http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:GargoyleGoddess21&section=today deviantART RSS for by:GargoyleGoddess21 en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:18:10 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/28544777/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/28544777/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:27 PST I want to bring home another thing for my wall, perhaps a cel or something...

But, since I am going to be gone for 2 weeks, I'm taking a hiatus from stuff~ Meaning, no new commissions until I come back. The ones I have now, I shall work to get them completed before I leave (Dec. 5th) as best I can. This also means, if you want to order anything from my personal website ([link]) - AND YOU KNOW YOU DO! I mean, OMIGOD, who can resist one of these cuties: [link] - get your order in before Dec. 2nd so I have time to get in the mail before I leave.

And one last note~ if you do order an Enchanted Name (that ubber cute chibi I linked above), I've gotten reports the order form is on the fritz (Yeah! I love it when technology goes kurplunk!)~ so you may need to email me personally and we'll work one on one to get your Enchanted Name order going.

Happy Thanksgiving (to those who celebrate it) and don't get yourself killed if you dare to shop on Black Friday!


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Commissions: No new orders until I get back from DW

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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/28434617/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/28434617/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:42 PST
My OMG is that we're finally getting a fence in our backyard!! WHOOT! For those who are not homeowners or don't own dogs, you may be under estimating the amount of OMG-ness that should be alotted to getting a fence. Fences are awesome because then puppies (like 65 lb Shepards) can wrestle and play in them, keep the neighborhood kiddies OUT of our yard, and put a lock on said fence so the horrible horrible lawn mow company that the HOA has hired this year won't destroy our backyard grass at least (granted the dog's pee does a great deal of damage as it is)!

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Commissions: [link]

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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/28137657/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/28137657/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:12:14 PST
In other news, I've done horribly thus far for NaNo. ^_^**** Mostly because I've been wrapping up projects to get ready for this trip! But, I am bringing my laptop with me (an old thing that weighs a ton, but it still works!!) and can write in the car while we're traveling. At least I think I can type in the car while we're traveling...I can't read in the car on long trips because I get headaches from it (minor motion sickness, never enough to puke, but enough to get headaches and be basically unhappy)...so we shall see..

Take care all!!

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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/28087549/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/28087549/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:04:44 PST
Commission Info: [link]

So, if you are interested in a commission, check out the info, then send me a Note and we'll go from there!

So it's November and NaNoWriMo has officially started! I did it for the first time last year and goign to do it again this year~ Two shorter stories this year intead of the big novel I was working on last year. One will be a children's story (tentaively called Mozart Finds a Friend and inspired by my cockatiel, Mozart) and the other a slice of life story that I want to turn into a strip webcomic someday...maybe sometime in 2010 but not sure... tentatively calling that story Another Day in Paradise. Anyone else going to go NaNo and what are you guys going to write about?

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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/28007790/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/28007790/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:30:44 PDT
So, yeah~ firstly, I got my batch of calendars. So, if any of you would like to purchase one directly from mwah (I shall sign the copy), you can send me a note. Calendars cost $20 plus $2 for shipping in the United States. If you live outside of the United States, tell me where you are, and I will figure out how much shipping will cost. If you want to see what the calendar looks like go here: [link]

Secondly~ my webcomic started! ::throws confetti:: The story is called Ylseria, and it's one that has been perculating in my head since sophomore year of highschool. I wrote a good chunk of it during NaNoWriMo last year, finished up in the beginning of 09, revised it in the Spring, and have been working on pages (err...sometimes ATTEMPTED to work on...) for it's debut today. So go check it out here: [link] It will be updated every Wednesday, and hopefully in the spring of 2010 we'll have another story or two starting on the website.

Hope all is going well! I am going to start taking commissions next month, so all those watching and waiting for the info, just a little bit longer!! It probably won't happen until after I get back from Lousiana though~ three generations of woman (me, my mom, and my grandma) are traveling down there to visit my great grandma, because she's not doing so well...so we're trying to get that last visit in...since we don't know if there will be any visits after that). So that puts commission taking at mid-November. /nod

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I will be getting some calendars myself, and anyone who wants to buy one directly from me, I will personally sign. So if you are interested, send me a note! I'll be selling mine for $20 plus $2 for shipping.

