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Recovering from the chaos that has been my life for the past ... months I dove head first into a fairly big commitment. The creative void in my life was shoved to a back shelf as I tried to kick myself in gear for a craft show. And after long hours and fussing over every detail I managed to complete the card making display I was working on. I managed to survive the show and have a fair amount of fun in the process. But in the push I overextended myself and suffered a stress injury to one of my already not happy knees.
Laid up with my pile of ice bags and nothing to do I began combing through old favorites on-line hoping for something to entertain me and boy did I hit the jackpot. I don't know what made me click on the link but I decided to check out Geek & Sundry's Critical Role show. I had seen the title before for it but never taken the time to investigate until now. As soon as the first episode began to play I was instantly enthralled. A bunch of 'nerdy-ass voice actors' were playing D&D and telling a fantastic story!
After the first few episodes I checked to see how long this had been going without me. As it turns out it was one day before their one year anniversary and I had a lot to catch up on. Through out the week I binge watched anytime I could get access. The colorful and expressive story telling was like a flash in my mind. Suddenly I didn't feel like it was a struggle to create something meaningful of my own. I began feverishly crafting and drawing. Not all of it turned out but I was making things again and best of all I was laughing.
For so long my losses and stress had worn on me; but here was something magical, and it made me laugh without reservation. I felt the ups and downs of the characters but it was wonderful and freeing. Now fully caught up I feel excited for the next chapter. I am creating both fan art and other original pieces just because!
So thank you to all those that stood beside me through the fog with words of encouragement. Thank you to Geek & Sundry for creating Critical Role to nurture my inner nerd. And thank you to the wonderful cast and crew of Critical Role for bringing me laughter and inspiration when I was faltering. I'm happy to be a Critter now
(And if you haven't seen them in action, go watch! They are all seriously awesome!) #criticalrole
Laid up with my pile of ice bags and nothing to do I began combing through old favorites on-line hoping for something to entertain me and boy did I hit the jackpot. I don't know what made me click on the link but I decided to check out Geek & Sundry's Critical Role show. I had seen the title before for it but never taken the time to investigate until now. As soon as the first episode began to play I was instantly enthralled. A bunch of 'nerdy-ass voice actors' were playing D&D and telling a fantastic story!
After the first few episodes I checked to see how long this had been going without me. As it turns out it was one day before their one year anniversary and I had a lot to catch up on. Through out the week I binge watched anytime I could get access. The colorful and expressive story telling was like a flash in my mind. Suddenly I didn't feel like it was a struggle to create something meaningful of my own. I began feverishly crafting and drawing. Not all of it turned out but I was making things again and best of all I was laughing.
For so long my losses and stress had worn on me; but here was something magical, and it made me laugh without reservation. I felt the ups and downs of the characters but it was wonderful and freeing. Now fully caught up I feel excited for the next chapter. I am creating both fan art and other original pieces just because!
So thank you to all those that stood beside me through the fog with words of encouragement. Thank you to Geek & Sundry for creating Critical Role to nurture my inner nerd. And thank you to the wonderful cast and crew of Critical Role for bringing me laughter and inspiration when I was faltering. I'm happy to be a Critter now
(And if you haven't seen them in action, go watch! They are all seriously awesome!) #criticalrole
A Rough Patch...
My health has been really rough lately and as such my posting have come along a lot slower than I would like. I am slowly working through my back log (which has only grown). Many of the images I'm working on right now are some of my oldest pictures with poor lighting and resolutions. I am trying to digitally restore them but it is a slow process. As for the health stuff... I continue to battle with chronic dizziness, loss of balance and pain. And with my long standing mobility problems (knees and hips) this has been crippling. I have been going to a myriad of doctors as we try to root out the cause. Along the road what we have figured out is~ - I have a condition that is causing mild compression of my spinal chord - I have an auto-immune disease call Hashimoto's - neither condition is the cause of my primary problems - we've eliminated all the easy answers through LOTS of bloodwork … and so the search continues, with more doctors and more tests in my future. With that in mind, I
2023 Hopes nDreams
So, in the past I've had big ambitions about all the new posting I was going to get done, or incredible projects I'd come up with, but it never seems to quite take form like I hope. A big part of that has been my health. When I'm doing well I get excited and line up a bunch of things to accomplish. But then I'll hit a speed bump and everything gets derailed. So instead of some crazy game plan I can't keep up in the rough times I've tried to start a new (hopefully practical) plan for this upcoming year.... I had previously set up to stream on craft projects on Mondays and a homebrew tabletop game on Wednesdays. I will be switching to streaming craft projects on every-other Monday, alternating with a day to post, prep, and work on miscellaneous things that need to get done. my Wednesdays will remain the same for now. Once my current campaign finishes I will then look at revising the plan for whatever ttrpg I go into next. I will continue to write, edit, and publish more on my other
Streaming and beyond...
I have been spending a considerable amount of time sorting through and trying to organize my oodles of crafting supplies and have far too many overly ambitious ideas. But after several long conversations with a number of friends who are streamers I decided to put that creative energy to good use. So I have begun streaming! For the time being I will be streaming on Twitch Mondays around 2pm central. Feel free to stop by and say hi! It is currently a pretty low-key stream with me working on miscellaneous projects (like roses and D&D tools) while I try to get a handle on the technical demands of streaming. If you like seeing me create, drop me a follow or sub on Twitch. You can also become a patron of mine and get access to a tutorial I wrote on creating paper roses and other benefits to come! Find me on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/stories_ndreams Support me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/wingsofcreativity This is the camera rig I made for streaming, so you can see my
New Chapters, New Challenges ...
I want to thank everyone who has continued to follow me and my work. I am aware that recent postings have been sparse and (as always) I hope to post more soon and more often. While there has been a lot of good in my life in the last year, there have also been a ton of major changes and major challenges along the way. I am still trying to get a good footing with all of the differences. So all of your wonderful patience is appreciated. In light of all this craziness our world is currently facing I have experienced my own difficulties. Evidently in isolation depression and anxiety can make a tough situation even uglier. This is the main cause of my absence. I do have a wonderful support system, including my loving husband, that has been instrumental in helping me get through this. I am looking to hopefully be able to dedicate more of my time to being creative since I know this is probably the best self-care I can do. But to accomplish this I may need a little bit of a helping hand with
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