2012 is almost gone, and 2013 is just around the corner.  Significant changes are in my future as I am no loner out there on the highway driving that semi all over creation.  I left the trucking industry.. although I am keeping my CDL for that "just in case" time when I have to have a job again that will let me make serious money for the spring/summer/fall... but I am hoping that day will never happen.  I am planning on going to school in the spring and become a dog groomer... yes, a dog groomer... I always wanted to do that... but the "changes" that I am talking about is finally being able to create some great pieces that I can sell get established in the art world as a serious artist... and I would really like to start exploring the world of designing...  At the moment I have 6 hours a day between work and sleep for "me time"... although I have to share some of that time with Bruce (my husband), housework, family, pets, personal time, grocery shopping, artist club,... and the list goes on... in the end, I don't really get that much time for my art, but I really have to learn to manage my time better... working on that.

I have curtains to make for my living room, so that will take up my time until January, so in 2013 I will get my mind set on beginning my next piece "Black Majesty" in colored pencil and from there who knows what will conspire. 

Oh by the way, I had to change the name of my blog as there is a man in California with the same name for his business... Who imagined a man named Essy... I didn't know that was a man's name... or does this man have a girl's name....anyway... although my studio isn't really an attic, it's still my upstairs studio that is like climbing the steep winding stairs into an attic.

Until next time, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!