I'm finally feeling inspired again, and ready to fight through my chronic art block! The needlework foxes were part of that. Doing a totally different form of art helped me to be creative without being blocked by the usual obstacles. And now I want to get back into drawing, in a big way. I'll be tooning, but also doing some more realism again. I'm going to aim to get in a mix of digital and traditional art practice.

This is all on the hobby side of my art, as I've been busy with work projects (2D animation and 3D sculpting) that I currently can't upload. However I've found that without a healthy dose of 'hobby art' in the mix, all work slows down and suffers in quality. Part of the artist's curse is if you don't enjoy the art you are making, it either comes out badly or not at all. So only by rekindling my enjoyment of the art process can I really make my work shine.

On a more personal note, the dark clouds definitely seem to be lifting. Literally, now that the long dark winter is finally over. Circumstances are improving, and I've been getting out and meeting some awesome new friends that I already love to bits. So expect to see their characters featuring in my gallery!

Thanks to absolutely anyone who took the time to read this. It means a lot to me that someone cares enough to do so, and I'm forever grateful to all the visitors, watchers, favouriters and commenters on my page - it just wouldn't be here without you. I'm afraid I am an insecure lil kit and I rely on your support, and I appreciate every single crumb of it.