In arty art news, there's one new piece on Society 6. A very surreal piece and I love it. I linked it right to the piece, on canvas, but it's on most of the product and there's a sale! Wooohooo! I have never met someone that didn't like a sale.
I've been arting...and arting. To a point where my thumb actually went numb. I'm still working on the piece from last year. Seriously. It's not from lack of time. It's extremely bizarre and surreal and things need to be just so. The major layer gaffe set me back about 2 hours in total. One to fix and then another to redo it. It is turning out really good and it's almost done. I'm hoping to have it done at some point this week, but there's a busy week ahead of me, so I'm not sure I'll be presenting a piece next week. There is no safety net anymore. None. It's odd...The new style, genre, whatever is taking longer. I still for sure feel that go go go, now now now pressure, but I'm trying to ignore it. Segue card!!
The changes, even though for me they are good, are still hard for me to wrap my noggin' around. I've been in the "go mode" for so long, slowing down has me all in a curfunkle. Most days it's fine...it's when the update day starts looming towards me is when I have the most issues. I have been on and off Twitter. Haven't been really keeping up to date on the other sites. It's refreshing and unnerving all in one fell swoop. I just need time for the change of pace to burrow in my noggin' and for the noggin' beasties to accept it. I do like the change of focus on art. I didn't like my thumb going numb...I blame the weather...it's been wonky where I am. I did get feeling back in it after hours of not using it. Went back to the piece and about an hour into it BAM! numb thumb. I know there's arthritis in it and the wrist, too. I push past it because of the love of art....I do take more breaks, when the numb occurs. The goal is to finish it up this week, buuuuuut...another segue card...
I have a very busy non-art week ahead of me. I have a day of Dad and my friend is coming out this week...weather prevented last week's visit...with the ice and then the snow on top of it. I didn't want her to risk it for a visit. Plus I have a game session day and well the game is not done. The plan is this weekend...as in tomorrow, I want it typed and finished. Most of it is in my head. I don't think it'll take too long as I'm going to improv most of it. Some key points need to be met. That's really it. One of the players' took it on themselves to draw a world map and really get involved in breathing life into the world that is homemade, not some preset world, which most play in. I have seen pictures, and so far I'm impressed. There's a funny story that relates to art here...I shall start a new paragraph and tell it...
When I was primarily a commercial artist, the most frustrating thing was trying to "pluck" the image out of the persons head. Now it's my turn to be the client of sorts and while I love what's being done, part of me is saying, "no that's not how it's supposed to be." I'm letting that part go. See where he takes it. I really am happy that he took the initiative and cares enough about the game to want to add to it. It takes a lot of burden off of me and gives me time to art more. Plus, maps, not my strong suit. We have a dedicated map maker for in game, the hubby takes care of the close combat map and initiatives and now a world map. Ahhhhh...I'm a happy DM.
That being said, it does free me up to do my Germaning and arting and game planning. It's still hard to balance, but I think with any change it takes a bit to get used to and balance things. At least for me it does. Germaning is coming along nicely. I love some of the phrases they throw at me. I always think when the hell am I going to use that? Ever? Example: "Help! The horse is eating the holy potato!" Which I do want to incorporate that phrase somehow into my daily life. That's funny shit right there. It entertains me that I can kind of say that in German. I say kind of because how you need to place your mouth, my mouth doesn't do that. The top of my mouth if very tall limiting some sounds that I cannot make. So, while I'll be able to read German, I'll never speak it well. I'm okay with that. Time to start wrapping this up with a, my hubby is going to shave my head! Well not all of it...just the sides and back...I'm sprouting Alfalfa cowlicks around the long part...which is always in pig tails...found a new toque-esque head band thingy for a song. $2 no joke...the tag said $8...I like that kind of surprise! LOL
On that highly pointless note...I must take leave of you all. Know that hump day wasn't the same and you were all missed...but right now I need the time to create the magic that is art and slow down. Until next week, my minions, I bid you and adieu!