Updates

It has been over a year since I posted here and what a year it has been. My excuse is that I had a baby and raised her all by myself for 6 months while my husband was deployed. I think that is a pretty good reason to take a hiatus. However, during that time I was only taking a break from my blog, not from writing and art. I taught several drawing classes and really enjoyed that. I will be looking for future opportunities to share my knowledge with more people. I have worked on a few different art projects, but have been concentrating on the ice dragon. Here is a sample of the technique I am using to paint his wings. So far he is delicious (yes, I have been watch too much Sesame street with Sabrina) and I can't wait until he is done to show you all.

I have been writing too, but I feel pretty eclectic with this. I attempted Nanowrimo last year, but did not make it. My daughter was born Nov 12th and I was just not able to write a 50K novel in 11 days. I continued to work the novel over the last couple months, but I feel there is something missing and until I figure out what that is, I think this novel will be on the shelf for a while. I also have been inundated with nonfiction writing ideas lately, but I have just been writing some notes rather than full articles.

This last weekend I had a table at Fantasci in Chesapeake, VA. I found out 2 days before that I would be able to do it and so had little time for preparation. However, this was the best show I have done to date. I talked to so many people and sold some prints. Even better, I recognized a few people that I have seen at other conventions. That was a first and it made me feel like I belonged. :)

I am moving to the Washington DC area in August and I am excited about this for many reasons. I think that DC will be great to explore and can't wait to spend some time in Museums being inspired. Also, there are so many writing and art groups that I can join and I have already started looking.