Well It has been a while since I have been active on here, allot has been going on in my life. Most recently is my move to Florida. Wow what a change from Alaska lol. I miss the mountains allot and looking out at the ocean every day but I am really enjoying the heat and the diversity of Florida. I don’t plan to stay here forever but for now it is a welcome change of scenery and change is a good thing, keeps us from getting complacent. I have just been certified to dive recently so I am hoping to have some cool pictures to post one day. I am also working on getting my shop set up and hope to be back to carving very soon, been missing that. One thing I am really excited about being down here is all the art classes that are available, that is the one area that was really lacking in Alaska. Some of you might wonder why Florida? let’s just say that love is in the air take care all.

Depression is such a wonderful thing... NOT. Some of you may have noticed that I have not been around for a couple of months. When I get depressed I have a tendency to withdraw into myself and shut out the rest of the world. It started with an aunt of mine losing her foot to a botched surgery and we all thought that might be it for her. As it is she will never go home now, her daughter does not want to be bothered with taking of her and is selling her home. Then after that a man I have known all my life and in some ways was a grandfather to me passed away. I work at the hardware store that he and my actual grandfather started together. It is rather strange knowing that he will not be coming around the store. He was always a very pleasant man with something good to say at all times. I will miss him a great deal. As if that was not enough I twisted my ankle and was not able to walk much for a couple weeks and am now just getting back to work. On top of all this I have been inundated with requests to carve wolf charms to the point that when I sat down to carve I felt guilty if I was not carving charms, so I just stopped carving all together. Which is not a good thing, carving is something I truly enjoy and is part of what keeps me sane. I do take it as a great complement that people want me to carve wolf charms for them but there are just too many requests coming in and I have never done well with repetitiveness in my life of any kind. Could be why I have never stayed with a job more than four years. Any way no more wolf charms. I have taken a hold of my boot straps and am pulling my sorry butt out of the pity pot but it is a slow process at times. I have also started carving again which is a great help and in some ways so is putting down my thoughts here. Take care all and have a great and happy holiday season.

Seams I am getting more requests for charms which is great but I am having trouble keeping track of communications via DA messages and notes so if you would like me to carve something for you please e-mail me at akkid1963@yahoo.com

I really appreciate the interest in my carvings. I take it as a great complement when someone asks me to carve something for them or just takes the time to look at my work. So to all of you thank you so much.

Well I just got back from Vernon BC, Canada were I went through a 6 day jade working work shop. I had a blast and really enjoyed myself. Working with jade was great, I can see doing it again but on the down side I can see myself spending a good chunk of money just to get set up with some tools to do jade work. Oh well that’s the way it goes and I really don't mind because I am kind of a tool junky lol. See ya on the flip side

I hope everyone New Year has been a great one so far. It has been good around here and there seems no reason for it to be otherwise. I just wanted to say hi to you all seems like work and after work projects keep me away from my art work and here (other than just popping in). I hope to change that but I have never been real good at time management lol but am working on it. Talk to you all later.