Economy? What Economy?

As the economy changed and the mural business slowed down I found myself worrying about where the paychecks were going to come from and had a momentary blur of what the future was going to hold. Twelve years straight of jobs with people waiting up to nine months for me to get to them turned into a few jobs a year. Well, obviously the time space continuum had just shifted. I have been doing this long enough to know that just because a well dries up doesn't mean you're going to thirst to death. Within weeks I had a whole new set of challenges. New classes, a lot of antique art restoration, as well as time to concentrate on some other personal projects. Namely, Shadowland as mentioned in my previous post. I have not only had time to get that off the ground but have had time to do The Upstate Book Project, work on the "OMO" sculpture series, my first sculptural work in over seven years, contribute to a worthy cause and learn a new medium. Never confuse closure with finalization. I guess what I'm trying to say is just because you're comfort zone changes doesn't mean its not going to be alright or even better. One of the best things that ever happened to me was getting fired two weeks before Christmas. So when the door closes, turn around and walk through the other one. Now.