...then I am reminded

It is taking a real effort to come back to dA on a daily basis. I am surprised that I came back at all.

I had left this place because I wanted to do different things. That was OK with everyone and it was OK with me. Sort of an unspoken thing, right? I ducked in every couple of months and lurked about but nothing stuck and it was easy for me to duck back out again. Why is that? Well, there is SO MUCH theft here and SO MUCH drama. It really is out of control to the point of being embarrassing.

When I got the urge to come back a few weeks ago to try my hand at it again, I thought, I'll do my 3D and my photography and all will be merry. I might even start a new group...

My main mistake was believing dA was going to be anything other than what it always has been. Stealing & Drama & Hateful judgmental sh*t. This place can be a total mind-fuk if you are even the slightest bit insecure - and who isn't? - about your art.  It can ALSO be a great place to make some virtual friends and get honest and kind feedback about your work and you can't put a price on that... It's a puzzle to be sure and in the 7+ years I have been here, I still have not figured it out.

I was away on Vacation and had to examine what I want out of my artistic life. I know and have ALWAYS known, dA is one of the best ways to get yourself out there and to be seen so I am not pulling a temper fit and running off into the night never to be seen again. I am just going to approach it differently now.

I am going to concentrate on building up - I hope to get at least a hundred members by the end of the summer. I don't know why but 100 seems like a nice fat round number. I would very much like to make it a super group but there are bills to pay and while the membership remains so low, I just don't see a need for it...





AND DON'T FORGET :: SCARY ROBOTS SAY "JOIN MY CLUB!"

The group BLOOD and GLITTER is now open





Bits of bones and dust cover our floors. Volumes of well worn vampire lore are tucked amongst the specimen jars. A crooked clown mask is half hidden behind the door that leads to nowhere. We are magic and we thrive in the dark. We are not the circus but the sideshow and within us lies a collection of the fantastical. Come join the madness.

~ We are now accepting members. Expect little tweaks and shakes as I bash my way around the system. Still looking for affiliates and admin. Note me if you are interested. ~

If membership takes off, I will upgrade to super group by the weeks end to make it a more interactive experience for the members.

So crawl out of your coffins and get on over there to join!

~o~.

Thoughts? Let me know...