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Fewer Uploads

Hello!  I’m not dead 🙂 . I wanted to address the slower uploads.  I’m making significant progress towards my book ‘The Skycoast Redemption.’  As I’m not uploading individual chapters here, it makes it seem as if my pace of work has come to a near halt.  Additionally, most of my visual art has been off-brand or for other purposes in 2023.

Archives

Here is over a decade of Anchorwind works.  I’ve attempted to have some loose themes you may notice.

2009-2019 – The Ten Years of Tragedy
2020 – A Year of Introspection
2021 – A Year of Healing
2022 – A Year of Intention
2023 – A Year of Forgiveness
2024 – A Year of Courage
 

Mind - Long Thoughts

My Long Thoughts can be roughly broken down into four categories:

Dear Diary – One-off pieces that are written impromptu, with minimal editing or planning.  These pieces are raw and give a snapshot of where I am at the time.

Observational – These are pieces of me thinking or discussing what I see and feel, often about the USA.

Introspective – These are pieces of me talking about myself and how I interact with the world around me.

Inspirational – These are pieces designed to be thought-provoking,  and are generally positive (but not always).

Mind - Short Thoughts

My Short Thoughts are not an organized collection of pieces in comparison to my Long Thoughts.  My Short Thoughts contain thoughts on language, fragments of poetry,  commentary on current events,  and other tidbits that didn’t warrant a developed piece of work.

Language Observations – Thoughts on words, real and fictitious, and how they are used.

Mental Scraps – A loose collection of thoughts and writings, including poetry, that need no further development.

One Ping Only – Ideas that are harmless or brief that was worth mentioning but don’t need long elaboration.

Ears - Mother Machine
Ears - Other Story Projects

Tempora Heroica | 2012
Combat II : The Aftermath
 | 2011 – 2012
Combat | 2011

Ears - Misc. Sounds

The Ambidustrial Sessions | 2014 – 2016
Revisited Stories | 2013 – 2015
The Deep Sessions | 2013 – 2018
The Stardust Lounge | 2011 – 2017
Polyamorous | 2011 – Present
Dissenting Corridors | Unknown – 2011

There is a special project, that gets worked on when the stars (schedules) align, a collaborative effort with The HeartGrinder.

The AnchorGrinder Project / 2012 – Present

Eyes - A New Beginning

Perhaps late 2019 but certainly into 2020, I didn’t want to focus on the negative aspects of the message as much.  I tried to channel more positivity into my work consciously.  The break was noticeable, and here we are.  The format is still primarily the same, so I leave it as ‘The Alone Series,’ but it’s the Second Age of The Alone Series.

The full project page is Here

Eyes - Ten Years of Tragedy

The Alone Series started due to VA Therapy. I was to chronicle things in a journal, and that became my first book. In an effort to learn to focus my thoughts better I began making captioned digital art, and the Alone Series was born. Each gallery has a rough theme and kind of shows where was in life at the time.  The Ten Years of Tragedy represents a negative focus in my works:  anger, despair, hopelessness, and more.

(18) The Post-500 Journal / 501-558 | Jan 2017 – Oct 2019
(17) Mistrust / 477-500 | September – November 2016
(16) Irrelevance / 433-476 | December 2015 – August 2016
(15) Legacy of Loneliness / 376-432 | July – December 2015
(14) The End of an Era / 369-375 | June – July 2015
(13) Operation Reset Button / 356-368 | April – June 2015
(12) Invalidation / 311-355 | December 2013 – April 2015
(11) Double-Edged Vacuum / 294-310 | July – December 2013
(10) The Truth / 277-293 | April – July 2013
(9) The Wounded / 228-276 | June 2012 – April 2013
(8) The Invisible / 188-227 | September 2011 – June 2012
(7) Resignation / 162-187 | March – August 2011
(6) The Voice / 152-161 | January – March 2011
(5) The Fool / 142-151 | October 2010 – January 2011
(4) The Middle Path / 124-141 | August – October 2010
(3) Lessons for the Pre-Deceased / 100-123 | March – July 2010
(2) The Poet / 80 – 99 | October 2009 – March 2010
(1) From War to Wisdom / 1-79 | April – October 2009

Eyes - Misc. Visuals

While I have tried to improve on my Alone Series pieces, as seen here:

Remastered Gen 1
Remastered Gen 2
and I have tried to give them positive messages, as seen here:
The Together Series

I also tried to be positive here:

The Dreamer

not all my works are just The Alone series.  I do other things sometimes, random things:

And Now For Something Completely Different
And Now For Something Completely Different 2

I also like working with other people:

Throwback Thursday
Tribute Art
Collaborations

Guild Wars was also a pretty big deal for a while.  We had a small, but good team.

The Art of the Quin

I did express myself in other ways too.

Self : The Gallery

Search by Theme

In addition to the above sorting (Categories) you can click here to browse my works by theme.  Certain themes include ‘Joy’ ‘Forgiveness’ ‘Dance’ ‘Landscape’ and more.