Illustration: Dark Hallways

I should not have drawn this.

There's so much writing stacked up for me to work on right now: Concerning Bycatch is still running full steam, paving the way for writing full length novels of my own; I've officially begun work on Aunt Lira's Stuffy which I intend to publish by the end of the year; and there's a whole shoal of short stories floating around my head just waiting to be preened and polished for submission to various writing magazines.  So of course I work on art. I mean, it only counts as procrastination if you have nothing to show for it, right?

This piece is actually the back-drop for a much bigger project.  I'll lay out more details when I get around to working on it properly, but for now, I'll just say it's another animation attempt. Even though I really didn't have time to be making stuff like this now I'm glad to have it done. It moves the project from the realm of 'potentially good idea' to 'project to be done in the future' even if it takes a while to get around to it. I've been wanting to do this for a long time and even that small shift feels very good.

Dabbles in Animation

Traditional animation has been an interest of mine for a long time.

I have quite a few stabs at it lying around: tests, half planned project, little clips I couldn't get out of my head.  No matter how busy I get, or where my life goes, I'm always drawn back to the little moving doodles.

As far as profession goes, animation fell to writing a long time ago. When push comes to shove, raw storytelling is my first love and prose the best vehicle for it, but the idea of seeing your stories walk around in front of you is such a happy one. To step that little bit further into the worlds you pour your heart into, and this time be able to take others with you, feels like a fairytale.

But what are we all doing here if not chasing fairytales? So what if you can't make a living off if it? That's what hobbies are for.