Society 6 is having a special Promo Sale. What does that mean you ask? Well it means you have to click on the links on my special message on my homepage OR the links I'll be providing here. It ends on Sunday, so head over, buy stuff. It's 15% off of EVERYTHING and FREE worldwide shipping. That's a pretty sweet deal. Any product you want, on sale and free shipping! They've added a lot of new products, too! Which is why I love that store so much. Yes, I've grumbled in the past...and I still grumble a bit now that I've switched formats and it takes me forever and a day to do the uploads. I still stand by the product, from first hand experience. I will be buying more stuff from them in the future. Maybe a wall piece...I was thinking about doing that for awhile now. So remember the links in this paragraph are the ones that have the super secret special code. Head over and buy stuff! Make the artist even happier and more hyper!
Onto the news of arty artiness! Warning, there may be links here, too. The block is over, and done with, we've talked about that last blog. Whew, finally. I have more of a philosophical news of sorts plus a bit of just generic art news. This may go to two paragraphs. We'll start with the philosophical struggles that I have been having. I wouldn't call them struggles, just more of a ponder, a mull if you will. The abstract art gets a lot of hearts on Society 6. The stuff that is trending. The stuff that doesn't give me that escape or satisfaction of doing art, or even being an artist. I enjoy the pieces. I like them, but I don't get the feels I need. The newer stuff is getting no love at all. It makes me sad...and also gives me the thought of trending vs. doing what I love. I kind of balance both of them, to an extent, but I'm really leaning towards just doing what I love. One of my resolutions was to stop obsessing about the stats and numbers and such. I still do check, just not as much. Go me! I still have to market, but even there I've been kind of slacking a bit...getting caught in the web of doing what I love, and that is not a bad thing.
I knew that there would be a second paragraph. With a nice segue to boot! I'm on my game today...which means you all should grab those eye drops. I've been watching my sites. Not getting featured as much, and still learning Twitter. I don't think I'll ever truly get that one. I digress, I have been growing as an artist. The art is proof. The stuff I love, however, seems to be just not getting love from anyone. I know I'm on the right path for me. Sometimes I think the blog is more active than what I am doing...which is arting. Granted, I'm glad everyone is enjoying my verbal vomit...but it wasn't meant to take the main stage. It was supposed to be a sideshow...It took a lot of courage to put myself out there, verbally. I have always been super self-conscious about my writing. That and it doesn't pay the bills. I still will blog, because I love to do it, when that love turns sour, well I'll be revisiting whether I should continue or not. It does take a lot of courage for both, putting your art out there for the world to see and putting your words out there for the world to see. Putting the art out there isn't as scary. Don't get me wrong, the new stuff does get me nervous. I'm baring my soul to all of you. Showing you growth that maybe should have stayed hidden until I improve. The peanut gallery and I have discussed this, and we both did agree to just put the new, raw art out there. Come what may. I have a pretty thick skin when it comes to critiques...thanks peanut gallery!! I told him, as a former art teacher that he is, no holds barred critiques. He has helped me grow more than anything or anyone else has. I'm grateful for it, even when I have to put my Polly Pissy Pants on for a bit. I need that push that I can't give myself...I can always count on him for that push. 99.9% of the time he is right and that makes me GRRRR and so grateful, in the same way. It's my ego wanting to be right. Damn ego.
Wow was that a long paragraph! The more news is I have decided to tweak my finished game session a bit more over the week. I want it to be a bit more challenging. It's more of adding to what I have than actually adding new stories. I'm glad, I'm not ready for a new story, yet. The bigger news and why I'm blogging today is my dearest friend and her kidlets are not coming for a visit today, one of the boys' had some projectile puking going on yesterday. Not sure if it's a nasty bug, the nasty bug going around, or just something he ate. I am not taking a chance...I am a germ-a-phobe...I need a card so I can say, "I'm a card carrying germ-a-phobe." Be that as it may, I was given the option and said no, there were eww's involved, too. I'm sad, and bummed, but we may be doing this on Friday and if not, an unknown date. All good.
On that thoroughly eye straining note...with a side of eww. I will leave you here. I'm not sure when I'll be blogging next. Probably Monday, could be Friday. I just don't know. All depends if I have news or a story to tell. I do try and keep this about the arting. Okay so remember click on any of the links in this blog to get to the sale! Buy stuff, send you friends' the link.