pikaland

Have you visited pikaland yet?
If not you really should, it’s a fantastic resource for illustrators and those who love it. If you have been there then you’ll know why I’m so thrilled to have been featured in pikaland last Thursday. (Big thank-you to the mayor of pikaland!).

Amy of re:makeables fame launched pikaland earlier this year, and has quickly created a “place to be”. And it’s pretty! Really pretty.

She really caught my attention recently with one of her lovely illustrations for Illustration Friday. The theme was “leap” and she spoke about making the leap from her fulltime job/career, to becoming a self employed arty type. It was a perfect topic for her that week, and it reminded me of when I was going through the same thing a year and a half ago and the week’s IF theme was “change”. It seemed incredibly prophetic at the time, and if you’re a fan of The Alchemist, then you’ll understand what I mean when I say I felt like I was suppose to read the omens.

Just this week I’ve been emailing with Amy about my experiences during that period. It’s bringing up lots of memories about that time, and I’ve been looking back through my posts too…
- agonising over my future (rambling post)
- actually quitting my job (in Spring)
- and the fear that arose in the time between quitting and actually leaving work (my “change” illustration)

It’s all there. Funnily, I got a shock when I realised it’s been a year and a half since then. It still feels like it was about 4 months ago. Honestly.

Anyway, I’m so excited for Amy; the mayor of pikaland and queen of re:makeables. I’m re-living all the feelings I had, only this time they’re for her and I’m leaving out all the fear and anxiety, and enjoying all the fun and excitement… because I know that she’ll never look back!