So I am doing lots of freebies lately. Free tee shirt designs, free logos, free prints....they fill up my heart even if they don't fill up my bank account. I have been having an unusual few weeks lately. I have had a bunch of onsite freelance work and normally by now I would be just aching to get out. (And to a small degree I am, it is a fantasticly gorgeous day outside and I can smell honeysuckle calling to me to take a long walk with my dogs.) But with all the free things and paintings of my own I have been doing lately, I am finding my heart very happy and fullfilled. Lately money has not been my motivation for creating and I am finding that much more satisfying. Don't get me wrong, I am still waiting for the world to discover my art, but I have accidentally stumbled onto a way to be satisfied until then. With each new email that comes in for someone wanting a Lloyd print I feel such joy. So many people have expressed that they are about to do something that takes courage and that this print is something that speaks to them. I love that. I really do.

There is one other thing that I will have more information on later today and it won't make me one red cent. Not a dime. But it is something I have had in my mind to do for a year now. I finally had the courage to write an email to put it into action this week. It is very, very exciting to me and I will tell you all about it when I know more. I am following my heart on this one and I know I will get so much more back than I give. So I will continue with the freelance for a while more and be able to do art that doesn't stress me out if it does not make money. It is a nice feeling. I have no idea how long it will last, but I will bask in it now and enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling it gives me.

Here he is. His face is really that sweet and he really did line up dolls like that. Didn't chew them, just lined them up. I will give a print of this to his owner, but I won't knock on the door. I will just leave it on the porch. I am too scared Lloyd won't be there. But at least I know he had a great day at my house. Crazy dog house.

Email me at michelle@abeytacreative.com if you want a print of Lloyd. I will just charge $1.00 for postage. We can figure out details on payment options once you email me. The print will be a hi-end laser on gloss 8.5x11 paper suitable to frame.

Now don't wait for your adventure to happen to you, go help it along!