little things can help at least a bit. And that's better than nothing. I hope you can get back to where you were but remember practice makes perfect. And when ot comes to stuff like this practice and strength training is very good ❤❤❤❤
@MotifMusicStudios
7 күн бұрын
Sending so much for your healing journey! I had a brain bleed [hemmorrhagic stroke] 12 years ago and am a pianist. The journey was slow, but hopeful. I remember just trying to colour in a colouring book and it was so epic hard. Thinking of you as you find your way into rest, healing and hope for future. It's such a personal journey.
@thatsickkidjaz1749
Ай бұрын
I havent had a stroke but I do get a tremor that causes me to struggle with fine motor skills so I relate
@ohrats731
Ай бұрын
That’s sound so frustrating 😢 Time for abstract finger painting! Lol no really, I’m also an artist who likes to draw things realistically too, but pushing paint around a canvas randomly can be oddly therapeutic too!
@rjaustin1888
12 сағат бұрын
I had an injury years ago and the change in fine motor skills is considered minor, but I cannot do the skills I had before. It's so difficult to describe to others the difference. Here's to a hopeful healing journey.
@mariez5863
Ай бұрын
Yup, it's just a matter of time, the fact that you're back at it and drew those beautiful leaves🍃 cellular memory. Innate wisdom of the body to heal and your desire to heal are all the right ingredients. Much love and speedy full recovery ✨️🎨✨️
@rockmemama86
Ай бұрын
Ahhhhh im so glad to see you pop up again, i think about you often. All things considered you look amazing. Im so glad you are healing. Never look at it as a lost joy, your brain needs to know that you love it still, don't get stressed or embarrassed by your "new art" love it like any other favorite piece. Frustration "injures" your brain even more in the area you "want". Think positive reinforcement and positive outlook. You need those feel good hormones to make your brain connections flourish not stress and frustration. You can even do things like meditation before art, soulful music playing in the room, something that smells good to you whether its flowers, oils, or candles. Think multiple sense engagement to really "set the positive mood". Really make it joyful even if your art is and ends up different from how it used to be. 💗
@holden3
Ай бұрын
Still strong brave & beautiful
@RevP369
Ай бұрын
I hope it gets better🤘🏾🌞 I used to be a musician. Since becoming disabled, I can’t even listen to music anymore. Too difficult.
@jbach1738
2 күн бұрын
God that is horrible. You are such a strong and resilient person, I know you will get there eventually. Jesus christ bro you have overcome so much already, I know and you know, you will get it back. But that doesn't take away from how frustrating and fcking devastating this is in the moment. You ARE a very talented artist. You have gone through the process of training your hands to do what you need before, you can obviously do it again, but such a huge setback hurts a lot when it's happening and knowing it will get better doesn't make it any easier right now. Hopefully you will share with us your artwork as you regain the skills you worked so hard to refine before. I will enjoy watching and cheer on every improvement. So glad to see you are feeling better after the stroke at any rate. I enjoy your channel so much, you are one of those youtube people I actually care about, so I was pretty worried. So glad to see you looking so well. I am really looking forward to watching you regain the skills you lost.
@jackhanlon2897
Ай бұрын
I’m glad to see you back Jo, I believe in you!!!
