Astrid Adventures

The end of tour until October!

Added 2023-09-20 19:52:37 +0000 UTC

Some new self portraits. I'm finally at the end of a 4 month tour, though I think I've really been touring non stop since March. It's been hard to keep up, but while it was hard it was worth it. I learned something, mostly my limits. These are self portraits I hadn't gotten to edited but took back in April. Looking at myself a few months ago I can see how much touring has changed me this year. I've gained a lot of weight and a few inches of my hair fell out! It has been a rough year! But that's part of life I think: experimenting to find what works best for oneself. Weight can be lost and hair can grow back. In exchange I modeled in Europe and Canada, and learned so much about myself. I'm happy I can come out the other end. I still have little direction for next year, but I have more information. One of the things, I've been thinking about it reducing tours and focusing on self portraits and looking for other careers. I've been considering that for a while, and after this year I think it's a really good option for me. My body tells me all. It needs a break and for me to consider my health as well as the excitement I get thinking about the next tour or trip. I love to travel, but I also thought I need a change altogether. I want to move from Atlanta. I may not get to travel as much but I need time to be bored to really focus on being creative with my own self portraits. I've had thoughts and ideas for a while that I haven't given enough time to devote energy to. It'll be a new adventure and experiment. While it doesn't seem as exciting as traveling the world, I think it'll be fulfilling. Creating is that form of expression that I'm craving. Not that modeling for my career hasn't been in some way creative and an expression, but it's the difference between creating with a prompt (the client's concept in mind) and creating on a blank page for myself. There is making someone else happy and finding what makes me happy. And while I believe in a true compromise in the future, I think it'd be good to try a dramatic switch to focusing on myself and my ides for a bit so I can define that part of myself as an artist. Then when I return to touring full time, I can have a new perspective and skill set to bring back