Well so far the hopeful beginning of this year has been crushed by the weight of the recent news. All I can say is that I still am trying to remain optimistic & hopeful in spite of what's been going on & the pandemic we are still facing. 2020 was one tumultuous hell of a year... I'm crossing my fingers that after the rough start we are having this year that tings will hopefully be on an upward trajectory.

I feel I had a lot of stumbles & personal issues to face & deal with as I'm sure many of us have... My creativity hasn't been where I would like it to be... but I am hoping to learn from the pitfalls of this past year & apply that going forward... I'm thankful for the wonderful support of friends & my family that while having to be distant physically from one another that hasn't meant any loss of connection. One of my favorite weekly activities has been a meetup with friends in VRChat that has helped me with structuring my week. So many thanks to the folks putting that together & helping me & many others feel like we are going to a furry con every week to hang & see our friends!

So here's to the fresh start of the New Year... I am hesitant to put any resolutions out there honestly... but I do have goals in mind that I am hoping to achieve. I am just going to have to be more focused & be mindful to not set myself up for failure by having something that is too far out of reach. I hope to tinker with more techniques for digital art & delve more into 3D content creation (specifically in areas like Virtual Reality). I haven't used Tilt Brush in a while & would like to immerse myself in such means of expression in VR.

So here's to 2021... I feel like I'm like many others peeking through the door timidly... but here we are & there's no going back... only forward... Excelsior!