tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70982249047990197402024-02-07T18:27:45.214-08:00Seven ShadesSeven different shades of whiteE.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-39834069011869145482013-05-21T10:29:00.000-07:002013-05-21T10:30:41.038-07:00StretchingI recently had the good fortune to reconnect with a friend I made around the time that I moved to the city, but with whom I had lost contact because of our drastically different work schedules. Our reunion has been a rewarding one, and we've been having infrequent loads of fun ever since.<br />
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Last night, she and another close friend of mine got together for a ladies' night out. Now, we're all rather introverted people, but also happily identify as nerds/geeks/weird ladies, so conversation was slightly halting but quite engaging. Until we got to the subject of the subconscious.<br />
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I can't remember if it started with talk about dreams or not (it could have been our attempts to figure out our personal D&D stats to find out what our classes in real life were; BIG fun), but we were discussing the various fascinations of the subconscious and how one might interpret such curious aspects of the mind when I began to recall a talent I had developed some years ago but hadn't used in some time. I used to be able to 'read' people. Now, like then, I am inclined to preface this by saying that this is not a hokey spiritual thing; I'm not psychic or reading your aura or magically gleaning anything from your person. I just look at a person, consider the impression that they make on me, and begin rattling off about aspects their personality reminds me of. Sometimes I get strong impressions. Sometimes I just get a few images in my mind. Last night, I was able to revisit this ability, and it was incredibly therapeutic. After sharing my impressions with my two friends, I felt released; like I'd been confined for too long and was finally able to stretch. I felt worn, like I'd just got done exercising some long-unused muscles. It was glorious, and I like to think my friends had a good time of it as well. From what I could tell, my perceptions rang fairly true. I even found that I could do it without the person needing to be present (I 'read' one of their spouses).<br />
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I don't suppose this much matters to anyone who is not me or who doesn't want one of my strange readings, but, like with my last post, I felt the need to share. To get it recorded and put up somewhere. I'm on this honesty kick, and putting out details of my life that speak to who I am and how desperately weird I happen to be is rather liberating. Thus the sharing.<br />
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Oh, and I did a sketch the other night. It was fun. First time I'd used my tablet in a while. I need to keep using that thing.<br />
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<br />E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-71316442398333976552013-05-19T23:24:00.001-07:002013-05-19T23:24:35.923-07:00Dreaming AloudThough this blog has been utilized mostly for the posting of visual art since its conception, it may come as a surprise to my small collection of readers (those who do not know me personally) that I fancy myself a bit of a storyteller as well. I am by no means a great writer, nor am I terribly accomplished. But sometimes I jot down a few ideas with the whimsical notion of a distant future in which I might see them published on a page for all the world to see. Of course, this would require a great deal of time, effort, and not a little monetary support. As I am typically busy, quite skint, and uncommonly lazy, I tend to consider this dream of mine woefully out of reach. But sometimes I sit down at my computer, and I am overcome with a compulsion to create something. Often times, my inner critic will squash this idea immediately. I haven't planned or prepared enough; I'm not skilled enough to put together anything worth reading. And even if I did produce anything, what would I do with it? How could I ever be satisfied enough with it to share with anyone?<br />
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Tonight, I decided to ignore my inner critic. After a little musical inspiration, I came up with the briefest of scenes from a little fanfiction I've been conceptualizing over the past couple of months. I was so proud of the little slice of text that, even though it has been through no real thought or editing, I wished to share it with someone. Anyone. But not to draw too much attention to it. Just to put it out there in the world. Tack it up on a wall where anyone so inclined might give it a cursory glance or even a quick read. But where?<br />
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That was when I remembered that I had a blog. An art blog, no less. And though, as I've said, it has been devoted mostly to visual art since I created it, I thought to myself--why not add a new dimension to it? After all, I may love drawing, but it is not my true passion. It's just the easier of my artistic inclinations to share with others. A single blink and you've taken in the entire production. Reading takes a bit more effort. Writing, even more so. And editing, the true task of a writer, the most of all. I didn't really do any of that, though, so whatever.<br />
