Back in the Saddle
I generally don't share personal issues with readers, but my online hiatus has been so long it's been noticeable. The good news is, as of this posting, I am back to my usual online schedule of one blog post a week, and more Centernia art.
As some of you know from meeting me at conventions, I'm expecting a baby in September.
:-) In order to avoid a studio/nursery combo room, we bought a house. We packed and moved in late June.
The month of July, I direct Kids on Campus, the largest and oldest art tech summer camp program hosted at RIT. This is a hugely time intensive camp that took almost all of my energy. Normally, I de-stress by writing and drawing, but the universe has a terrible sense of humor. Since April I've been plagued by an unusual pregnancy symptom. The nerves in my spine were compressed and gave me crippling pain when sitting. Yes, sitting. I could lie down, walk a mile, pull weeds on my hands and knees.....but I couldn't sit at a computer for more than fifteen minutes. Standing also was quickly tiresome. It was a frustrating situation to say the least. I've never been in a situation where writing and drawing were painful for months.
Fastforward, it's now August. Camp has ended for another year and prep work for 2016 won't really start up for a few months. My baby has shifted position and is no longer hanging out on my spine. We've moved, most of our boxes are unpacked, and I have a nice studio setup.
In the past two months, I started four pieces and did not have the ability to finish any of them, Two Centernia character portraits, one fantasy piece and a pile of kittens. Today I've begun work again on the emerald time dragon and by the end of the week I hope to have finished the portrait of the mysterious Gianna Casimirio. Thank you for your patience, it's been an interesting year to say the least.
As some of you know from meeting me at conventions, I'm expecting a baby in September.
:-) In order to avoid a studio/nursery combo room, we bought a house. We packed and moved in late June.
The month of July, I direct Kids on Campus, the largest and oldest art tech summer camp program hosted at RIT. This is a hugely time intensive camp that took almost all of my energy. Normally, I de-stress by writing and drawing, but the universe has a terrible sense of humor. Since April I've been plagued by an unusual pregnancy symptom. The nerves in my spine were compressed and gave me crippling pain when sitting. Yes, sitting. I could lie down, walk a mile, pull weeds on my hands and knees.....but I couldn't sit at a computer for more than fifteen minutes. Standing also was quickly tiresome. It was a frustrating situation to say the least. I've never been in a situation where writing and drawing were painful for months.
Fastforward, it's now August. Camp has ended for another year and prep work for 2016 won't really start up for a few months. My baby has shifted position and is no longer hanging out on my spine. We've moved, most of our boxes are unpacked, and I have a nice studio setup.
In the past two months, I started four pieces and did not have the ability to finish any of them, Two Centernia character portraits, one fantasy piece and a pile of kittens. Today I've begun work again on the emerald time dragon and by the end of the week I hope to have finished the portrait of the mysterious Gianna Casimirio. Thank you for your patience, it's been an interesting year to say the least.
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| WIP- Jessica |
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| WIP- The Emerald Time Dragon |
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| WIP- Kitten Pile |
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