moonlightmyst"I Dreamt of Brighter Days", 2012<br> <br> I continue to transition my <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> from <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/deviantart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deviantart</a> to <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/Pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a>. <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/AIhasDestroyedArtPlatforms?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIhasDestroyedArtPlatforms</a> such as Deviant Art for me. And unlike most other platforms, I greatly appreciate the freedom of the <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/Fediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a>, including the lack of data collection, or the lack of algorithms dictating what we see, think or feel. <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/HelloPixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HelloPixelfed</a>. <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/GoodbyeDeviantArt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoodbyeDeviantArt</a>.<br> <br> This is more of a <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/photomanipulation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photomanipulation</a> than a <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/digitalpainting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalpainting</a> - though there are touch ups. Originally, when I created this, it was meant to represent how I was feeling at the same, particularly during February, one of the most <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/depressing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#depressing</a> months. And now I reflect on how much has changed. Though I have experienced <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/dark?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dark</a> days, I have also learned the value and necessity of finding meaning (i.e., finding <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/alifeworthliving?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alifeworthliving</a>). This can be anything from arts, nature, crafts, activities, hobbies, meditation, relationships and so on. Reflecting back on 2012, I am happy to say that life is much more bright nowadays. However, life would not be so bright without those dark days.<br> <br> "Suffering should be creative.<br> Should give birth to something<br> good and lovely." -Chinua Achebe<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/digitalart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/death?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#death</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/depression?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#depression</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/mentalhealth?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/despair?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#despair</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/sadness?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sadness</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/emotionalart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emotionalart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/medieval?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medieval</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/womeninart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#womeninart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/womenartists?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#womenartists</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/vultures?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vultures</a> <br> <br> ________<br> CREDITS:<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/Woman?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Woman</a> - <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/faestock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.deviantart.com/faestock</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/DeadTree?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeadTree</a> and background - <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/the-night-bird/art/Dead-Tree-BG-262525390" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.deviantart.com/the-night-bird/art/Dead-Tree-BG-262525390</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/Vulture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vulture</a> - <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/piratelotus-stock/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.deviantart.com/piratelotus-stock/</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/Rats?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rats</a> - <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/harpyen/art/rats-147716090" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.deviantart.com/harpyen/art/rats-147716090</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/Skull?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Skull</a> - <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/aleuranthropy/art/Skull-Stock-Photo-05-41426441" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.deviantart.com/aleuranthropy/art/Skull-Stock-Photo-05-41426441</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/Bones?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bones</a> - https://www.deviantart.com/mjranum-stock/art/Bones-2-66682764