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This past weekend, After midnight, I found out that my father had passed away. his health had been ....precarious...for a while. but every time he'd been told he was going to die, or his odds for surviving a surgery was less than 50%, he made it. For 18 years or more he continued to beat the odds. You'd think that would prepare you, don't you?
In less then 24 hours I was packed up and on my way down to Long Island. I live in NH. My daughter wanted to come with me and I told her no. I'm still torn about that, but she's only 8.
In some ways I feel like i'm completely useless down here, but I couldn't NOT be down here, so i'm finding other things that i can do. I've just completed 2 collages for my fathers wake and i plan on making another. I also set up a fundraiser for his widow, my stepmother. They've been living on the edge for so long, that when my moms upstairs neighbors (who lost someone almost literally the same day as I did) suggested a fundraiser at gofundme.com, that's what I did. Anything I can do to help. I know my dad and his wife didn't have much. They almost had to do without heat this winter...
Sadly, the fundraiser hasn't brought in much. My mom doesn't understand why, since her upstairs neighbors had thousands of dollars in only 5 hours. We've only gotten $300 in 24 hours. I keep trying to explain to her that her landlord was in the news. People knew who he was.
All I know is that, whatever we get will help, no matter how little. and its at least something I can do to help my stepmother. I can't stay down here after its' all done, and I don't know how things are going to go for her. Thankfully she has her own mother for support.
Just on the offchance, I will post that fundraiser here...
Don O'Shea Memorial Fund
In less then 24 hours I was packed up and on my way down to Long Island. I live in NH. My daughter wanted to come with me and I told her no. I'm still torn about that, but she's only 8.
In some ways I feel like i'm completely useless down here, but I couldn't NOT be down here, so i'm finding other things that i can do. I've just completed 2 collages for my fathers wake and i plan on making another. I also set up a fundraiser for his widow, my stepmother. They've been living on the edge for so long, that when my moms upstairs neighbors (who lost someone almost literally the same day as I did) suggested a fundraiser at gofundme.com, that's what I did. Anything I can do to help. I know my dad and his wife didn't have much. They almost had to do without heat this winter...
Sadly, the fundraiser hasn't brought in much. My mom doesn't understand why, since her upstairs neighbors had thousands of dollars in only 5 hours. We've only gotten $300 in 24 hours. I keep trying to explain to her that her landlord was in the news. People knew who he was.
All I know is that, whatever we get will help, no matter how little. and its at least something I can do to help my stepmother. I can't stay down here after its' all done, and I don't know how things are going to go for her. Thankfully she has her own mother for support.
Just on the offchance, I will post that fundraiser here...
Don O'Shea Memorial Fund
Sorry guys - state of the Dragon Press...
I haven't been keeping up with this very well. i've got a TON of new art that has not been uploaded here. To be honest, if it weren't for a few faithful friends on here ( waves at *dragondoodle (https://www.deviantart.com/dragondoodle) and several others ) I don't know if I'd still be posting anything since I haven't been getting much interaction :( It's kinda depressing. But for those of you that still read these, still look and comment and fave, thank you very much! I'm still trying to post things for ya! sorry about the long periods of silence in between...I'm trying to be better.
You'll note that most of my art lately has been supernatural related - i've been in an art slu
Huge Breath of Relief...
I am feeling such a sense of relief right now.
I kinda had a scare and i hadn’t even told anyone in my family that i was getting checked for breast cancer today...i’d found a weird lump and some sort of sore and considering family history, I was frickin’ freaked.
But i put on my YANA shirt and headed out this morning. had a pleasant talk about the shirt and the AKF campaign too with the receptionist and walked out with a clean bill of health.
and a medical recommendation for a reduction in size, which i’m all for.
I take my victories where i can get ‘em
Devious Journal Entry
Was wondering if I should add the other 3 parts to Katie Powers Adventure in Time and Space on here. there have been like, 100 views each to the other parts, but not sure anyone's actually interested or if they clicked because of tags, looked and said "never mind...."
what do you think, my loyal viewers?
I filled a sketchbook for the first time in years!
I can’t believe I’m about to fill up a sketchbook. Like, seriously, i haven’t just kept a sketchbook in YEARS. These days, all my designs and roughs are usually on scrap paper before I transfer them to nice paper. All of which is loose and then floating around the house.
I have 3 unfinished sketchbooks (one from 15 YEARS ago) floating around the house....
But now, NOW: I have a sketchbook that is 5 pages away from being filled up. I started it last spring. Out of curiosity, I took a look through it and worked up a breakdown.
74 filled pages. 41 of which are supernatural related. And I actually managed to refrain from rip
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My family held an auction to fund my nephew's funeral. We asked local businesses for donations we could auction off and we got a local screen printing company to make t shirts at a very low price to sell.
We got enough to cover the funeral costs, but had to wait a couple years to buy a headstone. It really helped. I hope this helps you.
We got enough to cover the funeral costs, but had to wait a couple years to buy a headstone. It really helped. I hope this helps you.