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First original artwork I've ever bought

So as a I'm rapidly approaching the big 3-0, I'm having a pretty hard time processing it.
Literally none of my plans or my "things to do before you turn 30" have been fulfilled, and I'm not gonna lie; it's absolutely terrifying going into my thirties as an absolute failure.

But that's another post for another time.

As for right now, I want to talk about what I've spent my money on!
Honestly, even if it wasn't on my bucket list, it should have been. I'm doing my best to fill this summer with things to anticipate and garner joy from, just to keep my emotions at least a little bit more balanced. This one is probably the thing I'm looking forward to the most thus far, and it was a fairly impulsive, spur of the moment purchase.

I've been following artist Dustin Bailard on all available plattforms for quite a while, and I absolutely adore his work. As my ridiculous luck would have it, he was selling a couple of his original artworks the same night I got some of the worst personal news of 2018. And going on no sleep, into the night of a terrible day, one week before my birthday...well, it was a recipe for impulsive buys.
He had some of his coffee witches with their feline friends up, and I was hoping, nay, PLEADING with the universe that he would have this lovely little green witch and her little green furry friend for sale, because they captured my heart when he had posted them on his social media. And lo and behold, they appeared in the store!

With a little mental acrobatics and some back and forth, I decided to take the leap and bid on the artwork. And I got it. And I lost my marbles.
I was so overcome with joy that I was certain I would trip over my dogs and knock myself out. You know, just for the univeral balance of it all.

I was afraid I would go to bed and wake up and regret it all, but I am so happy that I actually took the leap and bought something from someone I admire.

Look, I get scared of everything. People say that fear is never a good reason not to do something, and even though I'm inclined to agree, fear stops me from doing a whole bunch of things in life. For once I didn't let it stop me, and I'm sososo glad that it turned out this way.




Oh. My. Goodness!!!

I managed to get back into my account after all these years!

I'm taking this blog back. This is going to be fun!