And commissions~ I'm still pondering doing them, wrapping up some projects for this month~ so those of you who expressed interest, I'll be contacting you and/or putting up info for styles and prices later this month.

Which..."later this month" isn't that far away...I mean geez...tomorrow is the 15th! Aye!! Where has this year gone!?!?!

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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/27639669/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/27639669/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:51:17 PDT
Group: [link]

And if you want to Friend me on Facebook, you can do that too! Just say you are from DeviantArt in the little note thing you can send with the Friend Request, so I know where you are coming from. ^^

Friend me: [link]

Aaaand, I decided to join Etsy. Seemed like a friendly enough place to start out at! So, though you can order things through my personal website (personal website link: [link] ) if you are more comfortable ordering off of Etsy, you can now do that too!

My Etsy page: [link]

And, I'm thinking of taking commissions...pencil sketches (example: [link]), CG colored pictures (normal style: [link] and/or Art Nouveau style: [link])... who would be interested in getting a commission from me like this?

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/27413894/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/27413894/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:13:00 PDT
So, if anyone is passing through the KC area~ check me out at the RenFest! Booth 266 this time. ^^ Still fairly close to the Main Gate entrance.

And, in other news~ I am a Disney Gargoyles fan. I LOVE the show so much (a Disney cartoon that ran from 1994 to 1996, but I don't count the 3rd season because the creator left the show and well...it went downhill from there). A comic came out that started off where season 2 began, ran for a year...and now it's stopped. U.U It's ran through Slave Labor Graphics (website: [link]). I just got Clan Building Volume 2 in the mail yesterday and read it. And I am SO SAD it ended! They FINALLY got some good artists who could draw WOMEN and EMOTIONS and it ends... And they teased us with Brooklyn's Time Dancer series at the end and cut us off just when we get introduced to Brooklyn's family. ::falls over::

That's my Gargoyles rant... if you like mythology/Shakespeare/Authurian legend~ you NEED to investigate Gargoyles. It has it all. YouTube the first 5 episodes (Awakening Parts 1 thru 5), you'll be hooked.

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/27398053/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/27398053/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:26:11 PDT
Has anyone sold their artwork through either of these sites? Pros/cons of either?


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Pictures!

Front of my store: [link]
Side view: [link]
Me in front of the store: [link]
Leopold, Duke of Middlesex (my husband's new best friend, Leopold would come by our shop to chill and chat from time to time with us, though it was mostly Joe, my husband, and Leopold flirting~ ah, chatting): [link]
The royal family watching some dancing below: [link]
Dancing the Rambushka I believe, my husband is the tall one between the green ogre and the girl with the fox tail: [link]
Back of Joe's head, and Leopold giving dancing lessons in the middle: [link]

I joined in the dancing after I took these pieces. It was a lot of fun~ Joe and I want to go back and just cruise RenFest for the entire day, since there is a lot of stuff we have not checked out in our previous trips there.

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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/26817789/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/26817789/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:52:45 PDT
If anyone lives in the Kansas City area, I will be at the RenFest the 2nd weekend, September 12th and 13th. My booth is near the front gate, and I'm going to work on a big sign that will say "Samantha Nowak Illustrations". I will have fantasy prints for sell, bookmarks, stickers, and my Enchanted Names (which if everything works out right, I will be fulfilling on site).

I have to say, 2008 honestly was a crappy year for me~ my husband was in Iraq for 5 months, I lost my job and basically wasn't sure WHAT I was going to do...it was filled with uncertainly, fear, and many crappy days. But I am SO happy and thankful that 2009 is turning out so GREAT between the RenFest, getting Adam B. Brave published, being able to do MY own artwork, and just feeling so good about life.

Love to everyone!!

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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/26219605/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/26219605/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:48:10 PDT
But yes, mom and I went on a vacation to Phoenix, AZ. Why? My mom grew up there during her middle and highschool years, and her BFF lives there. So we visited them most evenings and did dinner a lot. We also did a train ride together with her BFF and daughters through Verde Canyon (which is called the "little Grand Canyon").

