My sister is out of the hospital, and her older children are in an after-school program while she recovers. I'm still blessed with the youngest kid, which is a lot of fun--I don't have girls of my own. It's fun to "borrow" my niece!

I did a lot of painting this weekend. I think I am coming out of a depression, I seem to have more energy and less ( Read more... )

Tam Lin Triptych, as of this morning. Seeing it so tiny makes many of the blotches and un-smooth parts go away. Each of the three segments is 16 x 20, the whole thing is almost four feet long.


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My personal life continues to be chaotic. My sister was in the hospital again for most of last week, so I had all five kids again. Mom came to help out, and Q is out of the hospital, but it looks like she will not be fully recovered for a long time--I will continue to watch the older kids after school each day and the youngest will stay with me ( Read more... )

The Yuma Renaissance Faire went well. I made as much money as I would have made if I'd sent art to a convention this weekend. I am exausted by the whole thing, and (unreasonably) disappointed. Our display was terrible. I didn't see it until Saturday night, when we asked our neighboor to give us some suggestions to improve sales. She gave us a very ( Read more... )

Today is set-up day for the Two Rivers Renaissance Faire, our two year old local fair. I should not be as stressed as I am, since all the important stuff is done. All that I must do now is put prints in bags and, if I feel like it, add to my dress. I'd like to frame a bunch of originals and bring them, but I don't have to. I have nothing to be ( Read more... )

I'm back on my feet again. I get tired really fast, and my skin is stil covered in red splotches (they're considerably more faded, now, though), but I'm back to running errands and doing school and all that stuff ( Read more... )

I feel like a character in a Victorian drama: I have scarlet fever. I had strep for the last ten days, and yesterday I developed a horrible rash. By morning, at leat 50% of my skin was covered in red, raised spots, each of which felt like a red ant sting. UGH. I went to the doctor and got an adrenalin shot, and a handful of anti-itch meds and ( Read more... )

Bah, this situation is precisely why, for the last four years, I had a rule that I didn't start anything new until whatever was on the easel was finished (with big giant projects being an exception). I currently have seven paintings in progress, and none finished! I like to draw more than I like to paint.

I have almost finished the underpainting for ( Read more... )

Thank you everyone for the suggestions.


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