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My hope is basically that this will reach only very few eyes, and only those inclined towards kind if thorough critique, if at all. All I really wanted was to put this somewhere, and to proclaim that, 'I did this.' I have few enough accomplishments in writing, and I wish to celebrate those that I have. Perhaps it will encourage me to do more of it. And gods know, I need as much encouragement to take steps towards that impossible dream as I can get.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The music was soft and lilting, light and hopeful. It was as deep and delightful as a dappled wood, the staccato notes like the uncareful drip of rainfall on new leaves. It felt like hope. And for someone to whom hope had been a stranger for so long, the song was as bittersweet as it was touching. </i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Muiri's vision blurred before she even felt the tears begin to well. She closed them, to hide her pain and to shut out everything that was not the music and the memories it envoked. Sitting with Friga on the steps of the old house, picking at mountain flowers and dreaming of the day when they were both happily married, doors just across from one another, sharing womanly secrets and laughing with joy as their children played together as they had when they were young. </i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>When the song was over, the memory and the dream faded with it, like a setting sun. The feeling of elation, so fleeting, fled her rapidly. All that was left was an aching emptiness; a deep regret from which she feared she might never recover. An endless twilight, in which she could only ever see just enough to know how badly surrounded she was by shadow, and how blind she was without the sun to guide her. </i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>There was a heavy warmth on her shoulder, and she looked up suddenly. The tears spilled down her cheeks. She had nearly forgot them. Rhuk was looking at her with something akin to concern in his eyes. They were deep, sunken in shadow, hidden from the light. But the firelight reflected there gave them a brief glint of brightness, winking like a pair of stars. </i></span><br />
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E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-20449527059974936742012-11-07T22:37:00.001-08:002012-11-07T22:37:56.174-08:00Day... what was it again?Okay, so I haven't been keeping up with the Monster Girls as I should. In truth, I drew a couple more before I pooped out completely. However, I've got a new life-driving goal this month, and that is, as some of you already know, my desire to complete a 50,000-word novel in a single month.<br />
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That's right, ladies and gents, I am participating in that world-renowned literary contest known as NaNoWriMo. Never heard of it, you say? A Google search should clear that right up.<br />
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It's awkward getting back into writing. I've been jotting down ideas and story summaries for years, but actual prose... I don't think I've attempted that for quite some time. It was hard getting used to writing dialogue and description again. I'm quite rusty. However, despite my failings (I am also currently under par for word count at the moment, but am slowly working to fix that), I am thrilled out of my socks.<br />
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The writing I have done so far may be fourteen pages of utter tripe, but it is tripe that will later be ground down into the foundation of a much tastier treat.<br />
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Okay, possibly not the best metaphor, but the truth is this--I'm having a blast. This stream-of-consciousness type writing has me working out creative muscles I forgot I had, and learning about more every step of the way. I've already had several epiphanies about the structure and flow of the story as it is going to exist once I begin the editing process in December. I also become more familiar with the setting, characters, tone, and general themes of my tale as I go, so that by the end of all of this, I'm sure I'll be much more confident with what I want to do with this creative explosion.<br />
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In the meantime, I probably won't have a lot of art to post here. But here are the two monster girls I came up with before throwing myself into the literary winds.<br />
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Day 9 - Demon<br />
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I'm not terribly happy with this one, as I began losing steam around the time I started drawing her, but I like the concept. The mental image often associated with 'demon' is full of red skin, horns, spaded tails, and fire. In my world, demons are often subtle creatures, taking advantage of whatever form will get them what they want with minimal effort. I chose a cheerleader for their obvious appeal. It doesn't take much to manipulate a horny teenage boy, but this girl has the skills to get what she wants already in place--leaving the demon with a job that requires minimal effort.</div>
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As you can see, I put a bit more effort into this one. A good friend of mine had the brilliant idea of starting a bit of a drawing chat. It didn't work out quite as well as we would have liked, but it did mean that I had little to concentrate on other than this image as I worked. I think the result is pretty good--especially for one of my first attempts at color. </div>
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The concept behind this was that the succubus was a living doll onto which she would paint whatever appealed most to the one she was seducing. I suppose it's difficult to tell (I'm still working on the color thing), but her aqua features are supposed to be ghost-like, the phantom portrayal of an ideal. Maybe I'll come back to this idea some other time, when my skills are more developed.</div>
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8k/50k and counting! Wish me luck!<br />
