In case you were wondering, I wasn't sick nor did I leave this place,
I have been lurking in the shadows, addicted as I am to Hive
I was merely traveling.
It has been a fun but also very exhausting little trip, for many reasons that I don't feel like going into too much.
Suffice to say that the contrast between my life here in the Portuguese countryside - a life that I have been sculpting since 2018 - and city life is huge, these days, and my increased sentsitivity makes me extra aware of that.
So it's an understatement that this Hypersensitivosaurus is really feeling it, right now, three days after having returned from The Netherlands.
Holidays are no longer relaxing to me ( in all honesty, this has been the case for many years now - but now more than ever ).
So, although it was nice to see my parents and siblings and visit a good friend and his family, it is extra nice to be back right now.
The city's unnatural pace and life aren't my pace nor my life any longer and the less time I spend there, the better. I totally understand why I have moved on to escape consumerism, pollution, stress and full agendas, among other things.
So now I am slowly acclimatizing, trying to really feel the fatigue and focusing on the little steps and few things that actually make me feel good, including my lino carving, writing and gardening, as well as spending time in nature and trying to be more mindful about my eating and the food that I put in my body ( yes, I overindulged in food and drinks in 5.5 days in The Netherlands ).
This morning I got back into lino- / dino carving, continuing with the two dinos butting heads, based on the following illustration, that I used for one of the 22 stories in my The Life of Hypersensitivosaurus book.
The headbutting illustration - showing Hypersensitivosaurus ( me ) and a triceratops ( a hardheaded dino ), came to mind, in January 2021, when I was getting tired of butting heads with ( former ) friends and family, due to having grown apart and now having different / often opposing perspectives on life - magnified even more since 'The Thing' started changing our lifes, early 2020.
I really struggled with this. It's an understatement to say that I really dislike conflict ( being a hypersensitive, introverted, libra, mediator type - with diplomat genes haha! ).
I actually used that illustration for a dino story that talks about oviraptors having stolen the food of hypersensitivosaurus and of how he is feeling about this, as well as about the animals surrounding him.
Let's say that there's a way broader message to be found in that story.
Here's an excerpt:
Lately,
it felt as if everybody was butting heads,
not just the triceratopses
and their horned brothers and sisters, but all animals. The negative energy in the air had multiplied itself, spreading like a virus
and was bringing out the worst1
in each and everyone.
There seemed to be trolls under every bridge, and where in the past
they had only come out at night, they now showed their ugly faces in bright daylight too, all too keen on feeding their Ego, always hungry for attention.
Just the thought of it, of all these energy vampires
outside his cave, drained him.
And here's a green and red print that I made, almost two weeks ago, just before I traveled to The Netherlands.
I might mint the black or colored print ( or possibly both ) on NFT Showroom one day soon and if you're on Hive you will be able to get your hands on a copy for a measly amount of Hive, thereby supporting me on my creative journey.
No matter what, you will be able to actually get my book and read the full 22 stories, illustrated with lino art, in a couple of months time, depending on my countryside pace and the flow of my creativity.
Meanwhile, I hope you take it easy on the headbutting, without totally disconnecting from anyone with an opposing view ;<)
Much love Vincent aka Hypersensitivosaurus
Feel free to support me, by buying my dino ( and at times other animals ) art on NFT Showroom
Or reserve a copy of my book, by sending me 22 Hive or 22 HBD.
Postage will be calculated when the books are finally ready to travel your way.
And if you're not active on Hive, you can choose to support me on here: https://ko-fi.com/hypersensitivosaurus
The black dino lino print above this post was made by me this morning.