I'm around, doing stuff, causing trouble as usual.

I have been working on a Kena mask (and costume!) which I want to start posting the progress and development of. It's my big Covid-19 project. I'll go into depth on that in another journal or submission. It's so intense that I want to do it justice. It has been an incredible learning journey for me and I want to explain what I was doing, how I did it, my thoughts on it, and to hopefully gather advice from others on what I can do better. I have my roommate Orion to thank for being so encouraging and positive as I have worked on it. He's a real gem!

I've been making pottery again, and even though there's no conventions going on I'm planning on posting my pottery here more and going to try selling my pottery online. I had a great response at the last Pawcon and that made me realize the furry community really appreciates unique artforms like ceramics. Really, the best part for me about that is getting to share how damned passionate I am about pottery with others who can see what I see in it. Selling pottery merely funds my passion and I thank every person from the bottom of my heart for supporting me. <3

I'm currently more than halfway through a medical coding program I've been doing through Careerstep because I am planning on starting a career in the medical field. It will be a paperwork/ information part of the industry, as I learned quite painfully I'm not a strong people-person. It has been going alright, probably better than I think I've been doing but I also have high standards for myself. All I know is I want to make The Big Bucks so I can live how I want, support my fellow artists, and put my cats through tradeschool.

I've been dating Alistair aka Aiwaz for quite a while now and he's such a kind and supportive person I don't know what to do with him half the time. I honestly think we make each other better people and life has been very nice as of late. I dunno how much he wants me to talk about him though, so I'll quit while I'm ahead.

So yeah, I'm moving forward with my life, trying things that I want to, being more open and honest about who I am as a person and doing so without fear of what others think. It's growth baby.