It will be nearly a year for me here in dA ,
To me , as it could have been made obvious to you ,
- it was like a marathon everytime I logged and submitted.
Especially in the first few months right after I signed in
and onwards, I was practically glued to this world , suddenly
it was an artistic activity in itself to choose carefully
my next deviations, re-title some , enhance others ,
delete , organize and re-organize my gallery ,
write journals , reply to querries and comments ,
and above all - commune .

And info to those that might have wondered :
no , I wasn't that fast of a craftsman to churn
ten or so works in a day.
Although I can with enough self-contained,calculated focus,
it was more necessary for me to finally show to the world
my old and recent collections , and periodically create new
ones when I get inspired.
There have been periods where I was absent and missing
everything we did here; but that was all to do with
my tattooing venture , and I got even more excited
to show off the new form I was threading ,
my new tools and grounds , even my augmented
mindframe for the new game .
I am confident now , but it took me awhile to really love it .
Many sleepless nights and ultra-disciplined days . I painted
for a decade, and that was my love , you paint for a long time
and you learn to loosen up - attitudes and styles .
The tattooing biz is unlike those . It's quite the opposite at
the start . It required precision handling of the tools and
surfaces . It's a medical procedure involving art ,
and to this day , like any of the other artforms,
there will always be something new to encounter . I would practice
and develop my own techniques to this day for future adaptations.
And starting from scratch , it seemed like a real hard task back
then, now I'm further developing my freehand tattooing as distinct
from flash tattooing - not to abandon the latter , but to
supplement it.

To be able to draw is such an advantage.
And to see a great concentration of wizards in one place like
dA presenting their greatest illusions and ideas , with
their Drawings as kickstarters for everythingelse
to manifest , meant that even if I'd be away from dA for awhile,
I'm pretty sure that you'd be doing similar structurings and
frameworks . And you do begin that from within you ; tools are
mere extensions that record your movements - you still have to
have the drive to do it ,or the inspirations to translate from.

But don't fret , if you forgot - you just have to remember .
If you got the block , do not try and smash it . Stay healthy,
rest,and - meditate. You will get your mojo back when you're
healed or cured , wether it's a head or a heart thing ,
Let them pass through those three virtues .

You can't rush art - but art can rush you.
If you're working on deadlines , time to step up the
pace and make sure you're prepared , that you have understood
the requirements of your body - so that the thought of your
physical state would not be the hindrance that can instigate
'the block' again. Subsequently inviting the ails of your ego -
that before you know it - regresses into the state of -procrastination .
The ideas are there , but the will is not.

Our body is a machine that requires maintenance periodically
to keep going. Do not burn yourself out or your virtues will
burn with it.



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Mind if I be proud of each and everyone . Thank you to all of you.

(To those that have been part of the bunch but did not appear
in this publication , it could only mean that I've not found an ID
from your gallery and that you're slack or shy or incognito.
if I may offend for not informing you , please note me asap. -
it's in my best interest to make you comfortable , at ease with
my platforms . I appreciate your wondrous receptions a lot.
Cheers !

Vic