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One of my pieces has been translated into an utterly gorgeous embroidery pattern thanks to the genius folks at Urban Threads. [link]

You can buy my design (and a whole, fantastic host of others) as a machine pattern, hand pattern or as clip art.

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Thank you all (in advance) so much for taking the time!


ETA: Now my SECOND design is up to the vote! [link]

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The most recent is a reworking of my Younger Elder design, seen here on an oh-so-fashionable onsie. [link]

Who's a cute widdle destroyer of worlds? You are! Yes, you are!

I've also started creating coordinating fabrics to expand the possiblities for my original prints.

Do you sew? Do you know someone who does? Someone who might appreciate something other than more of the same tired old duckies and choo-choos? Maybe someon whold like the chance to go to that family gathering without raising too many eyebrows but without sacrificing their own, unique visual ethic? Then baby, have I got some fabric designs for you. [link]

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Still adding designs to the 'for sale' section, which others in my Spoonflower gallery would you like to see go up for sale?

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Go vote and make one for "Santa Ho-ho" please! GO! [link]



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What are you waiting for? Make with the clicky!

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"Remus and the Lupins" is now my favorite WizRock band of all time.

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I'd really love to have a few people on my friends list old enough to understand that, if I help you with your quests, then it's not cool of you log off or ignore me when I ask for your help in return.

Honestly. I've gotten to 28th level almost entirely on my own. I've helped out with dozens of other people's quests. Is it so much to ask for a little help in the sunken City?

*grump*

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If I get the majority of votes, I win six 6 yards of that very fabric!

Please oh please, go to Spoonflower and vote for "boo-print"!

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Just as the cobbler's children are running around barefoot, my kid has no arts. (Mostly because I have no tablet at the mo.) What I am asking (begging most pitiously) for is a wee bit of site art along a green and or griffon-y theme.

Can you help?

OhPleaseOhPleaseOhPleaseOhPleaseOhPleaseOhPleaseOhPleaseOhPlease...

Send any and all (assuredly delightful) scribbles to me at: lrjonte at gmail dot com.

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It's out of print and pretty difficult to come by. Tell your friends! (Seriously, I need the money.)

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1. Write these rules.
2. Write 8 random facts about yourself.
3. Post 'em in your journal.
4. Tag 8 people.
5. Let 'em know they were tagged.


1. The smell of bellpeppers makes me gag.
2. I am the youngest of five.
3. My father died in 1989 and my sister in 2004.
4. Art deadlines are my kryptonite.
5. I can write letters that draw blood. Fear my pen!
6. I am a sucker for a stray animal in need.
7. I am an armchair herbalist.
8. My life's ambition is to fly on a broomstick


Ok, now it's you guy's turn!




]]> =ArcanaJ http://ArcanaJ.deviantart.com/journal/18287348/ http://ArcanaJ.deviantart.com/journal/18287348/ Mon, 12 May 2008 10:39:50 PDT [link] ) are now gone.

There are more of my cards availaible and more to come. Other artists are also making cards for this drive and I'll be posting links to their offerings soon.

And hey, we still have room for more artists! If you'd like to donate a little of your time, talent (and a bit of postage) to a good cause, email me!

lrjonte at gmail dot com

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My old SBux store is taking part in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. [link]

They could really, really use a boost in donations, so I'm putting out a call for original art cards ( [link] ) to use as giveaways. I haven't worked out all the logistics quite yet, but I'm thinking that every donation of $5 (or more) will get the donor a randomly chosen art card. Maybe with a $50 donation and they can choose a specific artist.

All they have to do is email me a screencap/confirmation of their donation and I'll pick one of you guys to send them a card.

Are any of you interested in helping out? Do you know anyone else who might be interested? On the altruistic side, it's all for a good cause. On a slightly less altruistic note, it will help us beat a certain rival store, the manager of which has reputedly been "encouraging" her baristas to give up their tips as donations.

Please, email me and let me know if you can spare a little Bristol and do up a card or two.

Thank you!

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NYCC 2008: "Avatar" Concludes July 2008

"At the Avatar panel at the New York Comic Con, the trailer for the conclusion to book 3 revealed that new episodes will return to the air in July 2008, including the four-part series finale. The next DVD will still be released on May 6, 2008, and will include episodes that have not aired in the United States yet."

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-The colors aren't reliable. You have to lighten them up dramatically because the shrinking process concentrates them. And the testing process to get the right balance wastes a lot.

-It won't hold regular shapes. You can cut them into a regular shape (say, a rectangle) but you will still end with a distinctly irregular finished product.

-Printing displacement was a problem. I stacked my images six up on a sheet (landscape oriented.) I did my print preview and checked my margins. That should have been sufficient. However, if I didn't remember to choose "center image on page" every time, the whole thing would not only skew to one corner, but would crop the entire group so that NONE of the images were viable.

All in all, WASTE OF MONEY.

Better to do my two dozen keychains individually. Yes, it will take more time, but it will also be a whole lot less frustrating.

