It's hard to believe it's already been a year, but I've now returned to my home in Canada from Australia. It was quite an adventure, and if you'd like to check out what I got up to you can visit my Twitter (@silentravyn) or Instagram (@silentravyn)

After such a big, life changing event I now have to consider what comes next. While overall things are a bit uncertain, I've come to the conclusion that I want to finally make the push and get more serious about my art as a business.

It is the work I have consistently loved and gotten the most satisfaction out of while bouncing around through other careers. I've also had a lot of success when vending at conventions or doing commissions in my off time. I think at this point the only thing holding me back from pursuing it full time is the negative stigma of doing art as a career. Even if things don't pan out in the long run, I think I owe it to myself to give it a solid shot.

I may, at least for the start of this endeavor, find a part time job or do contract work just to supplement myself as I ease into it. But either way, I am committed to making art and crafting my main priority.

Now, with this comes some pretty exciting news in the near future. I'll make an announcement as soon as it's ready.

Also, I'm going to be attending a lot more conventions this year than I usually do! The following is a list of cons I have a confirmed dealer's table at:

- VancouFur
- Furnal Equinox
- FurEh!
- BLFC
- Anthrocon
- DenFur

I have hopes for ANW and MFF as well, but we will see about that when the time comes.

Anyway, I'm excited to be back in North America and get to see familiar faces again! (and meet new ones). Stay tuned for some exciting updates in the near future.