*blinks*

Beyonce? Hon? I've never had anything against you, and up until now have found you rather charming. Your sense of style mystifies me a lot of the time, though I do know a good bit of it is the fault of your mother. However, this does not excuse your trying to skeeze up the toddler fashion scene. Heels? Really? Kids this age are just mastering walking, they don't need to master walking in heels. Stop, just stop.

I framed all my paintings by myself, which gave me a bit of liberty to mess with the matting (and cost a helluva lot less than having someone else do them). I'm really proud of them, but I do think I went a bit overboard with the glitter on some of them. It took a while...



( More under cut... )

teamcassiebug has another round of cool auctions, but it ends tonight! Don't delay, check out all of the awesome crafty items up for grabs.

I've some new, slightly larger than usual paintings... The first is a postcard I sent to Venus Zine in the hope that it will be printed. I'm not too confident it will, but I'm always happy to have finished a picture:)





Getting stuff ready for Wiscon...I need to work on my website!!!

Team Cassiebug's eBay auction is up and running! Go check it out and bid on some of the nifty items up for grabs. You may find the artwork available familiar;)

Remember, all of the proceeds go to Cystic Fibrosis research, so happy bidding!

Nipping in for a moment (as the second wave of Horsfields has come to town) to make a mention of the fabulous scieppan's short story, which is featured here at the online magazine Serendipity! It's incredibly exciting for me, as my artwork accompanies the gorgeous story. Thanks, Julie!

Off again....

This is Cassidy She's a bright, active, beautiful little girl. She is also one of approximately 30,000 people in the U.S. who live with Cystic Fibrosis, a disease which can make simple digestion and breathing difficult. Once, very few people afflicted with CF could expect to survive for more than six months post-diagnosis. With modern medical advancements, today the average life expectancy is 37 years for someone with CF.

Cassie and so many others deserve a chance to have a long, healthy life. Help in the fight for a cure! There will be an eBay charity auction in April, so be sure to either donate a hand-crafted item or bid on one of the wonderful arts and crafts which will be available. Go to tapestrymlp's post here to find out details on how to contribute to Team Cassiebug's fund drive.

Yep, more of the same...

Rogue Fae


Rapunzel

I'm in the Wiscon Art Show!!!! That's a relief. Now I just have to figure out what to display...

Other excitement of the day- I'm at Pete's desk, which overlooks the backyard and a good part of the neighborhood, and notice a strange dog cleaning itself by the neighbor's fence.

( But it wasn't a dog... )

How cool is that?

At some point I would like to exhibit my paintings, hopefully at Wiscon if they accept me, but I'll be trying elsewhere anyway. Here's what I've done with Snow White and Garnet:




So, aside from admiring my sock in the one picture (which is, admittedly, awesome), what do you think? I've been researching how to price art, and I keep going in circles. So I'll ask you guys- How much do you think I should charge for them? What would you pay for original art (not necessarily mine)?

I really like this one. I'm proud of how the colors turned out. She has a sort of Snow White feel to her. I didn't even want to put swirls on it. However, I get this nagging feeling now that it's been done before, and better. Oh well, if it has, this wasn't intentional.



This one's par for the course. Boring, but I like the color scheme.



Hope you're all having a good day!

If you haven't seen Idiocracy this may not strike you as funny as it did me, but this cracked me the hell up:)

Three more ACEOs:





Also, let me know if you want me to lj cut this stuff from now on. I don't want to overwhelm your flist:)

After a busy holiday season, we're hanging in there. Pretty much, anyway. A stomach bug kept me up all last night, so wish me luck in getting some rest tonight:) Ergh.

Mainly just wanted to send positive vibes out to awelkin, scieppan, and anyone else who needs them. Hang in there, guys.

Some random paintings done a few weeks ago...

I kind of like this one...


This was actually an 8x10, but this bit was all that was salvageable. I liked the colors, though.

Ever since we've procreated, we've been receiving toy and kid clothing catalogs. We didn't sign up for them, so I'm not sure how they found us. It's as if as soon as you pop out a kid, a signal goes off and the companies steeple their fingers and say "Yessss....we have another customer..." Anyway, I was leafing through one of the many catalogs which have been piling up and found this:



At which point Maeve looked up, wondering why Mommy was laughing like a crazed hyena. How the hell did that make it to publication? Also, how was that not intentional? I don't think that's a game baby should play;)

...art wise, anyway. Still working with the studio- hopefully I'll get it finished this weekend. Been sketching a great deal, painted a little, and am now working on a cool new project!

New ACEO's

I'm really proud of this one. It looks so much better in person. I don't know what to name her, though.


( Art Dump )

First of all....Happy birthday mincot!!!!! May your year be full of joy and laughter:)

Swiped from mincot....


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Well, that was a well-needed ego-boost at the end of a draining day, and it surprised the hell out of me. My back is a mess from all of the Maeve-toting.

Happy belated birthdays to talented cousins-in-law _sidonie_ and exquisiteoath! May your year be full of new and wonderful opportunity.



So true.

I've been quiet lately due to my computer having been dismantled for the past two weeks. Why? We're redoing the studio! Since Pete has abandoned it, I've decided to make it my own space. This involves getting a new and smaller computer desk, using the current (huge) computer desk as a painting/drawing desk, and painting the room a rather lurid shade of magenta. I love it. However, I have to swipe Pete's laptop in the meantime, and I don't get as much time to write as usual. So while I've been trying to keep up with my flist, I may have missed some of you. Sorry!

Pics to come...