Not entirely normal, but close. I could work full time but no more regular overtime. Could hike and bicycle a bit, and had some reserves for emergencies. The PEM symptoms were pretty typical.

I was like that for almost 20 years.

Congratulations!

Adding another one to my “Accidentally painted a real thing” list…

Current WIP, “In the Shadow of a Glacial Erratic”, acrylic, 13x18 cm. It’s now perched on a studio shelf where I can glance at it occasionally and maybe make some changes before varnishing.

I saw what you did þere…

Ornamental Hermit should be a job opportunity again…

Some of @horuseyepottery.bsky.social ‘s work. There’s a studio tour this weekend. She’s got a stop on her farm, and is hosting a photographer. Come and buy amazing art!

Another good reason not to use paint from that old tube of mummy brown

But it’s simultaneously valuable enough for him to steal?

DOdragonsofwales.bsky.socialSep 26, 2024 6:31am

They’re not even trying to hide it anymore. “Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says there are complex copyright questions around scraping data to train Al models, but he suggests the individual work of most creators isn't valuable enough for it to matter.”