Endeavors.

After wrapping up the last chapter, I took a few weeks to take stock of the house and its grounds. So many projects to finish or start. I got some chicks!

Pip

Puff

I've been doing some light landscaping, spurred by a visit from my dad and his wife, which ended in a trip to the Portland Nursery. I now have a full shade garden out back and a new daphne bush out front, which will blossom in January and scent up the front yard.

I've started the first pencils on the new chapter, but the usual comedown has made it hard to dive back in - so while I still have momentum, and need a necessary short break from Ivy and her adventures, I've decided to start a new larger-scale art project. I'm not sure how long I'll be renting the downtown studio space, because while there is ample room in the shared area, my studio-mates like to keep it a lot more messy and chaotic than I can handle - so while I'm still there at least, I decided to break out the oversize paper and try something I haven't done since art school: large ink drawings. Stay posted on this; I've just started the visual research, and some interesting sketchbook stuff shall follow.