...I came back. It's been over two years! But I'm back. I'm currently getting ready for the holidays, of course, but also preparing to return to school. I've had two semesters off, and now I'm returning to what my grandmother calls "God's country." Asheville, the land of hippies, dreamers, artists, outdoorsy people, and my heart.

God, I've missed it. And it's strange--I've not produced a tremendous amount of artwork in all this time. I really need to get with the program. I used to love this, and now...my energies all seem to be elsewhere. Namely, in just trying to get through the hour, the day, the rest of the year. It has been, on many occasions, absolute hell being at home. And at times it's been tolerable. I've had all sorts of limits tested this year. I think I may have come out on top, because I'm still here...for the most part I'm relatively healthy...and I have not yet had my overall optimism beaten out of me yet.

I have some things that need to be uploaded, and some things I'd deleted that need to be put back up. I think I might possibly do another zodiac series, one that's more collage-style than just the swirly abstract. Although the Cancer piece is still one of my favorites. It's so intricate and delicate. And I may do some things with poetry as well. I've developed a tremendous love of poetry that I didn't have quite so much the last time I came 'round these part.

...Ooooh...the muse beckons...