"Unnecessary Labour," "Productivity"

I really get the sense that the medium I've chosen for the pieces I've been making fits as well as I was hoping it would. I'm spending hours a day cross-stitching, and the monotony makes me constantly wonder:

- Is this productivity?
- What's the point?
- What is life?

That, I guess, was exactly what I had been aiming to communicate.

Tutorial Notes

- "unnecessary labour" pieces would work if I were able to put in more time than I actually have
- the other side of the idea (i.e. "refusal to work") would fit better if the piece has to be created in less time
- reclaim laziness - efficiency, fight against the idea that work is necessary

"Art"

YES:
pain
labour

NO:
feeling okay
efficiency