As it has still been so long since I contributed anything new to my DA account, I have been reluctant to take the time to update my journal under the impression that no one would notice. But with everything that has happened in the last year, it seemed it was finally time to make note of a few things and hopefully return to the arts.
My art has always been a reflection of my mood and I find that I do the most interesting work when my emotions are complex. Of course this is usually when I am unhappy about something. Problem is I have spent this last year very happy. And while the fabrics of stress have still sewn themselves into my life and the universe has never neglected to throw the occasional drama into the folds, I have looked at life with a new sense of optimism that has been long lost in the daily rhetoric of my life for so long.
Love creates a shape in our mind's eye. And while it is often symbolized as a heart, I find that the shape of the emotion is more complicated than I ever gave it credit for. At times I may still substitute it's sophistication for the easily recognized form but I make no delusion of how awe inspiring of an experience it can bring.  
My goal now is to still find ways of channeling my artistic interests and explore the new shapes of emotions life has giving me. And of course I expect I will always deliver the variety of bizarre material that my watchers have come to expect (and yes, maybe even dread) from me.