It's my birthday. I'm 40 years old.

AND

it is my wedding anniversary!

I have found myself with a fascination for Ebay and how it works. I have had a great time so far. Not much of a shopper, I havent bought much...but some.

I always encourage other artists to support your industry and buy from your fellow artist.

I have bought and traded ATC's and ACEO's for a while now...and it is a good way to have a little collection and to also give some encouragement to other artists.

We often suffer from a huge number of  doubts...a sale means the world.

Self taught artists especially , often need this kind of validation.

It can be a huge scary step to go from a hobbyist to calling yourself an artist, and selling your work.

Almost all self taught artists that I know, would disagree when others called them an artist for a long time until they themselves could finally feel confident enough to say "Yes...I am an artist."