The big trip that mom and I did was a bus trip up to the Grand Canyon. We stopped in Sedona to take some pictures from the Church of the Holy Cross (we is right across the street (basically) from the guy who discovered/created lasik surgery's house...it's...BIG). Then we stopped in Flagstaff for a short trip, then a shop on the Navajo reservation, and then up to the Grand Canyon. Mom and I signed up for a helicopter tour over the GC~ which I have to say, if you're going to see a giant hole in the ground, it's much cooler to be flying over said giant hole in the ground. ^^

The vacation was nice and relaxing. About 2 days before we were leaving I felt ready to come home and get back to work. ^^ Enough relaxing for me!

Oh yes, also, doing a float trip on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon is now on my "to do" list.

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/25772536/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/25772536/ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:19:41 PDT
In other news, I'm glad I've been working on getting ready for Tokyo in Tulsa for awhile and am basically ready to go now...cuz yesterday I woke up with a sore throat. And this morning the sore throat was still there...plus a slightly heavy head. I hope I can kick this cold before it becomes worse...I'm totally not looking forward to being sick whilst at a con. And then next Wednesday I live for a 10 day trip to Phoenix, AZ so I REALLY don't want to be sick when I go down there!!

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24987594/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24987594/ Wed, 27 May 2009 20:37:56 PDT [link] in September. Yeah, I know a ways away, but I need to get ahead of the game and rebuild the website in preparation for webcomics. And, well, originally we thought only my story Ylseria would be debuting on BSE (BittersweetEntertainment) in the very beginning. But...if things go right... we will have TWO comics starting up! My story, Ylseria, and Pretty Pretty Boy! I don't have many things in my gallery pertaining to that...but one of my latest deviations is the PPB transformation. It's all up in the air now, so I can't guarentee it until time gets closer...but I am excited...

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24686539/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24686539/ Sun, 10 May 2009 12:46:49 PDT
[link]

Note the lovely new intro for Disney Animation showing snippets from Disney Renassiance flicks to make you go all "OMIGOD! Yes! Yes! YES!!!!"

December can't come soon enough! XD

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24510521/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24510521/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:46:32 PDT
So, we have this third bathroom in our house that we never use. It gets used to clean the birds cages, but that's it. During the spring time sometimes there is this "something dead and decaying" smell that comes from the bathroom. You can only smell it when you're IN the bathroom, and well...since the smell isn't always there and since we hardly use it, the smell has been a nuisance, but we always forget about it because it's not constant.

When Joe was in the attic I asked him to make his way to that side where said smell is coming from and just check it out, see what in the world is dead over there and how did it get in. Joe found several things...

A birds nest in the insulation (with eggs!) next to a pipe.

The pipe is our dryer pipe and SHOULD be connected to the side of the house so the heat and lint goes out.

It's not.

Instead this dryer pipe is laying right next to a shorter pipe that leads outside the house, this is the short pipe where the dryer pipe needs to be connected!!! Joe said from looking at it, it has NEVER been connected. It looked like the pipe needed to be cut a bit and then it could easily be connected. Thus, the conclusion is SOMEONE didn't finish their job.

So what does this mean?

For the past 3 years we've lived in the newly constructed house dryer lint has been sprayed on the wall/corner of the attic where the dryer pipe is pointed. The walls are COVERED! I'm not an expert on house codes and what not~ but Joe is sure that lint covered walls is a fire hazard.

So, we now know where the birds are coming from, they're getting in via that unconnected pipe. Joe's going to call the builders of this house (once he's back from TDY, he's better at conveying his anger in a civil tone than I am, I'd babble and probably feel bad and cry~ go me) and tell them to fix this ASAP. According to our building contract we have to give the builders 90 days to fix the issue and then we can contact a lawyer if nothing is done. I'd really rather they fix it, clean out the lint so we don't have to go to a lawyer.

Oh the joys of owning a house~

And yes, new art~ coming soon to an update near you!!

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A. Where the leek was coming from and possibly how to patch it
B. There is a bird (or birds, it was one Starling when he was up there) getting into the attic through some vents connected to the roof... in theory there should have been some mesh screens over the vents to keep the birds OUT, however, Joe and I are slowly realizing the company who built this house...took as many short cuts as they could...

Joe and I have learned many lessons about what to look for in the next time we buy a house. ::nods::

In other news, I know I haven't updated in awhile, but I do have artsies to show! In another day or two I'll get them organized and put them up for people to see and enjoy.

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24314247/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24314247/ Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:49:11 PDT did this and felt a desire to do it as well!

