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No art today; I'm working on another watercolor piece, but I don't have anything else to show for myself other than some really simple sketches that I don't feel like going through the effort of sharing.
J came down with a nasty cold on Wednesday and was out of work the rest of the week. Not a lot of sneezing and coughing--more just general body aches and tiredness. She's thankfully feeling much better and is going to try to go to work tomorrow. I did paint her a little Pumpkaboo for her to take into work to put on desk. We've been watching Pokemom Sun and Moon and, despite how ridiculously charming it is and how cute the Alola Pokemon are, Pumpkaboo is the Pokemon after J's heart. (I'm a Garbador girl, myself, because it is the GARBAGE POKEMON)
Around the same time J was out for the count, I had the WORST period. I have a Mirena IUD, so I don't get periods super often, and usually when I do, they're pretty low-key. Once a year or so, I get a doozy and this was one of them. So bloody, HORRIBLE cramps, alternately nauseated and starving... Altogether terrible! I feel fine now, but J and I were both out for the count most of the end of the week. Thankfully, we had lots of leftovers and I felt ok enough on Friday to cook up a big ass pork shoulder we had in the fridge. So far, I seem to have escaped getting whatever J had, but we'll see. I just wish I could convince my uterus that I'm happily committed to a loving relationship with a wonderful woman and we are blissfully childfree by choice and IT CAN STOP ALREADY.
I've been posting my art to a Deviantart account and have prints of my watercolor pieces available through Deviantart. I don't know if anyone will ever want to buy them, but it's worth a try! I am going, this week, to go to a copy place and make some really nice quality prints to send to my mom. She doesn't have any internet access so there's not really any way for her to see my artwork unless I send her copies. It was a lot easier when I was doing art before in high school since I still lived at home! I've been really proud of what I've made so far, so I want to share it with her. She's always been so supportive of me and my art. <3
Here's to a less crummy week!
J came down with a nasty cold on Wednesday and was out of work the rest of the week. Not a lot of sneezing and coughing--more just general body aches and tiredness. She's thankfully feeling much better and is going to try to go to work tomorrow. I did paint her a little Pumpkaboo for her to take into work to put on desk. We've been watching Pokemom Sun and Moon and, despite how ridiculously charming it is and how cute the Alola Pokemon are, Pumpkaboo is the Pokemon after J's heart. (I'm a Garbador girl, myself, because it is the GARBAGE POKEMON)
Around the same time J was out for the count, I had the WORST period. I have a Mirena IUD, so I don't get periods super often, and usually when I do, they're pretty low-key. Once a year or so, I get a doozy and this was one of them. So bloody, HORRIBLE cramps, alternately nauseated and starving... Altogether terrible! I feel fine now, but J and I were both out for the count most of the end of the week. Thankfully, we had lots of leftovers and I felt ok enough on Friday to cook up a big ass pork shoulder we had in the fridge. So far, I seem to have escaped getting whatever J had, but we'll see. I just wish I could convince my uterus that I'm happily committed to a loving relationship with a wonderful woman and we are blissfully childfree by choice and IT CAN STOP ALREADY.
I've been posting my art to a Deviantart account and have prints of my watercolor pieces available through Deviantart. I don't know if anyone will ever want to buy them, but it's worth a try! I am going, this week, to go to a copy place and make some really nice quality prints to send to my mom. She doesn't have any internet access so there's not really any way for her to see my artwork unless I send her copies. It was a lot easier when I was doing art before in high school since I still lived at home! I've been really proud of what I've made so far, so I want to share it with her. She's always been so supportive of me and my art. <3
Here's to a less crummy week!
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Date: 2019-01-21 03:28 pm (UTC)From:That period sounds awful. I usually try my hardest to get as much iron rich food into her as a result. I know exercise should help too, but I'm also aware that it's like trying to ride a bike with a cast.
It's good to even put it out there to begin with via DA! I put stuff on my Smugmug for sale and rarely see anything sold there, but it's good to just have it out there in case anyone asks, right?
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Date: 2019-01-21 10:28 pm (UTC)From:Before I got my IUD I had a nearly nonstop period for about a year. I didn't have insurance to see anyone about it and was miserable and anemic. If I only have to deal with that once a year or so now, I'll take it!
I'm so nervous about the idea of selling my art. I had sold some original pieces when I was broke and in college, but I can't overemphasize how much wind I took out of own sails regarding my artwork. It's been SO LONG since I made anything I felt was worth sharing, much less SELLING. It's hard to balance being pleased/proud of what I've been making recently and the decade of self-doubt and personal dissatisfaction. Like, it's kind of dissociating looking at my art right now because I know that I made it. I remember every part of making it. But it's good? So it has to be by someone else? It's weird and I have a lot of Thoughts and Feelings I need to work through. Thank goodness art is a good way to process things. ;)
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Date: 2019-01-23 03:30 pm (UTC)From:I feel like most artists, or at least most *decent* artists, have that self-inflicted negativity on your own work, and I think that's appropriate. Back when I used Flickr religiously, I was often around people who measurebated or critically examined images, so as a result they're always pushing to make better art, although at the same time we know it comes at the risk of making it hard to make money as a result.
I need to push myself out of that sensation too, in all honesty.