Hello to all my dear friends, you who have born with me through the years I've been here and given me that estimable and incredible support and suggestions with my art... (please read)

Here is my last update ...indefinitely. I'm not 'leaving' per-say, but it may end up that way. I'm just about to leave on my internship with Eagles' Wings Ministries in Clarence, NY. I'll leave about halfway through September to join them for a 9 month internship, I don't know what will come after that.

I've been working my butt off this summer and am dreadfully excited for Saturday's now. Sunday's are always very busy for me...and for the first two months of summer I worked Saturdays. I got a little too worn out working that much, however, and so now I'm only working Monday through Friday so I have time to prepare for my internship and purchase all my needed possessions.

As for started art projects, I don't know if I'll ever finish any of them. I'd love to finish the charger and soldier commission, and promised my sister-in-law that I'd paint her a preggy picture (she's due in October!! first grandkid for my parents ), but she hasn't given me one to paint yet so I'm just about out of time. Maybe I can draw on up on paper, that always takes me many hours less. I'd love to do a really good job with it though, and I have ideas for it that flow better on the computer.

I can't thank you enough, especially ones who have taken time again and again to talk to me, for giving me help with art. I've learned almost all of what I know from watching you here, and from your suggestions. I've just finished my first detailed human portrait, (the only other human portrait I've done was of my best friend Liz which you can find tucked away somewhere in my gallery)...and I'm actually shocked how good it turned out. Don't get me wrong, I know it has its own faults, but it gives me faith to believe in myself and the courage to try new things. People really aren't as bad as I've always thought. You have given me that insight. You've encouraged me to try. You've believed in me even through the short notes and quiet words. I've just thought of ~DancesWithHorses and tears pop into my eyes at the memory of all the help she gave me, along with all the good memories I have stored up from the rest of your relationships with me. I'm so excited to see where your talents will carry you.

Try new things. Have faith. Be encouraged. You're not there yet, but you are sure getting somewhere, and if you raise your eyes from your current circumstances and look around...you'll realize you're not alone.

I love you all very much,

Kristy

(Comment I'll be checking back for comments before I leave)

Hello!

This will probably be the last update for a while...

I'm graduating on June 11th, 2009, at which date, I'll be officially out of high school. I have no plans to attend college/university at this point. My plans are focused on attending a 9 Month Internship with a ministry based out of Buffalo, NY. For information on them or the internship, go here.

I'll focus on finishing the warrior commission immediately, and maybe other art projects after that. I'm working 8 hrs for 5 days a week atm and have ...limited time. BUT much more than I did when I was working all the time I wasn't in school and doing homework every evening.



Take care all,
-- Kristy

Hey it's me again!
Where has the time gone?
So much has happened this spring (except art, of course, that seems to have stopped completely) ....it is always like that for me for some reason. I wanted a happy spring... I didn't really get it, but most of it was my fault.
I have just finished writing my last essay for english class this year! It was a film response comparing Clash of the Titans and greek mythology with The Silmarillion. Quite an adventure to be sure but I'm pretty proud of how it turned out.
I have three more days of school to face before I'm out for good! I'm really, really excited by now. I'm so ready to be out I can barely pay attention in class anymore. My last day is Friday!


This graduating a year early thing threw me a bit...all of a sudden it seems like the end of school is here! I always think that it takes forever for things to get here, but when I sit back and think about them...I know when it actually comes, it won't feel like it's taken forever, it just sneaks right up on me.

Hmm.

I miss art. I nearly spontaneously combusted lately.. I haven't done art in over a month ...or very little in a month - and that includes doodling - and my brain and my hands were starting to explode. It's not that I have a lot of ideas...in fact, I have none...just started projects...but I need to do art. My brain is bubbling over with dumb story ideas and random thoughts that tell me I need an outlet for my random creativity other than school.

I've been working all the afternoon that I'm not in class and all day saturday and sundays are pretty full too...leaving evenings on week days to do homework. It's made for a pretty stressful May, that and the funeral that is.

Sorry for the lack of art submissions. I love you all. I'm excited about graduating...and happy birthday to you lovelies who I've missed this month (~Fereshteh, =NanakorobiYaoki, ~thefluffemsrule). May has just run right past me....and an early happy birthday to =howlinghorse whose birthday is Saturday I believe...and to ~hartofgold


Kristy.

My grandpa passed away late last night.
I never expected that he was going to die after an operation like that... He was only 77 too. My other grandpa died at 92.
We had the funeral today on short notice...so we drove out over three hours to the place and back over three hours to get home. It's been a really long day and I guess I'm super emo. He was a real sweety and idk what my wonderful grandmother is going to do without him.
Almost everyone in the family made it though, and on short notice too! Most even got to say goodbye to him and he recognized them...so that was great.

My parents are still gone, my mom's been gone a looot lately ...what with being up there with my grandma and helping with transportation... so it's pretty lonely here.

Love all, I think I'll try to fall asleep now before I guilt myself into trying to catch up on my homework and missed classes.

me.

First of all ...I'd like to appologize for missing all of you. I've been in and out, mostly hopping around and it didn't dawn on me until my family decided to take me out to dinner for my birthday a couple days early... that it was nearing the end of April.

Happy belated birthdays to Demon, Nadja, and Caroro... I know I'm way late

Happy birthday to my dear, dear Manda'. I thought of you all day yesterday and never found a computer to get on to wish you a happy birthday.

Life is such as life is. I'm super busy with school + work + whatever else fits in the cracks between. I hope you all have a lovely day, I have to go now

Oh annnnddd my lovely Sarah (sparkles) gifted me with a picture of manyu! : [link]



yours truely.