This winter has brought unexpected tragedy and loss to me. It has brought physical and emotional pain that I just did not expect.
It has seemed exceptionally cold. Just cold.
I didn't realize that a kidney stone and kidney colic was debilitating. I think it was just the shock of being hammered with a condition that made it impossible to sit, work, drive and carry on as I normally do.
Plus, I haven't wanted to talk about it. It is interesting for only so many minutes.
I have been out of touch with who I am and what I do and part of my soul has died.
I could not touch my quills, pens, inks, colors, papers or keyboard.
Thank goodness for pressing projects. Two are leftover from before the decease of my beloved brother and two are new.
The two older projects are tedious. There is a certain comfort in tedious work. A gets you to B and then to C. 2 + 2 = 4 and in a matter of time, the jobs are finished.
The new jobs are design work. They draw on calligraphy disciplines and use Quark, a favorite tool for manipulating characters as objects.
The other new job involves the joy of creating a completing a complete wedding ensemble. By the time all the bulbs, seeds and buds have burst forth, there will be a spring wedding.
The preliminary sketches are as interesting as the pale leaves and faded mulch. The hard work must be done. With pen, PC and the fabulous software, spring will come.
Perhaps the sun of my Muse will shine once more. © tim www.timjohnsonphoto.com
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