{"id":1894,"date":"2011-01-25T22:51:24","date_gmt":"2011-01-25T22:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?p=1894"},"modified":"2023-12-28T16:43:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T16:43:12","slug":"turtle-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/01\/turtle-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Turtle Of The Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1895\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1895 \" title=\"Turtle of the Month\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/turtle-jan.jpg?resize=440%2C559\" alt=\"Turtle of the Month\" width=\"440\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/turtle-jan.jpg?w=440&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/turtle-jan.jpg?resize=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 85vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turtle of the Month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I have a strange, and very compelling, longing to draw a turtle a month. Not with pencil, but in a graphics program.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know where this idea is going, but it absolutely has to be expressed!<\/p>\n<p>So, here it is: January&#8217;s Turtle Of The Month.<\/p>\n<p><em>Unfortunately, there was only one turtle. My bipolar brain wasn&#8217;t medicated at this time, and it was prone to go on wild creative adventures, like inventing the exciting idea of turtles of the month. I couldn&#8217;t keep myself at the level of creativity needed to create more than one turtle, though. See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/02\/bipolar-dragonfly-in-purple-and-green\/\">Dragonfly In Purple And Green.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a strange, and very compelling, longing to draw a turtle a month. Not with pencil, but in a graphics program. I don&#8217;t know where this idea is going, but it absolutely has to be expressed! So, here it is: January&#8217;s Turtle Of The Month. Unfortunately, there was only one turtle. 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