happy lunar new year! tomorrow is 春节! please lead us gently into the year of the tiger 🐮🐯

Happy Lunar New Year!! I hope you have whatever kind of year you want- exciting and adventurous, relaxing and restful, or anywhere in between. ❤ Thank you all for sticking with me while I took a small vacation from posting- I probably haven’t taken such a long break from posting new art in years! 

☄️🐅✨ TIGER TIME ☄️🐅✨

i know it’s not quite the cny yet but i must admit to being very excited for all the incoming tigers regardless 🐯✨

“But sometimes I trip.” The person trips over a large block that has a face, eyes closed and mouth scrunched up.

The artist pushes themself up and looks back angrily at the block. “Ow!” Block says, “I’m sorry I got in the way… I’m um, I’m an art block.” “Thanks now I lost my spark.” “I am so very sorry.” The block has nervous sweat coming off it and round eyes.

The artist stands up fully and glances back at the block. “Hm?” The block’s eyes are watering. “Sob.” The artist squats down to look at the block on it’s level. “Wrongs wrong?” “It’s alright. You should… go. I know no one likes Art Blocks. We only get in the way.” The artist stands up and crosses their arms confidently. “That’s not true.” The art blocks eyes widen in surprise. “How… so?”

The artist stands on top of the block and raises a hand to look out in the distance. “Like this! I can see so many other things now! If I didn’t trip and stop, I would’ve missed them!” The surprised box says, “Really?”

The artist carries the block and starts walking. The block says, “I’m too heavy. Y-you should let me go…” With droopy sad eyes. The artist says, “Nah, my arms need to get stronger anyway.” “A-aren’t you in a hurry?” The block says. “To where?” “I don’t know. Artists are always in a hurry.”

The artist puts the block over their head and starts running. The block smiles and says, “I’ve never been this far!” The artist replies, “And I’ve never been this strong!” The artist lowers the box to look at its face. The block says, “You really think… I could be useful?” “You are already useful to me.” The block pops in the artists hands. “Whoa!” The pop turns into an orange diamond shape, a new spark with a smiling face. Motion lines behind the artist show their excitement.

The artist runs again, new spark in front of them. Caption: I’m an artist. And sometimes I trip and lose my spark. But it’s okay to slow down because it’s a journey, not a race, and I know I will always find my spark again. And so will you!