The Power of Too Much Coffee Man!

-your hair stands up

-veins popping out of your head

-crazy elastic arms with the ability to stretch and look incredibly weird

-your heart bulging out of your chest ready to explode

“Come worship the black death that is coffee!”

Stressed Out Man…he tries to stay cool but you can tell he’s about to blow up any second with rage and frustration!

Banjo Yogi

My staycation is coming to a close. I enjoyed the time alone. I didn’t do much drawing except in my journal. I did come up with some ideas so I’ll be working on those in the next Code Mush. If I don’t procrastinate of course. I do realize I am working on a children series with my kids called Astro boy (You know with the coffee cup space ship? Yeah I haven’t forgotten… just, you know, haven’t touched it in a while).

I am working on playing the banjo. Picked it up for the first time this week. My father in law gave me a banjo about a year ago, it has been sitting in our bedroom collecting dust (next to the telescope which also collects dust). And I’m really not a country/bluegrass listener, but one of my favorite musicians EVER does play, the Col. J.D Wilkes. I saw him in 2008 at a Rockabilly Revival in Austin play with the Legendary Shack Shakers. Out of all the bands they were my favorite and have been listening since.

So I spent time listening and doing some picking. Not good at it at all (yet). But I want to show my kids that you don’t know how to do something well or at all at first. But with practice you can get better. So if they see me as an example maybe they’ll approach new things better. I have two boys who are very fixed minded (and they get it from me). So I’m working on growing my own self in hopes to help them grow too. It’s never to late!!

My attempt at a Dwight Schrute card

I made this one for my husband this year. 🙂

I tried. there are some really good ones on Etsy.

Would you like a mush potato? They’re just a little squishy with lots of love (and vitamins of course) !

A drawing of a card idea I had. An octopus has a lot of arms to hug and a lot of love to give! Mushy…

I’m a slow process of kick starts sputtin’ outs.

I wish I could say I’ve done a lot artistically but I haven’t.. most that I’ve accomplished in life is mediocre to say the least. I think I’m still getting there. I’m a slow process of kick starts where I’ll do some stuff, mostly sketchbook/journal stuff then sputter out and just not have the energy. Where does it go? If there were an elixir that kept me going creatively and held me there without the negative thoughts that drift in my mushy brain I could get somewhere! Coffee…please ? Are you the elixir I need???

(No answer)

Sips more coffee

I keep dreaming about the simpler times of my younger years. Where I didn’t really think too much, I just did it. I got a piece of paper and made a comic and then just passed it around in class. I dream about just how happy it made me. I wonder if I should just try again. Maybe here. Start over. But as a mom, with more experience. It’s really not that difficult. I think maybe since I went to school for art I should be this great artist and gone somewhere in my life you know? I would be ashamed to talk to my art teachers and professors right now. I have not done a damn thing…

But art isn’t difficult if it’s just simply putting your voice and mind to paper or wherever it may need to escape. Can’t let it stay inside forever. I don’t need to worry too much about what others may think you know?

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The donuts won, so let’s not speak about it… Let’s just dance about it.

Donut Dancin’