I post all my art works here in chronological order, so this yearly collage should be here too.

2021 was a VERY difficult year (oh, but I just didn't know WHAT was waiting for me ahead and WHAT the Year of the Tiger had in store for me...🤡). But I have gradually come to terms with the fact that recently all the most significant and important events in my life have been exclusively negative and difficult. (Who knows WHAT kind of moral and emotional HELL I had to endure that fall because of the terrible diagnosis of a dear family member and how many tears I shed - they knows). And, unfortunately, I know for sure that this is not the end. And when in such hard times the people whose support you especially needed, whom you considered the closest, ignore you, disappear or go into an alcoholic stupor... this did not add strength either.
And if we talk about POSITIVE moments... probably, you can count them on your fingers, and it will be something like ‘swam alone in the sea’, ‘ate a very tasty curd cheese’, ‘bought a beautiful new shiny spoon’, ‘fed the titmice’, ‘met with my favorite friends’... But it is from such little things that something bright and big is formed, something so warm and enveloping-calming, something that gives strength and keeps you afloat. Well, and the pills, of course. Which is probably the MOST positive moment - the treatment continues and my health, physical, and, most importantly (!) mental, is getting better and stronger every day. And I can do physical exercises again without falling over from fatigue after two squats and listen to my favorite music and watch touching films without the fear of crying for a week after that 😅

From the positive-CREATIVE moments:
🎨 The skill and speed of drawing are growing. And I myself already notice this, and this is a very good sign :3
⏳ I finished a couple of large drawings-debts, which I had been laying around for a veeeery long time and kept stirring my soul .... but there are still a few left.
👥 This year I took part in full-fledged collaborations for the first time and they also became my first sold full-fledged YCH's.
📅 And the most significant, probably, is that this year I took part in a printed project for the first time - I drew fan art for the Сartoon Tiger Calendar 2022! A very difficult, but VERY interesting experience!

As they say, Life is a series of losses and gains. And it would seem that I can only complain and recount the losses... but they always go hand in hand with gains. Even if we do not notice them. And the main ones are experience, knowledge and some (sometimes very important and necessary) rethinking. 🙏💫