Sometimes life's lessons hit you hard and sometimes it returns for a repeat performance. This is the case with doing such things as art trades and gift art. (before I continue I would like to note that this was not the result of a recent... I can't say incident, it was innocent enough and I honest to god hope no ill feelings were generated.)

In any case, again I learned that one must ask before one proceeds to draw outside their own circle of influnces. One could blame popularity for it, everyone wanting to jump upon one bandwagon or another. I thought it was just a harmless show of appreaciation (sp?) towards a fellow artist. Again, no ill feelings, just a reminder not to get too close. I'm not saying that I'm going to put the walls back up and string razor wire along the ramparts or anything like that. I'm just going to take a step back, remember who and what I am and take a long deep breath and chalk it up to another life experience.

I felt a bit recharged at the latest round of art and stuff and feel that I am now ready to take on some of the back projects I have been putting off for years. I'll let the other circles revolve around themselves and let popularity pick and choose their own without intruding. (sigh) At any rate, been busy with other stuff and I think once I am done I can finally close 2007 as the year I returned to art, with the hope I don't crash again and go on another two or three year hiatus on art.

For all those reading and watching, thank you and I will try not to make a mess on your lawn. (woof woof)