A Little Housekeeping

Some of you who visit me in person, rather than on a subscription reader, might notice a little change in the top right corner. I embedded a web cam feed of my studio. When I am in my studio, it will be on (with no sound. No one should be subjected to my singing along with my iPod.) I tried the camera out briefly a few weeks ago, and actually generated a little bit of new interest in my art work. As my art is what I am going to start pouring my energy into after I graduate, I view that as a good thing. It's a bit weird, knowing people can see me, and I'm not sure I'll keep it for the long term... but for now, it's worth a shot.

If I stick with it, and it works out - I'll pick up a better camera, as this one is ancient. Since my painting hours are rather chaotic, I can't say when it will be on. It could be at any point, at any hour, for any length of hours (though I am a night owl and tend to paint well into the night.) It's not all that exciting, but there has been an interest expressed in the process. I'm contemplating getting a camera I can aim just at the piece I am working on (clipping to my easel or drawing table, perhaps) that way no one will actually have to see me in it at all.

I have also decided to close my art blog, Color Me Kyra (again) and just keep this as my "Blog of Many Colors". I'm diverse. It's just the way I am. Dividing my blog is dividing myself, not to mention giving me one more thing that I feel I should be keeping up on rather than doing the things I need to be doing. So, you can expect to see me blather on about life, fitness, and art - the trifecta of Kyra.

And lastly, since I mentioned fitness, my new punching bag is defeating me. I wanted to post pictures of it, but I have spent the past two days trying to pour sand into the extremely small opening in the base. Somewhere out there, the manufacturers of this thing are laughing themselves sick at my expense. Good thing it's a punching bag so I can beat the ever-living heck out of the thing once it's put together without any guilt (can't say the same for items like a computer with Vista issues.)