Monday, November 26, 2007

Busy and Sore...

When I’m quiet for a while on the blog, it usually means that I am either sore or busy. This past week has been both!

I went for another CT scan of the whole spinal area and again, did not fit the machine so much of the dragon’s long, long legs suspended out into space as I tried to brace my abs and hold the legs up as they ran me through the scanner. Now I know what a pattern feels like when it’s being copied! No unauthorized extra copies of me please!

I’ve also been working hard on a set of drawings for Owen and the dinosaur. I went through 2 or 3 days of hating what my hands were producing because I decided to go with coloured pencil and brush marker instead of watercolour. To me the differences are VERY obvious! I was mourning the loss of some of the things I can do with paint while savouring how much faster each drawing could go together because I didn’t have to wait for everything to dry before adding my ink details.... I’d worked myself into a lather when I met with the author to see which he preferred. He sat at the dining room table, looked at both... peered at them closer and told me that until I pointed out the details, he couldn’t see much of a difference!

Artists sometimes get so obsessed with detail that it gets in the way. I bet all creative types can be like that. Some stitchers worry so much about a mistake that seems glaring to them, they forget that most people won’t ever notice unless they point the mistake out.

This week is the most invasive test thus far and I go off all forms of pain medication tonight, eat lightly tomorrow and basically purge the dragon completely on Wednesday before the test on Thursday. I won’t go into details or doodle any cartoons unless something totally twisted comes to mind, but I might show off some of the drawings later this week, just to put some pictures up here. It always feels so naked when there are only words!

6 comments:

Dani - tkdchick said...

Awww Jen big hugs for the dragon, from your description I think I know what test you're going for! You're going through such a rough time!

You're in my thoughts!

Lori said...

Good thing Dragons are typicaly known to be tough creatures.

Perhaps Merlin will have some magic to help. After the last picture of a toasted physician (lol), I expect he will wear his flame- retardant robes ;) Seriously wishing and praying for discovery of the problem.

WhizGidget said...

I hope the physician is a good wizard and can solve the issue the big dragon faces...

As for pictures... perhaps a dragon tightening his belt is appropriate.

Anonymous said...

Hugs for the Dragon!


But just think, many more scans and you'll be able to model for an "Abs of Steel" commercial!:)

My thoughts and prayers are with you!

Stacey in Dartmouth

Anonymous said...

Hope the test went quickly and not painfully! Hugs!

Erin (moviemuse) said...

I hope today's tests went well! And I *really* hope it yields some answers.