January is over at last. Never a popular month, coming as it does after the bright lights and festive excitements of Christmas. The first month of the year encourages us to look back and also look forwards - hence its name: "Ruler of new beginnings, gates and doors, the first hour of the day, the first day of the month, and the first month of the year, the Roman god Janus gave January its name. He was pictured as two-headed and situated so that one head looked forward into the new year while the other took a retrospective view. Janus also presided over the temple of peace, where the doors were opened only during wartime. It was a place of safety, where new beginnings and new resolutions could be forged, just as the New Year is a time for new objectives and renewed commitments to long-term goals." http://www.mythicjourneys.org/calendar_january.html I think it only appropriate this latest edition of the Computer Animation Arts PWTM focuses on the work ...