Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year everyone!

Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years. I certainly did which is why this is my first post of the year for 2011. Yes so new starts, new beginnings, new resolutions and new projects. I know some people don't believe in making resolutions as they think its cheesy or because they set themselves impossible goals which they end up breaking, but I believe in making them. I think it's a good way to focus the mind to the year ahead and clearly thinking about where you want to be in 12 months time. So I've made mine... well its more like a 'to do list' but in brief I have decided to start setting myself various little projects through out the coming months so I can learn some new skills, some new software packages and of course improve upon my existing skills.

So far I've been taking baby steps as I've been finding it really hard to stay motivated in the past few months since returning from China because No.1 I'd burnt myself out creatively and just needed a break. No.2 I've been too busy partying, catching up with friends and family, and visiting Sweden. No.3 I've been trying to figure out my next move.

Anyway I've decided that for the moment, my main aims are to improve upon my existing animation skills and just do more of my own experiments and work. I've already started on a little animation which I might use for my showreel and I've also decided to learn more about storyboarding and drawing for animation as I feel that there's still alot to learn in those areas. Plus of course I've made all the regular resolutions like learn a new language (I've chosen French because French animation is awesome and it would be cool to one day work either in France or Cananda) and of course hit the gym - my mincepie diet over the Christmas Season has not been kind O_o

But all in all I'm feelin pretty positive about the year ahead. I hope to achieve and learn a lot over the coming months.

All the best

Maria Xx