So sorry, you had to suffer like that. No major catastrophes here, but there is a bit of a "Towerish" mood in the air. I feel exhausted :-/
I love trompe-l'œil work and some of my artists friends do that really well too. Whimsy is important... life is serious enough already ;-)
I like your segway to your other amazing work. I'm going there now to read more and comment. I love your pieces about Tarot.