It's finals week at the school where I am an arts instructor. We do not have any exams in the arts, but are assigned to proctor other exams. I'm watching students take an Advanced Physics exam while a heavy snow falls outside the window. After today I'm done and can turn my attention to filling holiday orders and even putting some new work in my shop. It's amazing how time has flew since I opened my Etsy shop in July.
It's also amazing how tolerant my wife has been about the transformation of our kitchen into my studio. The island is now my work area and I've drilled many screws in the walls to hang pieces to dry. My previous work area was an unheated sunroom away from my computer and sketching area. It's nice to have everything in one place with easy access to the coffeemaker when my midnight stopping time ends up being 4am. I'm looking forward to creating some winter pieces and then focusing less on the seasonal work and making some of the illustrations that have now filled several sketchbooks.
