Sunday, April 7, 2019

Life update

It's been a long time since I made any new posts, so I guess it's time for a quick update.

Since 2014, I've lost weight (and gained it all back later...), been treated for thyroid cancer, gotten pregnant, lost my mother-in-law to cancer, had a baby, found out that being a parent is WAY harder than I ever imagined but also wonderful, and have stayed at the same job this entire time (I believe this is my 12th year there).

Art-wise, in the last 5 years, I've been lucky enough to be able to attend several workshops with some of my favorite artists-- Finnbair, Donna Downey, Dina Wakley. I've been a member of a local mixed media meetup, too, and have met some great friends through that. I have had some periods of great output and then some dry spells.

I've taken a lot of online workshops as well. Some time if I get around to it, I'll make a part about some of the workshops I've taken. In the meantime, here's a look at some of my favorite pieces from the last 3 years: