Well, 2017 was AWESOME, and most of that was because of you, so thank you! I added two books to my collection here,...

Artist Life Articles
Injuries, Pennsic and More!
Wow, it's been a crazy spring and summer for me! Here's the short version, and I won't bore/disgust you with the long...
Merchant Tales – Blackstone Raid 2017
This past weekend we were at Blackstone Raid, an SCA event. There was swordfighting, thunderstorms, music, rain, two...
Injuries Suck
Yep, injuries plural. Let me whine a bit. At some point in the past month, I tripped and turned my right ankle. No big deal, except when you have vertigo and falling/tripping is part of everyday life, it takes a while for things like that to heal. It's not enough to...
Strange Gifts
Well, not that strange. It's just an airbrush and a little compressor, that my father-in-law used once long ago. But I have a strange, tingling sensation at the base of my skull that says this is Important. I've had this feeling before, and I've learned to listen to...
Normal is Relative
On April Fools' Day, I was asked by my mom's boyfriend if I would be willing to airbrush a taxidermied pheasant. I never once thought he was joking. While he was setting up his airbrush in the basement, he told me about the large-scale, commercial work he's painted....