Jenna Bryan has kept in touch with me, and it is nice to acquainted with someone as sweet and talented as her. In the midst of our conversations about art, comics, and writting in general she expressed how she is paving down a new road with her talent. I hope she has the favor in the world, with those around her. 

  I bumped into Jamie Sunyak, a few days ago, who is an interesting Pop-artist in the local area. She was not having much luck finding a gallery to showcase her work, so I told her to check out Frank Gallery in the city, when I should have told her to invest some time in the gallery in Siler City, I might email her later on that lead. Depends on how she feels about the area, and if there is enough traffic. I wish her just as much favor, she has a talent that should not be denied. 

 Right after these encounters, I met the artist that captivated me a few months back and her story inspires me to the very moment. When I think about it, even now, I hold on the idea that in the future I will be able to master the same gift she posses. Her name is Iskandar12 ~ I never knew who she was, their is no picture in the paper to suggest this wonderful digital artist also known as "Raptor_Haysus," on instagram, was a gorgeous young woman with a wonderful imagination. A very quite person, soft as the digital touch of the brush she uses to devise her art. I was amazed that as I was looking for information about the town, and I looked at her, I knew, innately, she was the creator of a piece of art that I keep in my collection ~ close to my heart. 

 The moment I saw her and could connect her physical person with the spirit that devised the work, it made me wonder if, when people see me in person, do I reflect who I am internally, onto the canvas enough to the point that without saying a word, they would know, I created that piece of art that captivated their attention?

 If not ~ I hope I can one day.

Well as I was about town and contemplating these things I presented Stormy Daniels to the director of NC Arts Incubator ~ an April Weaver and she immediately fell in love with the idea. After this weekend I'll see what she has to say about my showcase and how it will work in her gallery ~ if they will work at all ~ I am sure my portraits will entice viewers. It is the rest of my works that I want to deliver from the screen into someone's home. Along with the stories that energize the productions. Overall it feels good to be desired, especially after all the verbal abuse I've had to deal with from other artists and non-artists that find some pleasure in being considered inept or mentally ill, socially awkward and unable to function in society. 

It was suggested a few days ago, that I should feel, "shame," for expressing a desire to have sex with a mermaid or siren and for actually drawing it. 

 I was confused, asking myself, "Why should I feel shame for the very notions that have historically been used to describe the habits of other men and merpeople before me?" 

 "Why should I feel any more shame than the artists willing to illustrate a woman having sex with her dog, or favorite horse?" 

"Why should I feel anymore shame than the artist who illustrates a she-male dark elf having sex with an orc or ogre?" 

Why should these ideas not be presented in an art gallery outside of the virtual world any more than the art of Peter Filene and Barbara Tyroler?

No as I travel from gallery to gallery, venue to venue, I feel no shame for my ideas, only pleased I have the ability to share a little piece of myself with the world before, I to fade with time.