<br />E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-57255585275223073662012-10-11T23:39:00.002-07:002012-10-11T23:41:21.608-07:00Day 8 OctomaidSo, I've been told that my sketches look better than my lineart. Instead of deciding what I wanted to do with this information straight out, I wasted all my time on indecision and funny youtube videos. Here's an octomaid sketch.<br />
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I think I took the 'maid' part a little too seriously. Couldn't help it. 'Mermaid' is a normal use of that suffix. Octomaid? Just kinda stuck out. Hope ya dig.E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-54361950087905643722012-10-11T00:01:00.001-07:002012-10-11T00:01:37.283-07:00Day 6/7: Spider Girl and Plant GirlAlright, so there were a couple more days between these entries and the last ones. But I'm determined to finish these! Hope you like the latest.<br />
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<br />E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-21096363728995493942012-10-06T23:49:00.002-07:002012-10-06T23:49:42.627-07:00Day 5: MermaidDidn't account for my Pathfinder game last night and missed the 5th Monster Girl. Completed her tonight, with two more to come tomorrow, on my day off.<br />
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<br />E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-49641527560221532262012-10-04T23:56:00.000-07:002012-10-04T23:56:14.107-07:00Day 4: NagaMore effort could have been put into this, but I started late. I think this goes on the list of ones I wanted to play with more. We'll see.<br />
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<br />E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-7283302758761926352012-10-03T21:53:00.000-07:002012-10-03T21:53:00.337-07:00Day 3: SlimeI think I could have put a little more phlegm on the pole, but here's my slime girl. Hope ya dig!<br />
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<br />E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-71797585781781349362012-10-01T23:08:00.002-07:002012-10-01T23:08:34.940-07:00Day 1: HarpySo, my good friend and fellow artist, <a href="http://corvus-luna.deviantart.com/">Corvus</a> convinced me to try out this 30-day monster-drawing challenge with her. All my skills and resolve are being tested with this month-long meme, as I have a consistent tendency towards laziness. But I shall do my best to complete the challenge!<br />
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The first subject was a harpy. I'm off to a fantastic start--I completely forgot that the title of the challenge was '30 Day Monster Girls Challenge' and drew a man. I started out with a woman in mind, but somehow my pen took on a life of its own. Oh, well. I'd like to think he looks pretty spiffy.<br />
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A month ago, I was at a 4th of July celebration with a bunch of friends I'd made through a Meetup group called 'Geek Girls'. Stellar folks. I love 'em to bits. But one of them brings up the fact that she's never played a tabletop RPG before, wants to, and knows a bunch of other girls among the Geeks who would like to. I've played before several times, so she asks if I want to run one. This was not something I felt I was up to, feeling still like a bit of a newbie myself, despite the number of years I've played. However, there was another girl present who had some experience and a pension for rules--my one true weakness. So we decide--what the hell? We become co-GMs for a newbie Pathfinder game. Over the next week or so, a lot of effort went into world-building and background formation. We didn't want to use anything premade. So we made Solden.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had to forgo a second game the following week on account of my being out of town to go to my cousin's wedding--not to mention my mother's arrival in town and my very first car accident. But that's a story for next time! </div>E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-67801513347033984042012-07-17T20:32:00.001-07:002012-07-17T20:33:14.218-07:00Man on a UnicycleI've been busy as anything these past couple weeks. Art, writing, and general creation has gone on, but so has work, organization and exercise. It's left very little time for posts to be made on my blog, but it's left a satisfying feeling in my chest.<br />
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One such time-consuming event was this past Sunday evening. I attended my first friend's-birthday-party at, of all things, a Hawaiian-themed resaurant. The food was expensive, but I managed to get by on a delicious goat cheese and beet salad and some noodles. Not the best fare I've had, but everyone seemed satisfied with their choices.<br />
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She's threatened to hang it in her house. I can only pray she was joking.E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-13317537232282862192012-07-11T01:11:00.002-07:002012-07-11T01:12:28.386-07:00SwarmFor no reason at all, I decided on a change of scene this morning. Walked the half mile to my local coffee shop and worked on one of my recent projects there for a couple of hours. None of you will have heard of this, but it's called 'Arcana' and it's the delightful brainbaby of myself and a friend borne of countless head-together hours over the interwebs. Very proud of it. Anyway, I'm walking back in the early afternoon and I see a handful of bugs zooming around a little ways down the sidewalk. As I get closer, I wonder what these bugs must have been attracted by. Assuming they're flies of some kind, I look around for some stray garbage or--gods forbid--fresh roadkill. But as I'm glancing around, I catch a closer glimpse of one of them and realize that they have yellow stripes. In the same breath, I catch sight of a dark cloud just over the fence of the house I'm passing and realize with no small amount of terror--this is a swarm of wasps. I'm walking right by a cloud of angry wasps. Little thought goes into my wrapping my jacket quickly around myself and bolting, dusting my hair and clothing for any unwanted passengers. Fortunately, I was not stung. But I'm still wondering hours later what the hell pissed so many of them off--and whether or not the people in that house were planning on leaving at all that day.<br />
