My art quilting pal wolfsilveroak over on live journal posted the link to this and it is really worth sharing. If you, or someone you know battles to function in spite of a disability everyday please share it with them. "The spoon theory"

It is priceless, and the link to the store has some great shirts and etc to help support the website " But you don't look sick"....

This post is for my daughter Ramie, age 34, who battles to live her life in spite of having MS and Sarcoidosis every day, some days she charges into her day more fearlessly than others....but she keeps going regardless. I don't know how she does it, 6 years so far of chronic pain, neuropathy, migraines and fatigue off the charts and everyone telling her she doesn't look sick..... I would have popped someone in the nose long before this, trust me.

If you are lucky enough to be healthy, read it anyway and the next time you meet someone who has a disability, give them one of your spoons would ya?

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I found this cool instructional DVD set in my wanderings today, 5 DVDs, 43 hours of video instruction for a mere $45, I looked at the sample videos.... VERY cool! I am ordering a set for me and a set for my almost son-in-law. I am self taught in my drawing and I know I have a lot to learn, my son-in-law is more advanced than me in figure drawing but my daughter assures me he will love these. It's called The Structure Of Man, and at $45 this is almost a gift of information. Let's face it, drawing books tend to be lacking when it comes to this stuff. I can hardly wait to get my set.  I don't know the guy who produced these, but if the whole set is like the samples.... he deserves help getting the word out on what he has produced so he can make some money for his efforts. If you want to improve your own figure drawing skills, go check them out using the link in this post, I think you will agree with me, the set is a bargain.

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My daughter, DelusionalAngel made the following gift for me. It is a chain maille piece that includes (about as close as she could get to) suns in it. This kind of artistry is difficult for many people, it's very tedious to do. The importance of the fact that she made this for me is amplified by the fact she has MS, and has not had one symptom (or pain) free day since 2001. I will cherish it always, and plan to have it mounted in a frame. It is approx 8" x 8". The second pic is a closeup of one of the sections so you can see the work that went into this piece. Beautiful eh? Want something made? She does do commissions, for the standard rates (not rates based on her time, because she tends to be slower about it since she only works on it on her better days, so allow for this if you need something by a certain date). If you want a small piece she does some cool bracelets for $25-$50, look her up on vox.

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