Ya...it's been awhile!

Hello all,

It has been a long time since I have written a post. First of all Happy New Year! I hope 2011 is going well for everyone. :) I have been very busy working in my other fields of work (my other passions), also freelancing with graphic work from time to time, but my main focus has been the health of my spine. I found out in December, that I have about a 20 degree curve in my back from scoliosis. I knew I had a slight curve and was never in pain until 2010. After being in various pains (rib, sternum, shoulder then spine), and being misdiagnosed with Costochondritis by a doctor, I consulted with another doctor to see what was really causing my pains. I finally got a chest x-ray and this showed my scoliosis possibly putting pressure on my ribs and sternum (areas of my pain). I never knew my scoliosis was this bad. I was petrified when I saw my x-rays. My hubby has a wonderful chiropractor, who I have chose to work with. I have been working with him and he has been helping me greatly with my scoliosis. My chiropractor told me he thought Yoga would be excellent for me. So I quickly joined a studio and have been doing Yoga solid nearly everyday through classes and DVDs at home. It has been LIFE CHANGING for me. I am getting amazing results in my spine and my scoliosis is getting better. I am in little to no pain...woohoo! :) I am grateful for all the wonderful yoga teachers who have been helping me in their classes. It is fact that you can decrease your scoliosis curve with Yoga and this has been my mission. In the first two weeks I started Yoga, I went back to my chiro to see how I was doing. He was amazed by how quickly the Yoga has made my back muscles more supple and he said my scoliosis was manageable....hooray! Usually, he said it is not. As you get older the back muscles tend to stay stiff. My hubby recently looked at my spine and said it is possibly I have decreased my curvature by 50%. He said my spine looks MUCH better. Only my chiro and new x-rays can really determine if this is true but since I am really thin, it is very easy to see my spine and the improvements with it. I am planning to go back to my chiro within the next couple of weeks and I cannot wait to show him my improvements. Yoga is amazing! Though, I cannot twist myself like a pretzel, the most important thing is I am giving it my all and getting amazing results.

Now onto my art. What have I been working on and honestly I am sorry to say nothing. From time to time, I still work on design work for various clients. I have started sewing a felt creation that I need to finish. It is a a brand new medium that I am teaching myself. All my time has been taken up by working on the health of spine, my other fields of work, spending time with my beautiful husband and something I never talk about (as it is very emotional) running back and forth to Northern California to care for my chronically ill dad. Don't worry, I am VERY happy and that is all that matters. I have been thinking strongly about what direction I want to go with my art. I still enjoy doing poster art from time to time but living like a sardine in San Francisco, I have little to no storage place for my prints. I like to do SOOOOO many things in life that it is hard for me to focus on just ONE thing, ONE field and ONE medium. I LOVE being well rounded in so many things! It makes life so much fun and enjoyable, at least for me. I do miss creating and now that my schedule has lessened a bit, I do plan to get back into it. Also, deciding on what direction I want to go with my art.

The Tulips pictured above is taken at the Tulip Garden in Golden Gate Park, right before Valentine's Day. My wonderful hubby and I recently celebrated our first year wedding Anniversary. I cannot believe we have been married a year already. It seems like yesterday we were traveling to Hawaii and getting married on the beach. :)

I hope you all are well. Thank you for reading. :) I'll do my best to get another update up very soon.