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Last night, I started a prompt pact with another artist friend of mine. The first prompt was 'a person caught in a strong wind'. Because of dinner obligations, I didn't get it all finished, but I'm rather happy with the progress I've made in a short time. Now I'm just debating continuing with it on paper or digitizing it--but I am enjoying the feel of a real pencil on paper for a change.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh, and the water came back on this morning. Yay!</div>E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-8634406980014548722012-07-09T18:31:00.003-07:002012-07-09T18:36:21.098-07:00Full Water PanicSo the fiance and I had a bit of an adventure today. This afternoon, I went to wash my hands and found that we had no running water. After I checked to make sure that it was not working anywhere in the studio or the main house, the fiance went to check next door to see if it was a neighborhood problem. Our neighbors in the main house were away on vacation, so I decided to investigate their mail. Sure enough--a notification that the water was being turned off because they'd failed to pay the water bill. I don't know if this was some fluke of the system or if they'd honestly forgotten to pay or what--but it meant that we had to take care of it or go without drinking until they got back from Ireland, where we can't call them about it because it's already midnight there.<br />
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So now we've got little more than an hour to get to the city where we can pay the bill to get our water back on. We shoot down there and take care of the issue relatively painlessly, but we're both stressed out about the whole thing. It has not been a fun afternoon. And we won't really know what happened until the neighbors responsible either call us back or return from their vacation. Hopefully the water will be back on tomorrow.<br />
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So to take up some space let by my lack of artistic activity, here's some of the avatar art I got done on Gaia before the muse left me.<br />
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I've got a bunch more, but I figure this is a fine batch for now. Gotta save some filler for a rainy day. ;)E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-72260675888356873992012-07-04T23:59:00.000-07:002012-07-04T23:59:21.673-07:00Happy 4th!Happy Independence Day, folks! Despite the holiday, I'm still making the effort to post. Not that I've had much to distract. The majority of my barbecue guests had other plans, and the fireworks show malfunctioned, releasing every piece of pyrotechnics they had into the sky at once. Made for a pretty thrilling seven seconds.<br />
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So, got in a little sketching this evening. Traditional, this time.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also note that these are vague imitations of a few favorites of mine on deviantart. I have an account there. I should update that thing.</div>E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-61784722047001766032012-07-04T00:18:00.000-07:002012-07-04T00:18:06.071-07:00ResurrectionSo, despite the massive amount of NOTHING that's been going on here at the blog lately, I have been drawing. A little. Avatar art for Gaia has become less than stimulating, so while I have some of that to post, my more recent art has been geared towards some of my own characters--mostly from games I've been playing.<br />
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The plan is to give you a bit of a teaser to start, then deposit a massive post or two over the next couple of days.<br />
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I've been recently overcome by the desire to try out Dungeon Mastering. I have several new friends who want to give DnD a try, but are beginners and aren't quite sure where to start--on the other hand, another friend and I have never tried DMing, but think it could be lots of fun. So we're going to co-DM a beginner's campaign. As inspiration, the fiance suggested that I try out the game 'Legends of Grimrock'. In the first few minutes of the opening cutscene, my mind was swimming. Unfortunately, less with plans for a dungeon-crawl and more with a developing fantasy of the characters I'd assembled to tackle Grimrock. I started immediately recreating one of the opening scenes.<br />
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As you can see, it isn't finished yet, but the plan is to complete it at a later date. Tomorrow morning marks the first brainstorm behind my DM project! Wish me luck!</div>
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It's been a while. Again. Not much has happened. Christmas with family, jobs lost and gained, and a renewed attempt at getting daily exercise. And now--more art!<br />
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It's been over a year since I started my art thread on Gaia, and I felt that not only had the list become clogged--it's likely those who had originally signed up wouldn't remember that they had. So, I made a new thread! It's more organized than the first attempt, and now I'm only taking five names at a time so I don't get overwhelmed--and so the commissioners don't forget. I'm no closer to opening an art shop or stepping outside my comfort zone, but I'm still getting practice!<br />
