Post by @rybson@blorbo.social

2026-03-24 09:51 UTC

#artists , I know this is a long shot, but instead of complaining forever I will just ask: Are there any artists here with #MEcfs #longcovid #fibro or energy limiting illness, or those who are aware what this is like, that know how to practice mark making when essentially almost bedbound? Because obviously i can&#39;t have the &quot;objectively&quot; good posture and do the whole drawing from the arm thing when half lying propped up on pillows, in bed, with my tablet in my lap. If anyone else has any ideas I welcome them. My lines (and generally, fundamentals) are shit and I want to change that. Not sure what to tag, #neisvoid ? #artlearning ?

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@meriastroa@blorbo.social 2026-03-24 10:50

@rybson@blorbo.social i suspect i have it but i have not thr official diagnosis yet. i'm mostly blocked sitted all day but something just holding a sketchbook or a tablet is too much so i slowly stopped drawing as much i wanted. i know there is glasses you can but on to crochet while keeping your hand straight. it's basically mirrors that show tou whats on your lap. i don't know if if whats you are looking for. i mostly use my brain when i'm locked in my bed: like writing poetry for myself, singing song in my head ! i have a doc with ideas to try to fight boredom!! let me find it for you :blobcatheart:

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@meriastroa@blorbo.social 2026-03-24 11:08

@rybson@blorbo.social and what i've been trying is instead of having one bad posture that hurts me i change posture every 5-10 min. it's a lot of bad posture but i can move my muscles differently so it doesn't hurt that much compared to staying in the same posture for hours. for lines, i would chmage the tool for a most forgiving type like crayons or pastels, something that has more texture would mostlikely hide the irregularities.

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