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It's been a litte bit....
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And yet, I've been drawing, every single day, without fail, and just haven't posted. I've mostly been doing a lot of character design for a personal side project dealing with some fairy tales...I've always been fascinated by them, and my husband and I got to talking one day, and came across this marvelous idea....
So now we're trying to make it a reality. I posted up B.J. today, and will probably post up 1-2 more while James and I are finalizing the draft/script over the next couple months. The rest will follow after, as a sort of Promo-bump, and previous ones will be released in color. I hope you enjoy!
I know most of what I've posted up here has been Science fiction/starwars art, but I would like to branch out and do other things. I have so many ideas in my head for stories I would like to write (at least 3-4) and would love to actually share those with you. Fear not, I will still draw and post up StarWars art. Incidentally, if there is stuff (from any genre) that you would like to see on my page, let me know!
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On a different note....I'm currently working on upgrades for my armor, and, even more exciting, my beloved husband has now joined the madness! I'm so excited! We cut out all of his armor plates last night, and I'll be teaching him to dish metal next week. and he should have a helmet coming in the mail sometime within the next 2 weeks or so.
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Thats all for now, peace out!
So now we're trying to make it a reality. I posted up B.J. today, and will probably post up 1-2 more while James and I are finalizing the draft/script over the next couple months. The rest will follow after, as a sort of Promo-bump, and previous ones will be released in color. I hope you enjoy!
I know most of what I've posted up here has been Science fiction/starwars art, but I would like to branch out and do other things. I have so many ideas in my head for stories I would like to write (at least 3-4) and would love to actually share those with you. Fear not, I will still draw and post up StarWars art. Incidentally, if there is stuff (from any genre) that you would like to see on my page, let me know!
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On a different note....I'm currently working on upgrades for my armor, and, even more exciting, my beloved husband has now joined the madness! I'm so excited! We cut out all of his armor plates last night, and I'll be teaching him to dish metal next week. and he should have a helmet coming in the mail sometime within the next 2 weeks or so.
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Thats all for now, peace out!
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A 5 mph tour of Kentucky....
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So, after several road delays, James and I succeeded in getting moved in, (and finally have the internet), and now I can post up this journal I've been sitting on, and tell the tale of our protracted road trip.
So, bright and squirrel-y on a chilly Tuesday morning, Adam, James and I set out,in search of adventure, and the great unknown! Maybe not so bright and squirrel-y....in fact, it might have been around 11....or 12.....(I do believe I married in to a very lovable family who are incapable of leaving for ANYWHERE on time, although there was a delay involving a frozen water pipe, and a stupid trailer hitch, but that is just BORING). But we set off with the hope and expectation of arriving in NC in 2 days, so we would have plenty of time to unpack before Adam's train back home left at 1:00am on Saturday morning.
When we finally got out on the road, as we were driving across country, I had the amusing idea of jotting down the things we saw the most of in each state...here goes!
As we left Kansas (huzzah! Goodbye grass! And More grass!) and passed in to Missouri, I eagerly looked around to see what would be different.....and I saw....a casino....a porn barn.....and antique mall.....a few more porn barns....more casinos.....extra antique malls....apparently, that makes up 90% of the business in MI. Puts a whole new spin on the "Show me" state...
Now, by a pure, lucky, one-in-a-million chance, it just happened that my wonderful grandparents happened to leave on a road trip in the same direction we were going about 2 hours before we did...(my grandma swears up and down this was a coincidence, but I have my suspicions) and they call us to warn us that there was really bad snow and ice up ahead, and we should stop in St. Louis for the night.
SO after arriving in St.Louis at about 6:00 or so, we were all pretty hungry. Right across the street from the hotel, there were 2 restaurants...one was a Red Lobster, the other was an Italian place called Augustino 's. We had a short debate about wither to go with the know quantity, or experiment...in the end, adventure won out, and we went Italian!
It was an absolutely LOVELY place (we felt under-dressed, but the whole staff was really nice), and as we were chatting up the waiter while we waited for our pasta, we found out that it was local and family owned (His grandparents had moved over to this country back in the 1940's, started a business, and had been in St. Louis ever since). After he brought out our food, we talked a little more, and we mentioned how good it was. With great pride, he told us that, as a special treat, his grandmother had decided to come in that evening, and had cooked our dinner. WOW. Let me tell you, you have NEVER had Italian pasta, until you have had it cooked by an 87-year old Italian Lady. What an experience!
Incidentally, would you believe there is NO good way to get a picture of the St. Louis Arch from the road? Too many overpasses....
