This year I gave myself the best Birthday/ Holiday gift ever: time. Because some other events totally outside of my control fell perfectly into place, I was able to leave my day job. It was a scary jump to make but I think it was important that I finally take control over my life and make this commitment to myself and my art. I had reached the point where it was becoming either one or the other and, after pouring so much hard work into my artistic development over the past decade and a half or even more, I owed it to myself. (more…)