Happy New Year

Get this, its the coldest day of the year and we are only three days into it. Gotta love the thought behind this announcement. Coldest day of the season would make a little more sense than year.

I've been working on more artwork. I've sold the Moon Goddess and the Angels. What was really cool was people were so thrilled to get one for a gift. Good thing I showed the pictures to my Mom, my cousin and my sister were wondering where I got them. I did the funkiest frog for my cousin. I was tempted to keep him so I'm letting her know via facebook (how sad is that when we live in the same town) that if she doesn't like him, I'll do her another 'cause I really love him.

It funny how the ones that I'm not keen on when I'm done, always grow on me and the ones that I really like tend to grow off. Its the same thing with my writing. Only in writing I can go back and delete. With the ink work when its done, its kind of permanent. I have discovered I tend to create more when it happens. I have one Mama Africa that I have liked since conception. So I have learned not to worry about it. Its the ones that I like three months later will be the ones hanging in the house.

Speaking of writing. I recieved a wonderful Christmas present from New Concepts, Araman's Aria will hopefully be out by spring. I had so much fun writing that story and working with the characters. Its like working with paint. I give them an initial layer kind of a primer then add the layers to create depth and voila they come to life with their flaws and personalities to tell a story.

Um Rhode, remember that book I was supposed to send you. It came back, so I'm sending it out again and this time with the correct postage, but it will have an extra or two.

I didn't make any new years resolutions. I don't drink so that's out, trying to gain weight not lose it, smoking (working on), excersize well...five dogs, no dryer, no dishwasher, stairs at my house and Artist's so I think that's covered. I gave up on resolutions years ago. I gave them up when I realized they led to the feeling of failure when I couldn't live up to them. I have enough crap to deal with in my life I really don't need to be adding anymore pressure.

On that note, I'm going to get my butt in gear and scan some more pictures for you to see.

Happy New Year and may small blessings come your way.