@123RADIOactive
Ай бұрын
Sending you all the virtual hugs in your general direction!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@BrittleBat
Ай бұрын
Mine wasn’t a stroke but a very slow and then very quick decline from an autoimmune disorder. It’s so hard having a disconnect between what you know you were capable of and what your body is doing now. Learning to work within new limitations, and then slowly inching past them. I’ve been trying so many new mediums and experimenting a lot, that’s what’s been working for me as far as finding the joy. Going digital is helping with the shakiness, as I slowly crank that stabilizer up on my bad days 😅 I hope you find what works for you, and that you find that love for art again. Even if it looks or feels a little different than before. Thank you for sharing 💕
@reedonnelly5718
Ай бұрын
You are such a special lady Jo. I know that you have moments when you must lose that positive composure that you show to us and just break down, yell, throw things and say several "nasty" words loudly or you wouldn't be human. In spite of life still throwing things at you, you have the rare ability to be able to look beyond it in a fairly positive way. Thank you for the strength you are showing in making these videos and letting others know and see that it is possible to experience these terrible things, deal with them daily and still have the ability to be positive about the future. You are and will continue to be an inspiration to others and I truly think someone should help you to write several books in this line. You are such a unique person that it would be a real loss if you were not able to write books about each of your problems, trying to deal with them daily, getting hit by more and having the ability to stay on track, etc., all written by you in your positive way of living and thinking. Why I say many, it is that you could do one easily only to do with your positive look at life and not even mentioning the problems. Obviously your leg situation is practically a couple of books with all of it still ongoing it would be a real shame to only cover some of it by trying to squash it into one book. . The stroke and your drawing Art are definitely another book. All I can offer you is lots of prayers and many, many hugs.
@gracebellamy586
Ай бұрын
I had the same thing! Haven't been able to draw or paint or even crochet is just impossible right now. Sometimes, my right hand just drops things without any warning. I know the frustration. You have my deepest sympathy.
@ServantOfYHWH
Ай бұрын
Did you take the COVID vaccine?
@gracebellamy586
Ай бұрын
@@ServantOfYHWH Yes I did, 3 years AFTER the stroke. You can't blame what happened to me on the Covid vaccine.
@samevans1289
Ай бұрын
"Come on, hands, I know you can do it, I've seen you do it before!!" Hands: 🥺
@JayCarraway
29 күн бұрын
That is so difficult! I would struggle greatly with that as someone who uses art to cope with pretty much everything. I hope that you recover from this, I am glad many parts of you already have. Stay safe, good luck.❤
@natara658
Ай бұрын
I’m an artist and writer who broke my right thumb 1.5yrs ago and can relate to you in a very real way. It was and continues to be incredibly difficult. I had to learn to write again. I learned to draw with my left hand, but it never looked the same, and gaining skill in my left hand meant transferring that skill away from right hand, if that makes any sense. I recently took an art class and always sat next to a woman who was recovering from a stroke and I saw how frustrated she often became. Watching videos of people with physical deformities, broken hands/arms, and other ailments being able to beautifully play an instrument (in unique and even surprisingly novel ways) was really motivational for me. Otherwise, PT and time have been the best healers. I’m sending you well wishes, hoping you don’t feel lonely, and I truly hope you can see this as an opportunity to explore how your brain (whatever phase of life it’s in) creates art. Please never say you stopped being an artist! Your methods have just changed a bit, and every artist has their own process. Even 7 year olds have incredibly creative ways of expressing themselves artistically (especially when you look into it from a standpoint of developmental science).
@TheCalucita
Ай бұрын
❤ sending tons of love
@mamzellenoodolls2512
Ай бұрын
I haven't had a stroke but I've always had shakey hands and love drawing too. What has made it easier to draw for me has been going digital (tablet + Procreate) since I can get the brushes to "assist" by making my strokes smoother and cleaner. Using layers and being able to erase/modify and also zoom in and out also inevitably makes things easier. 1st time I come across your content but I wish you a speedy recovery and that you find a way to be able to do what you appreciate 🤗
@M.May195
Ай бұрын
Honey you are doing amazing! You’ll get there. Unfortunately it does take time. And when you hear that everyday all the time and have lived it, you get sick of people saying it to you. Can’t wait to see the progress of not just your art but everything you are doing 😊
@lolbrb8697
29 күн бұрын
This must be so hard for you, one of my aunts had something very similar if not the same thing happen to her. The way she found joy again long before she was able to draw well again was to draw with little kids in the family, since children had similar capabilities as she did she found it so fun to draw with them because she felt like a child again experiencing child like joy without the fear or difficulties of perfection. I’m so sorry you are going through this and I hope you are able to get back to a place where you find joy in your art❤
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