Ways to deal with making art you hate, drypoint version

I recently started a drypoint self portrait project, had several false starts, nearly threw the whole thing in the bin, but I was weirdly attached to it so persisted, and in the end somehow managed to make some art that I like. This is my story.
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MATERIALS USED:
Drypoint plastic
Drypoint needle (the first one is a random, the second one is a set from Arteina)
BFK Rives printmaking paper
Charbonnel RSR black etching ink
Ink knife
Eraser/piece of scrap rubber
Tarlatan
Old phone book
Newsprint
Etching press
Press blankets (1.5mm, 3mm, 6mm)
Scanner
Computer
Photoshop
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