We got up at about 6:30, and were on the road by 7:00....we were driving for about 2 hours, and had just crossed the border into Kentucky, when things started to go downhill. Traffic slowed to a stop. and it took us about 2 hours to get to a town called Paduka, where the highway was blocked off. It was COMPLETELY snow-logged. As we asked around, it turns out that (supposedly) about 100 cars went off the road the previous night, and they had called in the National Guard to help get people out. Supposedly. I have my doubts, since my grandparents apparently passed a group of them having a snowball fight. Doesn't seem that serious. And we saw no marks in the snow where cars had gone off the road either. Whatever they were really doing, it threw a monkey wrench in things.
After a 3 HOUR LAYOVER, they started letting people back on to the highway. Great! We were on it in no time. Unfortunately, traffic was moving slow. Really slow. As in, moving forward about a car length every 10-15 minutes. So we saw trees. Frozen swamp with poo colored water. Over and over again. All averaging about 4 miles an hour. It was like a statewide funeral procession. And all the while I was stressing, worrying about getting to NC in time for Adams train.
8 1/2 HOURS LATER....
It was 11:30 at night, and we finally made it to a hotel, about 50 miles from where we started. Worst. Time. Ever. Seriously. Its like enforced tourism. And you know what? 15 1/2 hours in the state, driving 5 miles an hour, and we didn't even see one KFC. NOT ONE. Ridiculous, right? We rested for the night, and took off at 7:00 in the morning.
AT LAST, we reached Tennessee....honestly, I don't remember much of that, because I slept thru most of the state. I do remember hills though (we were starting to get to the mountains), and rocks, and some of the coolest frozen rockcicles (ya know, when the ice is water-falling down the side of rock, and freezes? Looks awesome!). We made pretty good time though, crossed into North Carolina at about 2 in the afternoon.
We had a bit of a winding trip thru the mountains (it was absolutely stunning), and arrived at out new apartment in Charlotte at about 5:30 (my Dad was waiting there for us), and started unloading the truck. Dad, bless his heart, ordered us a couple pizzas, which was fortunate, since we really hadn't eaten anything since we left in the morning. We got everything unloaded, and he took Adam to the train station...we spent the weekend on unpacking (still working on that in fact), I started my new job within 4 days, and have been working hard for the two weeks since then....At&T finally installed the internet yesterday, so here I am telling you guys all about how things went!
So, bright and squirrel-y on a chilly Tuesday morning, Adam, James and I set out,in search of adventure, and the great unknown! Maybe not so bright and squirrel-y....in fact, it might have been around 11....or 12.....(I do believe I married in to a very lovable family who are incapable of leaving for ANYWHERE on time, although there was a delay involving a frozen water pipe, and a stupid trailer hitch, but that is just BORING). But we set off with the hope and expectation of arriving in NC in 2 days, so we would have plenty of time to unpack before Adam's train back home left at 1:00am on Saturday morning.
When we finally got out on the road, as we were driving across country, I had the amusing idea of jotting down the things we saw the most of in each state...here goes!
As we left Kansas (huzzah! Goodbye grass! And More grass!) and passed in to Missouri, I eagerly looked around to see what would be different.....and I saw....a casino....a porn barn.....and antique mall.....a few more porn barns....more casinos.....extra antique malls....apparently, that makes up 90% of the business in MI. Puts a whole new spin on the "Show me" state...
Now, by a pure, lucky, one-in-a-million chance, it just happened that my wonderful grandparents happened to leave on a road trip in the same direction we were going about 2 hours before we did...(my grandma swears up and down this was a coincidence, but I have my suspicions) and they call us to warn us that there was really bad snow and ice up ahead, and we should stop in St. Louis for the night.
SO after arriving in St.Louis at about 6:00 or so, we were all pretty hungry. Right across the street from the hotel, there were 2 restaurants...one was a Red Lobster, the other was an Italian place called Augustino 's. We had a short debate about wither to go with the know quantity, or experiment...in the end, adventure won out, and we went Italian!
It was an absolutely LOVELY place (we felt under-dressed, but the whole staff was really nice), and as we were chatting up the waiter while we waited for our pasta, we found out that it was local and family owned (His grandparents had moved over to this country back in the 1940's, started a business, and had been in St. Louis ever since). After he brought out our food, we talked a little more, and we mentioned how good it was. With great pride, he told us that, as a special treat, his grandmother had decided to come in that evening, and had cooked our dinner. WOW. Let me tell you, you have NEVER had Italian pasta, until you have had it cooked by an 87-year old Italian Lady. What an experience!
Incidentally, would you believe there is NO good way to get a picture of the St. Louis Arch from the road? Too many overpasses....
