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LottnessMonster

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Long time no see again my friends!

I am often thinking of this place when I am crafting, working, or otherwise have my hands full. So you all have not left my thoughts! If you are arting elsewhere off site, please let me know! I would really like to see. <3


I have reopened my Etsy shop with a new name, Arts and Turns. My other half makes handmade pens from wood or resin, while I make the resin and a BUNCH of other crafts. I am definitely a Jack of All. I will link the shop at the end of this here entry if anyone is interested in browsing, buying, or just sharing with friends. I have things from resin figures to jewelry, and will have other crafts coming. I recently came to own 2 Cricut machines and I am having a BLAST! My long term goal is to craft full time. I'm getting too old for the physical job that I have been doing for the past several years. I'm ready to slow down and focus more on family and home.


My children, Lucian and Bree, are growing so fast. Lucian is now 14 and is quite a bit taller than I. Bree is almost as tall as I am and she's now 12. It's been... interesting. LOL. They are thriving well and I am proud of who they are becoming.


Anywho, I am sure I have bored you all to death. Here is the link as promised and I plan to check in at least more than once a week. I will submit some of my crafts here soon too.

Love you all!


Poke here -----> https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtsAndTurns

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MMMM... Coffee

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As I sit here, browsing dA and enjoying my coffee, I thought I should share some of the inspiration/suggestion I have gained recently. I am sure not all of you have heard of this guy but some of you might have. Scott Christian Sava. I found him on Youtube and Twitter (@ssava) and I absolutely love what he has to say and what he does. He not only creates, he supports other artists by giving his thoughts and views, giving encouragement. He makes me feel good as an artist. Makes me feel that I can create even when I don't want to, when I feel defeated. You really should check him out if you haven't already.

Anywho, what I really want to say is that he inspired me through one of his suggestions. To keep a sketch/drawing journal. Draw every day. But don't just draw what you like, move outside of your comfort zone. Draw things that need your attention. Keep notes in this journal, right along side your drawings. It really is nice to know what was going on at the time when you look back at it later as well as notes of where you can improve or even a note of what you particularly like about it. A sketch journal can only help.

So far, I'm 6 days in with 3 sketches. I take mine farther than just the simple sketch but I don't work it all in the same day. I will even paint mine because that's what I really want to do, but improving my drawings will improve my paintings.

Here is my first. I have later made notes but this started as a pencil sketch, then a refined sketch. After that, I inked it and then added watercolor. This was over the course of 2 days.

If you have a sketch journal, I would like to see it. I would like to see how you grow and maybe learn a thing or two, or I could possibly help you grow more too! Let's learn together!

SketchJournal 1
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I apologize immensely for popping in and out of here. Life has taken on a new kind of busy. I work second shift (230pm to 11pm) Monday through Friday and with the kids soon becoming preteens, my time is super limited. However, I have made time to art! I have a three day weekend and on Monday I hope to upload the things I have been doing. A lot of them are photos of what I have done so the quality isn't super great but will be added to my gallery because I no longer own the original as they were gifts.

Now, the busiest part of my life....

The Crème De La Crème.

The one HUGE bright spot in my life.

Do you guys remember me talking about Devin? My oldest boy that I was desperate to see and reached out for help on here quite some time ago?

Guess who reached out and found ME?!

YES!!! My oldest boy found me! We have reconnected and he's no longer angry at me. I got to tell my side of the story and hear his. We are planning a visit come January and I cannot wait! I want to thank you all SO much for being here to support me, even when I wasn't here anymore. I am doing my best to be here more often though. Too bad chat died. I have set an alarm to post this Monday and have another set to post every following Sunday. Journal and art.

But for now, I am going to go chat with my son for a bit. I love you all. Thank you and God bless.

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Waiting for that interview really paid off. I got the job I wanted and am making more than $16 per hour with mandatory overtime. Paychecks are freaking NICE! I am working at another factory where I really do feel at home. Some of it is hard to manage since I haven't developed a routine yet, but I'm getting there. My position is titled Molder A. I am essentially a lead, material handler, machine operator, and quality inspector all wrapped up in one. I do share the position with one other person though. Makes things SO much easier. I can't imagine how he felt before I came along. He was doing all that by himself! At any rate, I really enjoy it and love going to work every day.

Did I yell FIRE!?

Yes, yes I did. Just this past Wednesday night, I came home to an apartment in my building on fire. I could see and smell only smoke. So I got my family out and called 911. Only 3 out of 4 tenants made it out. The 4th... well, he was the cause of the fire. So many times as a child was I told the dangers of smoking and smoking in bed. So many times as an adult I was told the same. So for a man in his 60's (I assume), it's hard to imagine that he actually did that. He must have fallen asleep while smoking. The mattress that was pulled from the apartment and left in the dumpster was a black charred mess. To make matters worse, we had to ride out a particularly nasty storm in our car (my boyfriend, my kids, and I) because the fire trucks were blocking the driveway and we weren't able to get into our apartment. The weather channel called it a Derecho. It spawned 3 tornados that touched down... in Wisconsin. What a wild night.

Anywho, that's all the new news from my end. How are all of YOU doing?

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2021

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So yeah, 2021. My how things have changed! I went from having a decent fulltime job, to a crappy fulltime job where I made more money, to a job I absolutely loved, to none at all. A lot can happen in a year. So, now that I am jobless, kids aren't in school, and I have a TON of free time on my hands, I thought "hey, lets get back to my roots!"


I gave up Facebook. I still have messenger so if you have me on there, you can still reach me that way. I can't handle all the stress anymore. I don't even peruse the news apps I had because there is just too much sadness in the world.


I took a few minutes to look around DA simply because I have been gone for so long. I no longer recognize this place! I have to admit that it looks dAmn good though. :D Before I lost my job, I managed to get a laptop that will do a few things, but I'm not sure of its limits. I don't have Photoshop anymore, though I am looking into it, once I am working again, that is.


So, what have I been up to? I have picked up a few more crafts to add to my repertoire. I am dabbling in card making (I love washi tape), and I have picked up felting. I also got really curious and downloaded Unreal Engine in hopes to learn how it works. I have been quite bored this past week. I have had 2 interviews and am waiting on the 3rd since it's on the 22nd. I have my fingers crossed!


I am not certain of what I have told everyone here anymore so I may repeat myself when I say that I got divorced in 2019 (I think). It's been me and the kids. I have started dating someone and we are gradually moving in together. Which is good because if I don't get paid by the 1st of July, well... yeah. Can't pay rent.


At any rate, I haven't changed much. Well, that could be a lie. I'm no where near as bitter as I used to be. I've been pretty happy even considering the pandemic. For now, I am going to spend some time getting back into this place. Hopefully uploading some art soon too!


I missed you all and still love ya bunches!

See ya around!

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