hangin' in

well, it's been a looooong week (or several), but i figured i should update a bit... remember when i said i would post the final colored versions of Hamlet and Ophelia? well, here they are:I am relatively pleased with the outcome, seeing as how i had yucky stripey paper (thanks a lot, michael's) and painted them at the last minute. could have been a lot better, but oh well. they were quickly handed over to ASC, to be included in the benefit this month- wow, it's really april? anyway, i am curious what someone will pay to have my renderings- i did seven in all... hmm.

spring "break" was exhausting- tried to do too much, as per usual for me. but, i got to hang out in my little house, and catch up with the kitties, friends, family, work... love VA, so it was nice to be back for a bit. stripey-man was waiting for me, which made me really happy!

shockingly, i decided to try to do EVEN MORE when i got back to jersey. dumb. since i didn't get enough done over break, i stayed up til 5:30am last monday finishing two projects- but, i'm very happy with how they turned out. when i get my renderings back, i'll post a few. THEN, i tried to make ten waiter/steward coats for an HBO show all by my lonesome... which, i could of course do with no problem were i not in school, and had i not had a billion unexpected things crop up to deter me. grr! so, this past weekend was working ridiculous hours trying to finish- sunday, i worked from 9:30am til 6:30am monday! yikes! that was after staying up til 4:30am sunday, mind you. but, jackets are done and gone- hooray! the amount of last-minute rescue help i got from shopmates was very affirming, and made me feel like maybe i'm an okay person doing enough good in the world to inspire a little from others. i like that.

so, now i've slept some and am getting back on track. next rendering project is To Kill a Mockingbird. The story still makes me cry after all these years, and I am sad to think that it is still relevant. pics will follow soon, i'm sure.

in the meantime, enjoy a pretty shot of central park & guggenheim (can you spot it?) from the day before i drove home for break. i was so sick and gross that day, but it was so crisp and cool and lovely out! very refreshing... more soon. e