We got up at about 6:30, and were on the road by 7:00....we were driving for about 2 hours, and had just crossed the border into Kentucky, when things started to go downhill. Traffic slowed to a stop. and it took us about 2 hours to get to a town called Paduka, where the highway was blocked off. It was COMPLETELY snow-logged. As we asked around, it turns out that (supposedly) about 100 cars went off the road the previous night, and they had called in the National Guard to help get people out. Supposedly. I have my doubts, since my grandparents apparently passed a group of them having a snowball fight. Doesn't seem that serious. And we saw no marks in the snow where cars had gone off the road either. Whatever they were really doing, it threw a monkey wrench in things.
After a 3 HOUR LAYOVER, they started letting people back on to the highway. Great! We were on it in no time. Unfortunately, traffic was moving slow. Really slow. As in, moving forward about a car length every 10-15 minutes. So we saw trees. Frozen swamp with poo colored water. Over and over again. All averaging about 4 miles an hour. It was like a statewide funeral procession. And all the while I was stressing, worrying about getting to NC in time for Adams train.
8 1/2 HOURS LATER....
It was 11:30 at night, and we finally made it to a hotel, about 50 miles from where we started. Worst. Time. Ever. Seriously. Its like enforced tourism. And you know what? 15 1/2 hours in the state, driving 5 miles an hour, and we didn't even see one KFC. NOT ONE. Ridiculous, right? We rested for the night, and took off at 7:00 in the morning.
AT LAST, we reached Tennessee....honestly, I don't remember much of that, because I slept thru most of the state. I do remember hills though (we were starting to get to the mountains), and rocks, and some of the coolest frozen rockcicles (ya know, when the ice is water-falling down the side of rock, and freezes? Looks awesome!). We made pretty good time though, crossed into North Carolina at about 2 in the afternoon.
We had a bit of a winding trip thru the mountains (it was absolutely stunning), and arrived at out new apartment in Charlotte at about 5:30 (my Dad was waiting there for us), and started unloading the truck. Dad, bless his heart, ordered us a couple pizzas, which was fortunate, since we really hadn't eaten anything since we left in the morning. We got everything unloaded, and he took Adam to the train station...we spent the weekend on unpacking (still working on that in fact), I started my new job within 4 days, and have been working hard for the two weeks since then....At&T finally installed the internet yesterday, so here I am telling you guys all about how things went!
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On the move!
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So James and I are about 1/3 of the way to our new home (had to stop early, due to bad weather), but there are some perks....
I just ate the best pasta I have ever had in my life, cooked by an 87-year-old Italian lady, who has been cooking at this restaurant with her family since 1967.
So if your ever going thru St.Louis, make sure you stop by Agostino's.....Don't forget to wear a tie!
Now, we're gonna have a long day of driving ahead of us, but with any luck, we'll reach Charlotte tomorrow!
Incidentally, cruising down the highway sing Disney Toons and Weird Al Yankovic at the top of your lungs is super fun!
I just ate the best pasta I have ever had in my life, cooked by an 87-year-old Italian lady, who has been cooking at this restaurant with her family since 1967.
So if your ever going thru St.Louis, make sure you stop by Agostino's.....Don't forget to wear a tie!
Now, we're gonna have a long day of driving ahead of us, but with any luck, we'll reach Charlotte tomorrow!
Incidentally, cruising down the highway sing Disney Toons and Weird Al Yankovic at the top of your lungs is super fun!
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So much going on!
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Whoo-hoo!
So, James and I have turned in our two weeks at our current job, and are packing to move to North Carolina!!! I've already got a job lined up, and have a move in date for our new apt! Gotta say, I don't think I'm going to miss Kansas and its unpredictable weather....but, all our friends...big shout out to all of them, I will miss all you so much.
Looking forward so much to this move, can't wait to see Mom and Dad again! Btw, big thank you there as well, this move would not have been possible without them!
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That said, for all you here on dA, expect things to be a little crazy for a while. I will continue to draw, and post up work (I've already got something made for Valentines, so you'll have to check back for that). I've also got some pattern-y stuff in the works, so you may or may not get to see all that before we move.
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Now, I know not a lot of people respond to my journals, not sure if they aren't reading them or just have nothing to say, but, that said, what would the interest be if I started doing art commissions? Just curious.
So, James and I have turned in our two weeks at our current job, and are packing to move to North Carolina!!! I've already got a job lined up, and have a move in date for our new apt! Gotta say, I don't think I'm going to miss Kansas and its unpredictable weather....but, all our friends...big shout out to all of them, I will miss all you so much.
Looking forward so much to this move, can't wait to see Mom and Dad again! Btw, big thank you there as well, this move would not have been possible without them!
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That said, for all you here on dA, expect things to be a little crazy for a while. I will continue to draw, and post up work (I've already got something made for Valentines, so you'll have to check back for that). I've also got some pattern-y stuff in the works, so you may or may not get to see all that before we move.
