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I feel like I'm closing a loop. A 6-years-long one. I want to make art again. Finally! Let's go back to where it began. sept 2020: I get my diploma in costume design from a high-ranking art school. I'm ill and severely burnt out. While most of my peers get a job in live arts, I move to a smaller town and decide I'll never put a foot on a theater floor again. oct 2020 - may 2021: I live off my husband's money. My health crashes out, I spend most of my days in bed. june 2021 - aug 2024: My illnesses are officially recognized, I get disability benefits. I practice fine arts and digital collage. I earn some money (not much), meet new friends, get published in art books and magazines, but I can't come out of the underground scene. sept 2023 - jul 2024: A new drug finally helps to manage my illnesses. I experience the absence of pain for the first time in decades. I let my art aside to pour all of my energy into volunteer work for animal rescue centers. I want to get some knowledge in…

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