This is actual size - Acrylic on wood
I'm calling it Little Puppet

This is why my art is taking so much longer right now. I'm more interested in detail. I was listening to a Christian sermon/inspirational type thing that Joel Osteen put out called Your Best Life Now and he presented an idea that I liked quite a lot. I don't agree with all Christian ideas (which is another blog altogether), but this guy is just spot on! I would go to his church if I lived in TX. Anyway... the idea he was talking about was that anything you do, you should do like it's FOR God.  I've always tried to live my life with excellence and integrity, but I think I've failed some in that area when it comes to art. I get focused on production and trying to get the ideas out of my head and don't execute them as well as I could if I just let go of the time stress.
So this piece has a lot of time in it... I thought of the process more in terms of doing the best I could do instead of thinking about what I could sell it for at the end of the process. I will have to put a nice frame on it to enhance the work.
I am happy to report that I was not offered the full time job. There are benefits to having a full time job, but I honestly just don't want to let go of some of my other priorities. I have been spending 1-3 hours in the gym every day working my butt off and I'm enjoying the results of all that training!  I couldn't do that if I had a full time job. The animals would take priority.  I couldn't make such nice meals for my friends and family... nor could I take such good care of my home and gardens.
Yes, the money would be nice, but I have faith that I'm on the path I'm supposed to be on and following the things that make my soul feel uplifted has to be the path to prosperity. I would have taken that job if it had been offered.  The Universe puts us in the right places at the right times for the right reasons. I feel much more at peace when I have faith that things really are as they should be and just do the best I can with what I have. I never experience lack unless I choose to. I have tons of friends who generously help me in all kinds of ways. I'm glad that I will continue to have lots of free time to make nice parties and activities and good meals for all of us and help enhance the lives of others rather than spending all my time and energy in a single job where the main benefits are measured with $$$'s.

Onward and Upward
O es I ominidi Usi
Dominoes Nabisco
Om.