Sorry to've been so absent for so long... for anyone who actually paid attention to my pages, here.  Around the time of my last blog entry, I had become involved in a growing online, ecclectic Pagan tradition known as Path Of The Wise Ones.  Basically, it's a non-dogmatic tradition of people from various and assorted Pagan faiths / paths.  Legally, it's a non-profit "church" that, along with regular get togethers on Skype, on line rituals at Sabbats, etc, we also intend on having a plethera of social programs aimed at helping those in need from the Pagan Community and abroad.  I am the Director of HIV / AIDS Education and GLBT Support (seperately).

Beyond my spiritual work, I'm still painting and drawing.  My partner of 10 years, Ben and I, have moved from Bay City to what I like to term as Fabulous Downtown Flushing, Michigan.  Yes, get all of the toilet humor out now, if you must... but I believe the origins of this rural suburb's name stems from similar ones as that of Flushing, Queens in New York.

The attached painting is one I've recently finished and submitted to a New Age shop here in this little town, who want to feature me as an artist and to sell my work on consignment.  What do you think?

I will post more, later, but for now I must away to my trundle bed (ok, really it's a Mission Style queen-size with pillow-top mattress).  7:45 comes early enough in the a.m.

Raven-Feather

In this past year, I've begun to explore the possibility that I am empathic.  I cannot stand it, sometimes... feeling deeply what others feel.  What's worse is trying to sift out my own emotions from those of others.  It's murderously exhausting, sometimes and I'm often frustrated by what I'm experiencing.  What's harder is not having anyone to tell this stuff to, for at times even other Pagans are skeptical of what I tell them.  I hope, among all my other hopes for 2008, that I'm able to figure out this gift.

 Happy New Year, brothers and sisters!

I'm going to kill myself if I have to do another self portrait.  Not true, actually, as I have 2 more to do in 1 1/2 weeks. 

Probably boring by now, but here's another part of the ocean-inspired mural I'm doing.

My next iconic painting, Apollo's sister, Artemis, my patron Goddess.  Just started this painting.  Only about four hours into it, so far.  Not finished.