Well it seems like it's back to business as usual for the rest of the world as everyone returns from their winter vacation. As for me I've been drowning myself in work the entire time. I'm finally finished with my Design Moose Design Group piece, which I will be sure to promote even more when it all goes live. I look forward to working with Jean and Julie again, they're pretty wonderful ladies.
The Dead Men Walking relaunch went live a few days ago as well. It's Zombie fiction written by Austin Wulf, my wonderful significant other. I designed the layout and did the graphics, then we both learned how difficult it is to seriously customize a blogger. It's pretty close the original idea with Austin making a few tweaks that he preferred. We're both working on submissions for an upcoming Zombie anthology that's coming out. I'm super pumped but I have to finish my Tattoo Design portfolio first.
On New Year's eve I also got to meet Mark and George Lundeen of the Lundeen family of sculptors. Loveland is actually a huge deal in the sculpture world. It's a really great art town, which makes it a lot of fun. There's a ton of galleries for a little sleepy town in the mountains. Mark and George do bronze sculpture work for the most part. George has a Ben Franklin in Philadelphia as well. I know next to nothing about sculpture, but these guys are a big deal. George is in the top five and Mark is in the top 10 biggest bronze sculptures in the world, at least I've been told. They sell pieces for millions of dollars and my aunt just kind of chills with them. She introduced me to them on New Year's eve and I now have an open invite along with my Aunt and co, to go hang out in their studio whenever, which is a pretty awesome opportunity. Especially because I can't wrap my brain around 3 dimensional projects.
I've been really working myself overtime trying to get a good body of tattoo design work, and I keep drawing more instead of finishing what I started. -.-; I have so many ideas for all sorts of projects, it's getting out of control. I didn't intend on doing another gypsy piece but I did and I'm very pleased. I have some good flash sheets going. Plus I'm almost done my chest piece design. I'm so psyched on it. I'm afraid to post it online because I don't want anyone else in the world to get this tattoo done except me. I hope to knock this stuff out of the park today so I can meet some other deadlines for contests and annuals this month. Sleep is over rated anyway.
Plus I decided right now would be a great time for hobbies. I haven't picked up my bass in like a week...but art always takes priority, though I hate seeing it sit there while I forget all the things I learned. I also have a new sewing machine and I bought a punch of patterns to try out. Oh and my crocheting and knitting...I have link a hundred different projects started there too....At least right now I am finishing the things I start instead of letting it become a mountain of what could have been.
