Jump Rope for Heart - American Heart Association

Both of my children are jumping for this cause. Please make a donation, even if it is just for a dollar! Click on their links below to make a donation.


Make a donation to Kye.



Make a donation to Kayla.

Kayla's Knit Collar

A winter collar I made for my daughter. It's real easy if you want to make one.

Kayla's Collar
Supplies:
Caron Bliss 1-2 skiens
Size 13 needles

Instructions:
Cast on 15.
Knit to desired length. (I did around neck + 2")
Finish off and leave a tail long enough to sew on buttons.

Finished Fun Fur Wrap

Crochet WIP

Aphrodite Shawl.

Knit WIPS

Wool socks for my oldest.

Twin Trees Top for me.

Fun Fur Wrap of Many Colors for my middle child.

Dragonfly Skirt

This is a skirt I started last summer and completely forgot about until this morning when I was searching for something and came across it. I just need to finish the hems and add elastic.

Kayla's Scarf

A scarf I knit for my daughter.

Knitting a Sock

I am knitting my very first sock:

Changed mind

I decided to go with a much more simple cover image for my novel. I will be posting an image when I complete drawing it up. Stay tuned.

WACOM Drawings

I have been playing with my WACOM Tablet I received for Christmas, here's my pair of faeries:


Male Faery


Female Faery

Keeping to it

I find it nearly impossible to keep up with daily tasks from bed, so being sick can take quite the toll on things. Now I am trying to get back on task, luckily I have my Daily schedule! Looking at the past week I've missed a couple days of writing, Photoshop lessons, sketching and anatomy or Gaelic. Now I really need to get caught up. So what am I doing here!

Busy

I am 45% complete with the short story, then I will need to get it to someone to read it over and edit it for me. I can't wait to finish off this one so I can get back to Angel. She is waiting impatiently for me to move her along.

Research is a writer's best friend

I have been doing a lot of reasearch on how to get a publisher and get my book published. First step is to get my writing published on the smaller front, such as literary magazines and so that is what I am working on. I am writing a short (10,000 word) story to submit to Prick the Spindle. I currently have 2,734 words down. :)

Chapter 2

I have finished 2 pages in chapter 2 so far, started the wheels in motion for Aingeals transformation and have lots of notes as to what I want to write next. Last night before bed I had an inspiration for a great way to get things going and made myself a note, skipped breakfast this morning to write instead. Munched on some Multi Grain Pringles and drank my coffee with the Peppermint Mocha creamer in it while I wrote.

Chapter 1 Finished!

I have completed the first chapter of my book and it is 9 pages long (6,981 words). I have started working on the second paragraph but I keep getting sidetracked. Need to focus!

Aingeal (angel) is really starting to show her personality and her new boyfriend is going to play a big part in building her up physically for what she plans to become, even if he has no clue as to her alternate persona.

This project is becomming so real to me now that I finished the first chapter. When I first started writing it, I figured it would be one of those things I start but never finish, now however I am commited to finishing it. I am super stoked about this and sure hope I can find a publisher. If not I guess I start by self publishing it on Amazon.com since they offer it free to publish Kindle books there.

Exciting

I received a box in the mail today and I am SO excited! It was my order from Dick Blick Art Supplies! I picked up a 12" Hardwood Manikin and a Caslon Comic Book Creation Set. I so can't wait to play with my new supplies!

Busy Day

I decided to make myself a Daily Schedule with check boxes so that each day I can check off things as I complete them in the hopes I will stick to my Resolutions. At least for today I did, well except breakfast... Unless coffee counts as breakfast. ;)

#9 Complete

I have posted my work to Art Bistro, so now I can officially check off #9 on my Resolutions list.

Completing #9 of my Resolutions

I have nearly completed #9 of my New Years Resolution "Get a good web presence" by completing portfolios on the following sites:

Coroflot Portfolio

Linked in Profile

Behance Portfolio

I just need to get my Art Bistro one done and I think I will have accomplished my task.

New Years Resolution

So I have put together a list of resolutions for this year, let's see if I keep up with them...

1. Finish writing novella and start graphic novel
2. Sketch every day
3. Work out on Wii Fit daily
4. Learn Photoshop
5. Build both a digital and physical portfolio
6. Study anatomy
7. Learn Gaelic (or Mandarin)
8. Work in different art mediums regularly
9. Get a good web presence