Baseline updates:
I had a very successful surgery on April 19. (Huge thanks to everyone for their love and support) Things went great, and I couldn't be happier with the results. For the first time in more than a decade, I finally feel like I fit in my own skin again. I was so excited about the quickness of my recovery, I moved to San Francisco to start a new chapter in life. It turned out to be a pretty short chapter. However, brevity does not necessarily equate to lack of experiences, suffice it to say it was certainly an interesting chapter. It involved love, romance, heartbreak, carjacking, unemployment, excellent time with friends, escaping to the redwoods, and a return to the desert.
Sorry folks, that's all the details I'll be providing for now.
So, here I am. Back in the desert. I'll be starting school in December and working towards my License in Massage Therapy and Yoga Instruction. Running is just finally starting to get back on track, post surgery, and it feels fantastic. My posture has changed completely, and as a result, I'm ironing out a lot of kinks in my running form, but I think its all for the better. I was able to volunteer at this year's
Javelina Jundred this past weekend, and I plan to make my re-introduction to the Ultra World at the end of the year, running the 72hour portion of the
Across the Years Race. It will be my first timed event, and a huge mental challenge to keep myself motivated to run around in circles. If all goes well, I'll get 200 miles or more under my belt. We'll see.
What else I've been up to:
I've been working hard on creating a new series of woodblock prints. The hustle of raising money for surgery was a nice and much needed kick in the pants to get back into the swing of creating art. I sold lots of postcards in San Francisco, people really loved them, and I decided to make a more 'fine art' set of woodblock cuts, and see how they do. I'm still working on finding locations in the valley to sell my work, and will hopefully continue to sell my new prints at
Viracocha in San Francisco.
Here's a taste of some of the new stuff:
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| Birthday Cake! |
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gambel quail.
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| gila monster. |
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| black and white butterfly |
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| multi-color butterfly |
All of these prints are made on BFK Rives archival quality 100% cotton rag paper, and measure approximately 5.5 x 6 inches and are blank on the inside.
Having just gotten back on the grid, with regular access to a computer and electricity, I'm working on creating a separate website solely for my prints, but for now, they'll just have to share a space with my ramblings.
So, that's the brief update. Hope this finds everyone well!
Peace
