I'm experiencing long term linkcut burn out and it's making me sad and frustrated
I love the carving part. I *hate* printing. I beat myself up for not investing in a different craft that was easier to bring to fruition. I have hundreds of stamps that I've made or thrifted. Many I have never printed with, though I love the designs. I adore the carving part. And the end products are beautiful and make me so happy.
But printing is beyond frustrating. It's exhausting. It's insanely time consuming. I truly hate it. I should have started out with screenprinting or some other thing. Before I fell in love and invested countless hours into block printing.
I know I can do other things with my linocuts too. Stickers, buttons, bleach art. I do all that. And it is fun. But I wish I could enjoy making the clothes and patches I really want.
I don't know if I want advice because I truly see no way out of this burn out besides waiting. And hoping someday I will enjoy the printing.