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The past year or two have been stressful for me and I've gone through plenty of changes in my life.  That has killed much my inspiration, motivation and creativity.  However, I think that things are starting to bloom again for me.

I've been practicing all forms of positive thought, exercising methods of letting go of negative thoughts and trying to not dwell on the past, and embracing the present and being thankful in it.  Combining those with having gone through a long harsh winter, I think my muse is finally starting to come out of hibernation.  Little by little, I'm sketching again.  Painting pennies and working on other creative projects seem to help breathe fresh new life into my creativity and I feel like I WANT to do more. 

Patience is key, however.  I'm nervous about trying too much too soon and scaring away my shy muse back into hiding and burnout. 

Thankfully there are other alternatives available to me at this point.  I've got a voice studio all set up now for recording relaxation and hypnosis mp3s.  Talking doesn't take too much creative thought - at least not the same type of thinking that visual art uses.
I've also been working in other crafting forms of art lately as well.  Not sure what will come of it all, but it's fun to experiment.

In between projects, I'll be watching things that inspire me.  Agents of SHEILD, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (and reading the comics), and I've gotten the box set of Fraggle Rock.  The theory is - more happiness and inspiration going in, the more happiness and inspiration will come out!

I hope that Spring and new life have come to you all as well. 
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Hey, it's 2014!

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Year of the Horse coming up - hopefully a more artistic/inspiring year than 2013 was for me.

And hopefully it's an awesome year for you all as well!

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Happy 2013!

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Best wishes to you all with inspirations, motivations, and plenty of time for both in 2013!
February starts the year of the Snake - a very artsy year indeed.

I'm looking forward to seeing (and hearing about) the creative endeavors of you all!
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This year was the Chinese year of the Water Dragon - any dragon year is always a year of change.  And I don't know anyone who hasn't gone through quite a handful of dynamic changes this year.  Graduations, new babies, deaths, job changes, moving, natural disasters, getting married.... the list goes on.
I just hope that the colder months will cause the water dragon to slow down.  I have a feeling though that the November rain and Christmas snow will just keep the changes flowing around us all.

Thanksgiving and Christmas are signals to me that I should stay in, eat pie and hibernate now that it's going to be cold and dark most of the time.  It's a good season to catch up on letter writing, art/costuming projects, cleaning/organizing and trying new recipies.  I'm just trying to tread water and go with the flow in what's left of this Dragon year and not let it drown me.

Anyone looking for a pen pal?
send me an email or a private message here and we can exchange addresses.
Anyone have any recipes they want to trade?  I've got a few to exchange too.

Anyone having an end of the world party for December 21st?
If we can make it to 2013, we'll make it to the year of the Snake - a calm, analytical, sensible sign.  Ambitious, but realistic.
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Busy Season

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It's almost the Pagan New Year/Samhain/Halloween/Dia de los Muertos and all that fun stuff.  Anyone have plans or parties?
Then after that, all registered voters in the US should go vote on November 6th.
From there, there are still conventions, Thanksgiving, and then the madness that is Christmas season.  It's probably a good idea to get most activities done before the snow comes - its' supposed to be a harsh winter...

I'll still be taking commissions!  They make great Christmas presents!  (though if they are a gift for someone, be sure to tell me that ahead of time to make sure it's done in time and shipped out in time)

$5 sketches
$10 inked
$20 full color

Thanks very much!!
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