*WildSpiritWolf

Whee, it's been awhile since I've updated my journal and I feel that it's high time to do so. There's a couple things I wanted to cover in this entry and I think I'll start with the Photobucket issue.

Art theives have long since been reposting artists' stuff on their Photobucket accounts, and since Photobucket offers a print service, it's very, very easy for other people to make money off of art that is not theirs.

Here's an article that sums up the situation nicely: [link]

And the petition you can sign to put an end to this: [link]



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Commission work has been going well for me. I've been working harder at getting through my list and I sincerely apologize to everyone who has been waiting for so long. Traveling and the holidays set me back quite a bit at the end of last year and I'm now striving to put more effort into getting them done in a more timely fashion. They will all get done, I promise I'm not ignoring your order. And if you feel that I have, drop me a note and ask me about your commissionns status. I'll be happy to reply.

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So yeah, commission work has pretty much been my life lately. At night and in the evenings in my spare time I've taken to reading Shakespeare. I became interested in his works back when I first read Susan Cooper's King of Shadows a few years ago. Honestly, who can read that book and not find at least a little interest in themselves for Shakespeare and everything that he is. Cooper's book really brings him to life and shows how magical his plays and writings are.

As worthy as his plays are of study, they are written in in old English and poetic verse which is very pretty but makes it very hard to grasp the concepts as well as the subtelties of many of the scenes. Sooo, I've taken to reading through each of the plays with their corresponding Cliffs Notes companion pamphlets. They make everything so much easier to undertsand and lay out all the plotlines and themes that Shakespeare so eloquently works into each of his plays. So far I've made it though A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest.

I'm also reading through multiple Shakespeare biographies and I love the success story of Shakespeare's life. He started out as a young man with but a few coins in his pocket as he started out for London. Several years and many plays later, he was a wealthy land owner and had made quite the name for himself. From the information we have, he was a mild mannered, easy going gentleman and I would love to have known him.

Unfortunately, none of my friends share my enthusiasm for the genius that is Shakespeare so I'd love to know if any of you have an interest in and read Shakespeare for pleasure. I'd love to hear what you have to say and if there's any books or websites that you can recommend.



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