My apologies

My apologies to my followers. I have a tendency to procrastinate when it comes to posting on my blog. So I will be posting more current projects, experiences and the occasional ramblings of a simple young man. To my faithful followers, I thank you.

Bison Or Buffalo? I Can Never Remember

My sister continually gives me great ideas when it comes to my art. So this year for Christmas, instead of buying gifts for friends and family, she suggested making gifts. Because of his love of Native American history and culture, I decided to draw a bison for my Uncle Dan.

He Keeps Crankin 'Em Out

God blesses each and every one of us with talents. we just need to find out what that talent will be and how it can be used for His kingdom. My family has been blessed with a number of talents. One of them is creativity. My dads creativity usually involves classic vehicles. Well his creative juices were flowing when he took a flywheel, flex plate and crank shaft and made an end table.

Reclusive, But Productive And Positive

I find that in my life there are times I tend to be somewhat reclusive. There are a number of reasons for this. One reason is that I am physically in pain or I may have issues medically. Another reason is that I depend on others to drive me places. I may be working on an art project that requires my time. Other times there may be family stuff planned. Sometimes it's all of the above. Needless to say, life requires time. The questions I often ask myself in times of reclusion are: Am I being productive? Is this productivity positive?

Lately, I've been working on finishing a stippling project I started almost a year ago. I am happy to report that I was able to finish it. As I've said in the past, I love comic book characters, so I decided to draw Iron Man. Here is the result of my work.

Pity Me Not!

In my life I have come to the realization that I can't stand pity parties. I feel that they can be the end of our character. First of all, our times of hardship can shape and mold us into stronger people if we choose to allow it to. Sometimes it's hard for me to admit it, but I am thankful that God made me the way I am and the experiences He has allowed me to have. I also am thankful that He has blessed me with parents that wouldn't let me feel sorry for myself. Thank you Dad and Mom.

Bucket List... Check!

You've most likely gathered from reading my blog that my life expectancy is shorter compared to the next person. Now this doesn't change the truth that we all will eventually die, but it has shown me that life should be experienced to the fullest extent. The first part is my relationship with Christ. The second part means having an attitude of acceptance of my situation and doing my best to maintain a positive outlook. Thirdly, this means that I want to do as many fun things as possible before I "kick the bucket" or at least run it over with my wheelchair. Lol. So, I have compiled a bucket-list. One of them was to go for a ride on a motorcycle.

Van Closet

So you've seen the van restoration project. Well, my dad and I had a parts van left over from the project that we were trying to figure what to do with. After some brainstorming, we came up with two ideas: a mini trailer or a closet. We figured the closet was the easier of the two. Yea right. Sometimes words just can't describe, so... Well... here it is.