I made a 12X12 ink and acrylic painting for my daughters 20th Birthday.. inspired by an image of some intense metal work I saw online.. there's about 24 solid hours worth of focused work here...
Doing this kind of activity is like active meditation to me. A catharsis (minus the crying) while I ponder the vastness of the universe above, and the depths of the one within..
A gift of time and devotion that hopefully means more to my girl than a trinket or card full of money, that's easily tossed, spent ...and forgotten.