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Yes, I know that every artist's work evolves over time, but to remove an entire (dare I say, central?) facial feature without realizing it? What the heck?

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Anyway, in celebration of my scanner's resurrection, I posted a new Sketchbook Follies. [link]

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*sigh*

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MUST. SCRUB. BRAIN.

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I feel validated!

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]]> =ArcanaJ http://ArcanaJ.deviantart.com/journal/14987516/ http://ArcanaJ.deviantart.com/journal/14987516/ Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:45:42 PDT GirlAMatic. [link]

GAM Submission Guidelines This submission window is open from October 6th through November 5th, 2007. (Not to be open again until April 2008.)



1. Look at what's already on GAM.
There’s plenty to see that will give you an idea of what we’re looking for and what we usually publish. GAM is kindly disposed towards good manga and Oni-like comics, but we’re not tied to a single visual style. We are looking for comics with well-defined characters, a good story to tell and with appeal to either young adult or adult women.

2. BEFORE YOU SEND ME YOUR PITCH, read How To Write a Book Proposal, by Michael Larsen.
While it is geared towards non-fiction proposals, it does teach everything you need to know about crafting a readable proposal. I can't say for sure I'd know if someone HASN'T read this when they pitch, but I sure can tell who HAS. What I DON’T want to see is your entire story written out in a single-spaced block in email. Have mercy. Write your proposal and put it up as a web page, or send it as an attached .rtf or Word file.

3. Email me at gam.editor@gmail.com, subject line "GAM: (title)", otherwise my spam filters will eat it. To this address, send me the URL of your comic or sample pages and proposal.

4. Do NOT tell me your proposal isn't your best work.
If it isn’t, why should I look at it? If you usually do things like use "u" for "you", "4" for "four" and "LOL" for punctuation, DO NOT when you write me. I expect to see a command of conventional English. Also, sell yourself without resorting to emoticons. They are for casual correspondence, which a professional proposal most certainly is not.

5. Show me that you already know how to put a comic/images online.
I want to see clean presentation (which means learning how to use an image editing program to take out grays from scans), good lettering (many decent free fonts available at blambot.com, so there's no excuse for lettering in Times New Roman).

6. You MUST be at least 18 years old to work for GirlAMatic.

7. It might take a while to look at your comic and write a response. Please be patient.

8. It's alright to feel disappointed if I decide your comic isn't right for GAM.
Honestly, no one enjoys rejection. But being bitter about it in public will not dispose me kindly to future submissions, and there’s no reason not to submit again.

9. I thank you for submitting, whatever my final answer.

10. Only a bribe big enough to send my kids to private school will be considered, and you can set yourself up for that.

And finally, please note that GAM is changing its format.
GAM is free and non-exclusive, giving the creators the freedom to publish elsewhere online and the ability (for now) to sell banner ads on their pages and manage their own income from same. The Salon is soon to be extinct. Eventually, we will have a new business model that will do away with the need for ads entirely, while still allowing creators to earn money from their work.

All members of GirlAMatic are expected to maintain a level of professionalism.
This means updating when you are scheduled to and keeping your readers (and editor) apprised of any changes and down time.

GirlAMatic is also a community, a family. We talk to each other online and meet up at conventions whenever possible. We have fun with each other’s series during crossover events and ride to the rescue when one of our number needs assistance. If that sounds like something you’d enjoy being a part of, then send us your work!

I look forward to reading it.



Lisa R. Jonté Editor: GirlAMatic.com



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I still think this is a questionable practice, but it isn't outright thievery.

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I've found several designs by DA artists in their store and I do not get the impression that these guys got permission first. Am I wrong or are they just big freakin' thieves?

If you recognize any of the designs, please ask the creators if they gave permission for their use. Pass it on.

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Meh, whatever.

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Blah.

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I've already let my subscription lapse and I haven't put anything up here in months. I have the Women's Work gallery, my personal website and (if it comes down to it) my WebComics Nation account, so this empty ol' page seems kind of superfluous. And it's not like I can't track my friends on LJ and their various websites anyway.

Hmm... Methinks it's time to clear out some rubbish.

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Simple yet brilliant!

Armed with this idea I will now contemplate what to do with this here gallery. It is, after all, a valuable resource for getting one's work seen, questionable ToS notwithstanding. Hmm... ponder...

]]> =ArcanaJ http://ArcanaJ.deviantart.com/journal/8770449/ http://ArcanaJ.deviantart.com/journal/8770449/ Sun, 14 May 2006 16:17:57 PDT
It stinks, especially when one considers what they're already getting in terms of subscription income. But subscription or free account, no one, NO ONE should ever have free reign to use, alter and/or sublicense work that does not belong to them.

This is bullshit and should not go unchallenged. I have, therefore, purged my gallery. I will be telling anybody and everybody not to tolerate DA's ToS, until DA either changes them or kicks me to the virtual curb.

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So I've gone and made this DA thing here and I have almost nothing new to show except for a few scraps. I've spent so much time writing, editing and conducting sculpting experiments that I've had no time to draw. I feel kinda naked.

Hmm...

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