Crispy!

I'm back.  Back from the edge.  It's goofy, out there on the edge.

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Seriously it was nice to hook up with friends again.  I know some really neat, wonderful people and they totally satisfied my craving for entertaining adult companionship.  Also, many of them are artists so I had the conversations about creativity and "the muse" and inspiration and the problems with being an artist and also a business person...it was very stimulating!  

Also enlightening, since I've come to a realization about myself and my goals and my work.

( A career-related epiphany... )

AND!  The Cherry Blossom Dragon kicked ass.  :-)  Everyone loved her.  She's a she, by the way.  Those floopy loopy bits on her face and legs and tail?  Those represent feathers!  Feathers for girl dragons, lightening bolts for boys.  So she was a girl.  Which seems just right to me.  I got an order for another dragon because of her, and I have an idea for a new design as well.  Cherry blossoms = Spring, but waves = Summer!  Who knew?  So I drew an idea for a Summer dragon in Japanese-looking waves.  Natsu-no-nami.  I'll scan it soon and show you what I mean.  It's going to be stunning.

Oh man...I have SO many orders to fill and I'm going to be just as busy as I was before I went away.  Still it's good to be home.