# Hearthbreak <span style="font-size: 13px;"> <span style="color: black;">Planted:</span> <span style="color: gray;"> 30 September 2025</span> </span> This year changed me. Irreversibly. Every imaginable aspect of my life took a dark turn this year. A bittersweet tragedy, considering there was a short period at the beginning when I felt like I was finally, genuinely doing good again and coming to terms with the heavy changes of the previous year, changes that [[Wise Words|certain decisions, which I heavily blamed myself for]], had led to. I felt like I was finally healing. Yet it was too late for these changes to be appreciated by anyone. And life showed me, once and for all: no one cares. No matter what I do, no matter how much I do, I always seem to only ever be a chapter to others. The short amount of time it takes to not even be cared about anymore, to seemingly not matter, creating the impression I never truly did, is a weight that is starting to grow incredibly heavy on me. I lost my last effort to truly become, to find happiness, and to heal. Because whenever I got close, something happened to end it. This year, life introduced me to the worst pain I have ever gone through. It was a time that almost ended me, and I'm incredibly aware of the heaviness and seriousness of that statement. I took a break from virtually everything, including my art. Overnight, I abandoned and archived all the artwork I was working on and had planned to finish this year. I had no inspiration nor motivation to create anything at all. It took incredible effort and willpower to rebuild myself from the shards scattered across the floor. And although I dare to say I managed to fully rebuild myself, certain pieces are forever missing. All of this inspired me to work on an art series building upon this theme, as much of the music I've been listening to has also led to many ideas and visions. I have titled it **Hearthbreak**. Contrary to my work so far, these are not artworks based on or inspired by existing works. These are original artworks born from this year's abyss. I'm also collaborating with a voice actress to breathe life into each piece, which will be presented via a short animation showing different perspectives and details. I have merely begun creating concept drawings and the first recording for the initial artwork of the series. It will certainly take time to finish the entire series, yet I'm already happy with the little work done so far. #thoughts #artwork --- <div class="button-row"> <button id="like-button"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined" id="like-icon">favorite</span> <span id="like-count">0</span> </button> <a href="Write Something" class="bookmark-link internal-link"> <button id="comment"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined" id="comment-icon">chat_bubble</span> </button> </a> </div>