Hello Everyone,
Not a lot to talk about, but here it is.
Craft Shows:
So, all three craft shows I went to were not very good. The show in at the Christian school was impossible to bear, but I made $150, so it wasn't a total loss. The Legion show was boring, but I met some nice people. Only made 125$, which is 1/3rd of what I made last year...so it was a bit disappointing. Then I went to the Moose Lodge show in Ionia and made three fricken dollars....it was awful. Overall, I'm pretty disappointed with the sales for these shows. I was really hoping/depending on them for more. My computer needs to be replaced and that's what I was working on, so I'm a bit bummed out. Hopefully I made a bit of money at the gallery this past month and I still have 3 orders to fill that will bring in about $80. I have another order that has to be filled too that's worth about 45$ but I won't be able to complete it until after christmas when I go back to school early. I need the mason stains and glazes there to do it. So, I would love to get in another craft sale this month and possibly make some extra money, but it's getting pretty close to christmas now, not sure if I'll find another and have time to sign up for it before the deadline. We'll see I guess.
Christmas Break:
One word....boring. I am so out of things to do. I have a couple orders to fill, but that will take a whole hour to do, probably less and I really don't feel like reading my whole break away. So...I've started drawing and I'm trying to plan out my senior show a bit more. I really need to just make lots of pieces for the show and get to work. I have to have around 400 for the show, small and large. So I guess I have a little something to do...just not a lot. I have a really limited supply of clay here, only about 120lbs. if that, so I want to make it last.
Drawings:
Well, since I'm so bored here, I've been drawing and so my surprise, I'm still okay at it! I haven't drawn since almost last spring semester while I was in Figure studies....so it's surprising I still can fairly well without a ton of erasing. I'll post the drawings soon. I seem to have an apocalyptic sense of mind lately, every guy I draw has a gas mask on, the old fashioned kind. I'm diggin' it though, it's kinda cool. I'll have them up in a few days.
Other Stuff:
Well, been in a bit of a bad mood today. It's been strange. Because it's my first holiday season without Mom, I've been kinda bummed out. I keep getting flashes of all these things we used to do and it's not helping me feel any better, that's for sure. Hopefully it will get better though, which I'm sure it will. I think I really need the boyfriend here to help me out. I miss him a lot and he's always so good at calming me down. I can't wait to see him this coming weekend.
Well, that's all for now I believe. Have a good week all and enjoy your holidays!
Ben
