First day off in two weeks

It's 5 am, but instead of drawing, I’m soaking in a warm Epsom salt bath and writing this blog.

It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks. I had two paying gigs happen at the same time. So I had to split my time between both, and parent (it's summer holidays so no school) and keep the house up and cook meals and so on.

So I let social media slide for the most part. I had to look at my to-do list and rate things based on importance. To alleviate some stress, I cut away the things I didn't think were as important.

I feel all the tension draining away. The silence of the early morning is so soothing.

I learned valuable lessons working on these projects. One of them is my first mass printed pieces of art. The other one, The Creature Project is getting printed in a book, possibly having a live show (that I can't attend, it's in Texas, no funds, but I'll mail the original art for the show). Big movements for a small artist like me. I look forward to when the book is in print, and when the other thing has printed. Yeah I want to show it all off. I'm so proud.

I went as big as I could on both projects. Time feels like it's flying by and opportunities are so scarce in this A.I world-

I needed to make sure that both would feel like my best work, so that if I never get another opportunity like this, I know I did my very best.

Also why I'm extra drained. I broke my own art barriers, achieved stuff I didn't know I could. Had a bit of a cry, all of this was such a moment and can't share it with anyine yet. But soon I'll get to share it all and I look forward to that.

For now, I rest.

And make up a social media plan to return.

I'm greatful that my shop has been doing so well and the money has been supporting our grocery bills. I feel truely blessed in this growth season for me. It's been awhile, I've been working hard to get to a point where commercial brands want to hire me. I am hoping to keep the momentum going for sure.