6 parts steam, 4 parts punk

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i’ve never really tackled anything steampunk before – hence all my cheating with all the smoke. that said though, i’m pretty happy with the way this piece turned out. especially the metal – i’m definitely happy with the way that turned out. i was surprised with how long it actually took to do it though. well, onto the next one!

can i have one?

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lips purse, and temperatures rise

pucker up

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aside from getting my grubby little hands on books before anyone else, another perk of working in the back room of a bookstore is a constant supply of cardboard for me to take home and paint on. that said, looking at this now, i realize that there are a lot of things that could have done differently. oh well, live and learn.

nature and nurture

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BLARGH!

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i got nothing.

um, sorry, pardon me…

… i got lost somewhere along the way.

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so… 223 days (?) since my last post. sucks all sorts of tiddly-winks, eh? well, here i am again, at the raggedy edge, hoping that i could stick to posting at least once a week in my charge to get my life in order. more than just once for this week though, i should think.

“best view ever”

so another fanexpo has come and gone, and after years of thinking about getting a table at artist alley, i finally snag some space with the awesome rosemary, rey, craig, alexei, and jesse. the show itself was much like how it’s been over the years that i’ve attended as a fan, but there were new stuff too. namely the inclusion of a food court and the hosting of a gaming tournament… a tournament that included guitar hero. guitar hero! we really wanted to pay… ahem… all in all though, the con was as loud, busy, fascinating, and… um… distinctive as cons can be. but being an “exhibitor” in artist alley made this year’s con an adventure in learning. the only thing that sucked was that i didnt take many pictures. as in the two in this post are all i took. crud. oh well, i still got us at the table (although, sadly sans alexei and jesse) and the usual “stormtroopers at a con shot” – a shot that is not the source of this post’s title. that comes from a comment i made to rey about his audience. i’d say more but i think i’ll let him talk about it in his blog.