How far have you come in a year?

I was talking with a group of friends recently while doing my best to actively listen. As my friend who was lamenting her progress on a project paused I asked her to reflect on how far she has come from that time last year. It stopped her long enough to turn the conversation into gratitude for what she had accomplished. We all were happy to add things she had forgotten herself. Needless to say the mood lightened and we were all laughing and smiling.

I have not posted for sometime due to some family and life changes. During that time I lost my muse, my interest in creating art on a regular basis. I spent some days and weeks beating myself up for this void. Then it just occurred to me to stop, take a breath and take into account how far I had come this year. Life is never a straight line but this viewpoint for me pulls the mind into gratitude and fills my soul with joy.

With that I have started two new pieces and am getting back into the swing of things. I think it would be fun to show a review of my art from the beginning of this year to now also. So here we go.