Yeah, there's that college education grammar! Heh... *ahem* ANYWHO...


Lately I've been seeing some of my favorite artists post a lot. This, in turn, is making me feel like a lazy little foxy wishing I could pick up my sketchbook and start drawing again. And I can't tell you guys how long I've been waiting to pick up my brushes again and crank out a few paintings.

And then my biggest priority rears its ugly head: PAY OFF COLLEGE LOOOAAAAANS....

Which leads me to an update. I don't know if I had posted here that I started a second job recently at an A.C. Moore. Well... I have to drop that second job and keep my first. Before you get on my back about quitting something, there is a good reason for doing so. One of my best friends and her mother have offered me another job, the interview was already done, as well as a drug test. Both A.C. Moore and this new job offer me the same amount of hours, but this second job gives me better hours with which to work and a much better pay where I would average out about $1000 a month just from there. AND THAT'S JUST BEING PART-TIME. Plus, they'd love to have me work full-time once a couple of their temps leave, which would mean more money in my pocket to help pay back loans and start saving for important stuff!

You can see why I am excited about that, right? Back to the art problem though... As you all know, my mother is still fighting cancer. Being needed to be around to help her has impeded me from painting. I fear that with my clothes being so saturated in the substances that come with oil painting I would be endangering HER health more when I need to drop my brushes and run to help her. I may have to suck up that fear and at least TRY because we don't know how my paints would affect her.

In addition, I have to learn to not sit down and play games every time I have free time. Yes, video games and card games are my usual escape from everything. They relax me the most because they take my mind off of everything, and I'm encompassed in my own little world for a little while. I have to let my drawing and painting become that kind of escape for me again...

With that in mind, I just have a few questions.

1) How would you think of me opening requests again? THIS IS JUST ME ASKING, DON'T JUMP ON ME WITH A REQUEST RIGHT HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT OPEN AGAIN YET OR OPEN AGAIN PERIOD!!! I'M ONLY LOOKING FOR OPINIONS HERE!

2) How would you think of me doing the iron artist challenge? All I understand about that is an artist does 100 drawings. I've seen most do them for $5 a pop.

3) How would you feel if I opened a kind of monthly random drawing for someone to get a piece from me? I'm thinking it's a $1 or $2 buy-in for your chance at getting your name drawn from a hat.

So yeah, that's about what I have been thinking as far as opening chances to get drawings from me. Nothing about badges yet because I would think I would have to get a laminator and my own set-up going to actually mail the badges out to everyone, so I don't think I can do that yet. Not to mention that the Bulge Badge idea may a bit inappropriate for a public setting...

QUESTION 4) IS the idea of the Bulge Badge TOO inappropriate for a public setting?... >>


So yeah, if you could provide any opinion to help me think of decisions it would be greatly appreciated. Please and thank you very much!

Have a good day everyone! I can't wait to read your comments!

---Kayden