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This piece took forever. 3 episodes of The Walking Dead, and about a 1/2 hour test run of my boyfriend using Twitch to stream KotOR. The game being so old means we have to find another means to stream though.

I’ve been doing longer pieces lately and it’s been really good for my mental state. It shows growth in my mind and art. Being content to sit at my desk for hours at a time working on a single piece shows me that I am improving my patience and attention span. I am no longer doing 3 pieces in a 2 hour span in class and wondering when the hell I can stand again and let my hand stop cramping. I’m also focusing a lot more on detail and technique than I was before, and of course, adding color is helping me like and enjoy doing my art more. I like the outcome of black and white pieces, but the boldness or the color and the neat lines means I like my art more once it’s finished. I do need new colored pens and markers tho

More practicing facial components

Finished!

As someone who loves soccer and working with kids, it's really bittersweet at the end of a season. On the one hand I lose my current team. On the other, I get to know a new group of players and see my past players grow and learn as they have other coaches and play more competitively.

These kids went through so much this past year. It's said a lot. But it's true. I work with 3 to 8 year old children, and the younger the kid, the more clueless they are at interacting with children and other people. This year I taught not only soccer, but how to make friends and interact in more positive ways. And so I wanted to make them something to remember this crazy but fun soccer season.

I cut and sanded down scrap wood, cut out stencils for the team name, season, and each players name and number. I used a pencil to lightly outline my letters for burning and went at it. The backs all had the team name and season, and the other side was personalized for each player with their name and number.