The blog for Keely Claire's website https://keelyclaire.net/Blog.html Sun, 16 Oct 2022 08:44:17 -0800 20000 Man, I'm tired. I am reluctant to label what I've been dealing with for the last eight (8!!) months "chronic pain", as I'm still expecting it to pass eventually, but for the time being that is more or less what I'm experiencing. It's exhausting. I'm exhausted. People with chronic pain talk about this all the time, and I always thought I understood, at least intellectually, what a drain it would be to have constant, unending pain. But even with the best of intentions, I don't think it's something anyone can really grasp until they're there... ]]> https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2023/Art-Updates-Aug-23 https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2023/Art-Updates-Aug-23 Just popping in for a little announcement: I opened an INPRNT shop! The link is here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/cutewitchirl/ INPRNT is a print on demand site that specializes in good quality art prints, so if you've ever wanted to buy a piece of my work, you now can. Some of the designs listed here are digital versions of linoleum carvings I've made in the past and reworked for printing. They are NOT being hand-printed by me... ]]> https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2023/INPRNT-Announcement https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2023/INPRNT-Announcement It sure has been a while! To keep a long story short (and the long version begins with "I hurt myself on a jigsaw puzzle..."), I have had tendonitis in both arms for the bulk of this calendar year, which has made it challenging to keep up with art and writing. They're now starting to get a little better, so while I can't promise to return to these round ups in earnest yet, I can at least sneak one in for April. ]]> https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2023/Art-Updates-Feb-23 https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2023/Art-Updates-Feb-23 For anyone unfamiliar, hourly comics day is a tradition in the webcomics community where you draw a short comic about each hour of your day. I've been participating in these intermittently for a long time because it's a fun tradition, though I'll be the first to admit I never do particularly polished panels... ]]> https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2023/Hourly-Comics-Day-23 https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2023/Hourly-Comics-Day-23 Welcome to 2023! It's been a busy start to the year. Way more social events than normal and too much biking to the movies (though I DO love biking to the movies). I'm not out to jinx anything, but I've managed to do some consistent plunking at the keyboard this week. I'm also still doing a volunteer gig two days a week that I started in November, so I would say things are looking pretty good for the ol' Keel... ]]> https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2023/Art-Updates-Jan-23 https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2023/Art-Updates-Jan-23 Hello! December's update is very small! I spent most of my creative time this month working on gifts for the holidays, starting a painting on canvas (which, it turns out, I kind of hate using?), and picking up embroidery for the first time. I did three practice hoops, and I am working on a fourth going into January. I'm not going to post photos of those because none of them are my designs, but maybe I'll have some original embroidery to show in 2023... https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2022/Art-Updates-December-22 https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2022/Art-Updates-December-22 I just finished the last session of a charcoal class I was taking, so I thought I'd share the progression for posterity. ("What posterity is reading this blog, Keely?" It's me. I'm the posterity.) I have never drawn in charcoal before, and my last art class was in middle school, which means I lack a lot of the fundamentals that I think any artist should probably have. I know I have made similar comments on some of my past art posts about trying to play... https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2022/trad-drawing-class-22.html https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2022/trad-drawing-class-22.html This month started with a trip down to Texas to see my partner's parents, which was a lot of fun! We ate so many tacos and... https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2022/Art-Updates-Nov-22.html https://keelyclaire.net/Blog/2022/Art-Updates-Nov-22.html