I let myself off the hook on art in 2015, only doing a couple shows and completing only one large piece. It was a nice break filled with spinning yarn and knitting. I learned a lot about the art of yarn making. I did some amazing gardening and I even brought brand new baby snakes into the world. 2015 wasn’t a very artful year, but it was a good year.

The urge to draw became stronger at the end until Christmas weekend – I just had to start a new piece. The rest did me good, and I completed “Zen Turtle” in only 2 weeks!

It was fun and got me all excited to get back outside and photograph more reptiles and amphibians in the wild. Of course it being January, that will have to wait. To pass the time, enjoy this .gif of the making of Zen Turtle. Then go check it out in my Etsy shop!