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I was really happy with a lot of these. I feel like I'm actually starting to improve. :)E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-68102414828231075372011-11-04T02:05:00.000-07:002011-11-04T02:06:51.153-07:00I blame Patrick RothfussHey there. It's been a while.<br />
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The art's slowed down some over the last couple of months. I'd like to say it's because work and life picked up for me, but really I've just been in a bit of a slump. Except for those three weeks where all my earthly attention was consumed by the literary gem that is 'The Kingkiller Chronicles'. Specifically, the second book 'The Wise Man's Fear', which came out very recently. I was on that library book like a madwoman.<br />
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Anyhoo, I've come out the other side, rattled but arguably intact, and I've done a little more art. Most of this is pre-slump, but a little comes after. Hopefully, I'll get more done as I beat my wimpy motivation into shape. In case anybody actually reads this blog, have you got any advice on how to do that? Thanks in advance. Also, you're awesome for reading my stuff. No, seriously. I love you.<br />
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To me, it's pretty clear where the slump begins and ends and begins again and then stumbles and breaks a hip and has to go to the hospital and get a body cast and get hooked on pain meds and go into atrophy and hobble around like an octogenarian but then comes out of it with the power of hope and love and Jesus and makes a full recovery that the doctors said wouldn't happen and lives a long and happy life filled with flowers and kittens and sunshine. And gets therapy. Lots and lots of therapy.<br />
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Where am I?E.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15969000016389763021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098224904799019740.post-91969952028570655292011-07-21T20:25:00.000-07:002011-07-21T20:25:49.572-07:00It's a New Day<span id="goog_1830194200"></span><span id="goog_1830194201"></span>There's an awful lot of newness going on in my life right now!<br />
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New state, new city, new house, new furniture, and a new life to get started on! I've even got some new art to share--in a minute.<br />
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I've recently moved to San Diego with my significant other, who has come here for a graduate degree. At the moment, I'm looking for work, since money is a good thing to have--and since I'll rather need it if I mean to pursue my true dream of attending art school. The place has taken some getting used to, and setting up our new living quarters has been no small feat! But we're pretty much all the way moved in now, and I've been slowly becoming familiar with my local surroundings. To my great delight, I'm still within walking distance (about an hour) of my beloved Pacific, but it's definitely too cold to go swimming for a big wimp like me. It's still wonderful to be able to walk to the top of the hill and look down on it, though. Feels like home--the rest will all take some getting used to.<br />
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So! In between job applications, I've been working on my giant list of Gaians waiting for their free art! I'm growing ever closer to the middle of the list, and am feeling very accomplished--even though the move put a halt to all progress for almost a month. I feel like I am improving, though, and when I get the chance, I've been trying out new art programs on my tablet. We'll see if I like the feel of anything better than Photoshop. :3<br />
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Here's the new batch! Enjoy!<br />
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The primary use of this blog has been to motivate me to do more art and to keep anyone who might be interested abreast of my activities. It later became useful as a way to create links and images on Gaia, for which I've been doing lots of pieces over the past months. However, Blogspot, in its infinite wisdom, decided to change something about their URL links to images (something having to do with a google hosting) which made it impossible for images to show up on Gaia with that link. Thus, I was forced to seek out an alternative. I found one, and have been using it ever since. Unfortunately, it means that I haven't been motivated to put my art up here. But! I was reminded today of my intention to do so, and there's no time like the present.<br />
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For those of you who might take offense at what I draw, I apologize for your offense-taking, but not for my work. If anything, evoking emotion is an artist's triumph.<br />
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Fortunately, none of these injuries have deterred me from my art. Just the laziness. So here we go!<br />
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Avi: cnoisy<br />
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Though I found quite a bit of it rather disturbing and creepy in my youth, I did always love the characters and the story of the movie 'Labyrinth'. More recently, I've come across a rather brilliant comic featuring a couple of the movie's characters, and completely fallen in love (you can find it <a href="http://pika-la-cynique.deviantart.com/gallery/772068">here</a>). I'd love so much to do my own comic, but I don't feel like I've got any decent ideas--except for this epic tale I've been working on, which is going to require a lot more prep before I can really do anything.<br />
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That aside, 'Labyrinth' is a fun movie to watch whilst drawing avi art! :3<br />
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Avi: dragon craft<br />
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