I actually was planning an entirely different animation...a very complicated one that needed me to create and rig some 2d characters in Toon Boom Harmony. Over a very long and unproductive weekend, in my sketchbook where I was trying to think up some animated monsters, I was frustrated and drew a little sketch of myself and how I was feeling at that moment.
When Heather got home from the weekend, and I had basically no progress, she saw my little sketch and loved it. She said that's what my animation should be. I thought back to that Facebook post, and it all clicked into place. I often tell my students that sometimes it's the tangental ideas, the ones you sketched out in a flash and discarded, that become the best projects. That also shows the importance of having a sketch book, and exploring your ideas on paper first. The computer sucks the soul of out ideas and it's too easy to get tunnel vision when you're staring at a monitor looking for that flash of inspiration.
The show has been running about a month and today is it's last day. I wasn't able to see it in person, but hopefully the Art League will post some photos online. It's a fun first dip into this new world of art exhibitions.