It has been an eventful several months, but isn't it always? Unless you are a wealthy hermit, stuff happens. Even the wealthy hermit could stub her toe, I suppose. I have been in some
shows and I am making a new coloring book starring the Goddess and friends represented by the statues of Liberty, Freedom, Justice and Peace, and some others. It began with them playing poker and the counterpart creator is the dealer. In this image, however, the Goddess is presenting the hard fact that money is mucking up just about everything. I want this coloring book to be young person friendly otherwise I would have included a dicey image of "screwing the pooch." Here the dealer sits on some planetary rings, brooding. The Goddess holds a rainbow. Mysterious cosmic stuff is going on all around them and there are two peopley things referring to "addictions". Money is the worst addiction in many ways.
Art is about all I do other than cook, eat, sleep and watch NCIS reruns. I do look at Face Book in hopes of finding some meme that causes me to laugh out loud. Somedays are better than others. Lately I've been preoccupied with the plight of a friend who lives 1,000 miles away and needs way more help than I can give and it frustrates me, which causes that classic anger without enthusiasm otherwise known as depression, but why am I depressed... I'm not the one going through a horrible meat grinder of inequity and lack of preparedness. However, it is difficult to really be prepared when so much of this society runs on more money than we have.
You can refer to the drawing above again if you like. Yes, it is all fun and games until you can't pay your bills and can't afford the required healthcare to stay on the planet. I don't like it, but all I can do is damn little for my friend, and then keep drawing. When the coloring book is done with copyrighting and publishing, I will let you know in case you'd like to contribute to the cause and make art at the same time... a coloring page isn't done until you apply the color, after all. I'm planning on donating every possible cent to the care and feeding of my friend. I need her. I will probably need you, too. You might be sure to keep your friends close and cared for... stuff happens at the least opportune times and you just never know. Keep making art, and love.
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