It is really funny that I set up this blog to make me accountable for my writing and illustrating, but when I am working the hardest I don't have the time to catch up the blog. It has been a busy month. I worked for Salem's Academic Adventures Camp. It was really fun. I worked with a great group of teachers and I really admire the director. The month went quickly. I was teaching art, so I got to be creative everyday, and most days I drew, painted, or created something. At night, when I wasn't planing lessons I made dragons for the Silverton festival. Unfortunately we were robbed at the festival and lost any profit we would have made. We did make some great trades! After camp ended I drove to my mothers house for vacation. I painted my nieces and nephews faces, glittered the cousins, and visited, I even spent a weekend in Utah visiting with my fathers side of the family. I had a really good vacation. The highlight for my children was my mother taking them to Lagoon the local amusement park. Only my oldest remembers ever being at an amusement park. So it was fun to experience their first roller coasters with them. The highlight for me was visiting with everyone and having time to sit and catch up. Now that I am home I am job hunting, painting, and creating dragons. Most of my children are at OMSI camp this week, so I have a lot of time on my hands. I have applied for 74 jobs so far and I have my first interview on Monday. Cross your fingers. Next Thursday, I start working at my artisans booth at the state fair in Salem. I have never done this before, and I am very nervous. If you go to the fair stop by. I will be peddling my book, dragons, and illustrations. (I am hoping to make the rent). The new picture posted is the first of my new custom order prints. I am doing custom fantasy pictures of peoples children. They pay a little and get to keep the original and I retain the rights to sell the prints. I think this will help me have more variety in my characters. Tonight I am working on a new painting of my youngest daughter, as a surprise for her.
Writing: I signed up last week to do the Sledgehammer Writing Event in Portland. It should be interesting. They give us clues and send us on a scavenger hunt through the city to find our prompts, then we have 36 hours to write something using the prompts. Anyone want to join in?
