Hey everyone, here's a quick little update from me before we head into 2017.

First of all, I was originally going to submit an animation for the 11 Second Club for this month, but because of a report deadline and Christmas/New Year's happening in the same month, I couldn't start working on it until fairly late into the month, and it's evident that I won't be able to finish what I've done so far in time for the submission - which is a real shame, considering how long it's been since I've animated something.

However, I plan to change that in 2017. Once the next 11 Second Club competition starts in January, I'm going to make an effort to get an animated piece submitted for that one and each one afterwards - as well as look for more animation projects floating around. I'll still be working hard in my Master's course, but I feel that there have been more than enough inactive periods from me and I now need to fix that more than ever in 2017 by maintaining a consistent flow of producing something a bit more meaty - on top of improving my skills.

As we go into 2017, we need to look on the positive side. 2016 has been quite the downer with the celebrity deaths and political hoo-hah, but we shouldn't let that keep us down as we enter the new year - we need to be brave and keep our heads held high, even if it sounds scary.

Happy New Year everyone, and thank you all for supporting me through 2016. I'll leave you with this quote from Gravity Falls:

Dipper: "Ready to head into the unknown?"
Mabel: "Nope... Let's do it."