I don’t know exactly why, but I am at my most creative immediately following periods of illness. I think it’s because being sick is fairly emotionally trying, and drawing, for me, is a good way to deal with strong emotions.
My drawings are organized into folders by year, starting with 2006 because that’s when I started really liking to draw. The 2007 and 2009 folders are crammed full (those are years in which I had periods of sickness) while the 2008 and 2010 folders have barely anything in them. 2008 and 2010 also feel in hindsight like years of relative apathy in comparison to the other two, so I guess it makes sense.
I used to mostly draw, and while I still draw a bit I’ve moved my focus to some different hobbies. Jewelry-making is my current obsession.