Hey Joanie!

Does this look like anyone you know? This work-in-progress is the second in a trio of portraits I've taken on in a trade deal with Joanie Berkwitz, the uber-amazing custom glaze specialist (she is happy for me to talk about her here - Hi Joanie!). I just looked through my previous blogs and can't find the post showing the first portrait, so here is a pic of that one (the scanner makes it look more contrast-ey than it is, but you get the idea). I've made a lifestyle change recently; going part time with my "day-job" means I am able to dedicate two solid days a week to my artwork, sculpture and casting. I've had to learn to see things slightly differently as I now HAVE to earn at least a small amount each month in order to top up my income, but so far so good.... (she says confidently! hehe!). This does mean that I'll be taking on more and more portrait commissions over the next few months, I spent a few hours Thursday designing my fliers, they're ordered now so we'll have to see how well that bit of advertising goes. I'm totally new to this type of business so it'll be quite the eye-opener seeing how much publicity is needed to get an order.

In he mean-time, I'm enjoying working on this second portrait a bit more than I expected - after the first I developed quite a phobia towards my white pencils for a little while, hehe! It's likely I'll take on a paid commission next, before tackling the third in the series, partly as this is a trade deal I need to get funds too, but also to avoid that phobia returning!