Well.....
I guess I should drop the bomb so to speak. These past couple weeks have been exceedingly busy and stressful not only because of the start of school, but also because my Dad got a tear on his retina and it started detaching. To give you the short of it, my Dad just came out of his hopefully final surgery to repair his eye, and is resting uncomfortably in his hospital bed. He will have to stay overnight tonight, and should be able to come home tomorrow sometime around the middle of the day I believe. If all goes well he should regain all of his visual field, but will apparently be even more nearsighted in his left eye and need new glasses. He also has to spend the next two weeks lying on his right side except to do necessary things like eat, shower, go to the bathroom and etc...
Anyone who is an artist probably lists in their top five fears, the fear of losing their eye sight, and anyone who knows me, knows also my history of eye problems with my left eye, and could see where this whole affair would lead to some paranoia. Of course I realize retinal detachment is not genetic, but having one's greatest fear so close to one is none the less disturbing. So essentially the past couple weeks of my life have been silent worry over my health, my dad's health, getting projects done on time, trying to acclimate to my education classes, and etc, etc....
Needless to say I haven't had the time or been in the mood to attend to any of my creative projects, namely Patches, but hopefully things will simmer down here and I can return to drawing again. I think I may need it anyway.
Anyone who is an artist probably lists in their top five fears, the fear of losing their eye sight, and anyone who knows me, knows also my history of eye problems with my left eye, and could see where this whole affair would lead to some paranoia. Of course I realize retinal detachment is not genetic, but having one's greatest fear so close to one is none the less disturbing. So essentially the past couple weeks of my life have been silent worry over my health, my dad's health, getting projects done on time, trying to acclimate to my education classes, and etc, etc....
Needless to say I haven't had the time or been in the mood to attend to any of my creative projects, namely Patches, but hopefully things will simmer down here and I can return to drawing again. I think I may need it anyway.