Friends,
Due to the devastating flood disaster in my hometown (Columbia, South Carolina) I am pausing Wordless News until Monday. Instead of drawing the news this week I will be volunteering and helping out in the community. Wordless News will return on 10.12. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
ox,
Maria
Wordless News 9.24 - 9.28
I hope everyone is having a lovely Thursday! I am preparing to hop on a plane and fly to D.C. to speak at the NAEA virtual conference this weekend. I have a rehearsal tomorrow, filming and live presentation on Saturday and a workshop with teachers on Sunday. I'm super excited to be spending time with great artists and teachers in such a fantastic place! Since I've got a full weekend ahead and I am pausing Wordless News. The news will return on Tuesday, September 29th.
Cheers,
Maria
Wordless News 8.28.15
It's Friday! yay!
So, I took a break from Wordless News this morning to prepare for some events I have coming up in the next few weeks. Instead of drawing, I spent several hours scribbling down words and talking to myself in the mirror. Hopefully, this exercise in public speaking will pay off. If you'd like to attend either of the conferences in the coming weeks you'll find all the details below. Wordless News will happily return bright and early on Monday morning!
Have a wonderful weekend!
xo,
maria
Vacation
Instead of my normal routine of coffee and news consumption yesterday, I hopped on a plane and am now on vacation until Wednesday, July 15th! I am so thankful to have a short break from work to relax and recharge, but I do I wish I had the chance to create an image for the removal of the Confederate flag. The past few weeks have been emotional and progressive for my hometown of Columbia and for my state. I feel I need to acknowledge my disappointment in not being able to create something for today - it isn't out of apathy, it is simply the timing of the event.
I am thankful, as always, for each of you who follows along and I look forward to getting back to creating Wordless News next week.
Cheers,
Maria
A Prickly Hiatus
Any day that I fail to create and share Wordless News, I feel incredibly frustrated and disappointed in myself.
But for the rest of today and tomorrow, I am giving myself a break. I'm going to try and ignore all feelings of frustration and lack of productivity.
Even though I'm only five feet tall and have never weighed enough to give blood, I'm strong. I run, I do yoga, I am not afraid of a cut or a bruise, but I am terrified of the gnawing back pain I felt a few years ago and that pain has returned. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, I suffer from Kidney stones. And for the past two weeks (almost) I've been charging ahead, trying to win the battle with the latest prickly monster. Alas, this stone is taking me down. It is winning and I need to spend the next day or two trying to beat it.
I understand that this post is probably a little too much information but it didn't seem right to not give an honest and truthful reason for being MIA.
Thanks for understanding. Wordless News will return on Monday, because by then the stone will definitely be gone. Until then, may you all be peaceful, happy and stone-free!
xo,
maria