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Now, I know not a lot of people respond to my journals, not sure if they aren't reading them or just have nothing to say, but, that said, what would the interest be if I started doing art commissions? Just curious.
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Going to (and have been) busy....
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...But I will keep trying to post stuff up. I know I've been a little rotten about it lately, but I'll try to do better. Starting with posting up 3 new items. Right now. Enjoy!
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Also, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas/New Years!
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I've recently taken up a bit (a lot) of an interest in Native American Warbonnets, and am getting the creative itch...might be something of that persuasion coming through the pipeline....Incidentally, turkey feathers take UNBELIEVABLE amounts of prep to make them ready/look-right....but I'm too stingy to fork over $7 a feather for the pre-prepped, hand painted ones they sell online....partially because that would be about $200, but also because I really do enjoy making things myself. Cross your fingers and wish me luck!
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Update in Mando-land! I am about this I---I close to being approvable...only a few things left to tweak, and my V2 should be ready to go!
*Need to make a neckseal, shouldn't be difficult, just something to cover the skin
when I turn my head.
*Need to get my knees fixed...they aren't in this shot, because I wasn't happy with
where they were sitting....nothing a little Velcro can't fix.
*Want to weather my gauntlets, wasn't done with it at the time of the photo-shoot
*Want to take in the shoulders just a bit, so that they are at an angle, rather than
sticking strait out. I remember reading somewhere that having them out like that
is supposed to help keep women from having the bobble head effect....completely
forgot till I got it all on that my shoulders are a little wider than the norm.
*Want to adjust the way my chest plates sit...looks fine, but doesn't feel quite
right....just have to pull them tighter up against my body.
*Debating removing the stomach plate....wasn't originally in my concept art for V2,
and I still don't really like having it there....interferes with my ability to eat pizza.
And, since these things are never really done...I'm already in the planning stages for V3. Starting by ordering a pair of absolutely lovely Westar-35's from Forgeprops.
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Awww, that's cute....I was going through cleaning up my old random art/pics/accumulated-junk here on DA, and stumbled across my excited post from my 2,000th pageveiw....
As a side note, sorry if anything you faved from way back in the day got deleted....I thought that it would b worthwhile to clean up most of my old stuff, since my art has progressed a lot since then. Although, since I AM somewhat nostalgic, I did keep the first three deviations I posted, back in 2007. I'm going to have to go back and do a "Re-Draw" of one of them for a side-by-side....might be fun! Thoughts, comments, opinions?
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Well, that should be about all for now, peace out!
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Also, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas/New Years!
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I've recently taken up a bit (a lot) of an interest in Native American Warbonnets, and am getting the creative itch...might be something of that persuasion coming through the pipeline....Incidentally, turkey feathers take UNBELIEVABLE amounts of prep to make them ready/look-right....but I'm too stingy to fork over $7 a feather for the pre-prepped, hand painted ones they sell online....partially because that would be about $200, but also because I really do enjoy making things myself. Cross your fingers and wish me luck!
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Update in Mando-land! I am about this I---I close to being approvable...only a few things left to tweak, and my V2 should be ready to go!
*Need to make a neckseal, shouldn't be difficult, just something to cover the skin
when I turn my head.
*Need to get my knees fixed...they aren't in this shot, because I wasn't happy with
where they were sitting....nothing a little Velcro can't fix.
*Want to weather my gauntlets, wasn't done with it at the time of the photo-shoot
*Want to take in the shoulders just a bit, so that they are at an angle, rather than
sticking strait out. I remember reading somewhere that having them out like that
is supposed to help keep women from having the bobble head effect....completely
forgot till I got it all on that my shoulders are a little wider than the norm.
*Want to adjust the way my chest plates sit...looks fine, but doesn't feel quite
right....just have to pull them tighter up against my body.
*Debating removing the stomach plate....wasn't originally in my concept art for V2,
and I still don't really like having it there....interferes with my ability to eat pizza.
And, since these things are never really done...I'm already in the planning stages for V3. Starting by ordering a pair of absolutely lovely Westar-35's from Forgeprops.
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Awww, that's cute....I was going through cleaning up my old random art/pics/accumulated-junk here on DA, and stumbled across my excited post from my 2,000th pageveiw....
As a side note, sorry if anything you faved from way back in the day got deleted....I thought that it would b worthwhile to clean up most of my old stuff, since my art has progressed a lot since then. Although, since I AM somewhat nostalgic, I did keep the first three deviations I posted, back in 2007. I'm going to have to go back and do a "Re-Draw" of one of them for a side-by-side....might be fun! Thoughts, comments, opinions?
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Well, that should be about all for now, peace out!
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