Hello my friends and fellow artists! I have missed you so.
School has been a bear! I truly have a greater appreciation for the young ones still in school. We are headed into the holidays which means so many good things but it also means, here come the finals!

DeviantART has taken such a backseat to my priorities and that makes me sad. I am still shooting though and I have my first "offline" gallery show this weekend. I am quite nervous. I haven't been in the public eye in a very long time.

I have a few books in the works and my school courses have aided me in getting them going.

So my art hasn't taken a backseat just the wonderful times I spend here. I do a lot of checking in daily on my FB account with family and friends.

What I miss most about dA is delving into everyone's galleries and seeing all the new art. I tell people about it everyday and was excited to see my school (Academy of Art University, SF) promoting it!

Personal Notes:
Children are doing awesome! All are busy in school. We are taking them to Canada (B.C.) for the Holidays.
Canada for the Holidays


We have a friend Josh who with his lovely wife is with us as he prepares for a double lung transplant at Stanford (can you say ewww?)

The anniversary of my sister's death was last week. The week prior I was a mess anticipating the anniversary but all in all the lesson was that I didn't have to go through the actual death again, just a deep longing for her and mourning the lack of her presence. It looks like there are great benefits of therapy!

Thank you so much for your love and support. Now, back to this gallery opening. How much am I supposed to charge for my photographs?? HAHA You would think I would know that before I got the gig huh? I have a few more lined up also and I have NO idea what I am doing.

Wish me well and throw out to me any and all advice, helps, tips, prayers (giggle) that you can.

School will be out someday, then I can move back home to dA

I hope your life, art and dreams are being fulfilled, outmatched and unhindered. Blessings,
shell