- X what you saw
- O what you haven't finished/saw sizable portions
- Bold what you loved
- Italics for what you disliked/hated
- Leave unchanged if neutral


Classic Disney
[x] 101 Dalmatians (1961)
[x] Alice in Wonderland (1951) [this one always made me feel uneasy]
[x] Bambi (1942)
[x] Cinderella (1950)
[x] Dumbo (1941)
[x] Fantasia (1940) [x] Lady and the Tramp (1955)
[x] Mary Poppins (1964)
[x] Peter Pan (1953)
[x] Pinocchio (1940)
[x] Sleeping Beauty (1959) [I love the character design and some parts : like the gown making. I used to watch it again and again~ same with me!]
[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
[ ] Song of the South (1946)

Disney's Dark Age
[x] The Aristocats (1970)
[x] The Black Cauldron (1985)
[X] The Fox and the Hound (1981)
[x] The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
[x] The Jungle Book (1967)
[ ] The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
[x] Oliver and Company (1986)
[x] Pete's Dragon (1977)
[x]The Rescuers (1977)
[x] Robin Hood (1973) [Hoodelaly !!!]
[x] The Sword In The Stone (1963) I always loved watching the parts where Merlin and Arthur transformed into various animals to learn things!
The Disney Renaissance
[x] Aladdin (1992)This movie is the reason I wanted to become an artist
[x] Beauty and the Beast (1991) Love it...get the 2 disc special edition and watch Beast's death scene with the original score they were gonna use~ you totally cry!!!!
[x] A Goofy Movie (1995)
[x] Hercules (1997)
[x] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) [Despite the fact that it ends happier than Hugo's version, it's still pretty to watch. Frollo crepted me out with his lusting for Esmeralda... ewwww]
[x] The Lion King (1994) (I remember there being a standing ovation in the theatres when this movie was over.. Oh, and I bought the soundtrack on cassette and remember putting it in and sitting down to listen to it~ not realizing the sound level the stereo was in~ totally jumped and fell out of my chair when the first song, Circle of Life, started at a louder than necessary volume!)
[x] The Little Mermaid (1989)
[x] Mulan (1998)
[x] Pocahontas (1995) (Whether or not you have issues with its historical accuracy it, this movie is BEAUTIFUL! OMIGOD!! ::falls over::
[x] The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
[x] Tarzan (1999) [Tarzan is hawt. I love Tarzan...I love watching him MOVE, Glen Keane did such an awesome job with him.

Disney's Modern Age
[x] Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
[x] Bolt (2008) (maybe it's because I'm a dog lover...but I've gotten teary eyed both times I've seen this...at the end...with Bolt and his owner finally reunite in the burning building... ::
[X] Brother Bear (2003)
[x] Chicken Little (2005)
[X] Dinosaur (2000
[X] The Emperor's New Groove (2000) (this one gets better with age. It's like Monty Python and the Holy Grail got animated~ "yeah I'm a llama again!!"
[X] Fantasia 2000 (2000)
[x] Home on the Range (2004) (I was so depressed after walking out of the theatre with this one...)
[X] Lilo & Stitch (2002)
[x] Meet the Robinsons (2007) (this one was a LOT better than I expected!)
[x] Treasure Planet (2002)

Pixar
[X ] A Bug's Life (1998)
[x] Cars (2006) I thought "why would I like a movie about cars?", but I did like it.
[x] Finding Nemo (2003) I had the same thought "A movie about a fish? Okay..." again, liked it more than I thought I would!
[x] The Incredibles (2004) I love this movie.
[x] Monsters Inc. (2001)
[x] Ratatouille (2007)
[x] Toy Story (1995)
[x] Toy Story 2 (1999)
[x] Wall-E (2008)

Don Bluth
[x] All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
[x] An American Tail (1986)
[x] An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
[x] Anastasia (1997) The movie that always gets mistaken for a Disney flick!
[x] The Land Before Time (1988) I use to watch this ALL the time as a kid
[x] The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
[x] Rock-a-Doodle (1991)
[x] The Secret of NIMH (1982)
[x] Thumbelina (1994) "Thumb-e-liiiiiiinaaa! What a silly little squirt!"
[x] Titan AE (2000)
[x] A Troll in Central Park (1994)
[ ] Bartok the Magnificent (1999)

Claymation
[ ] The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986)
[x] Chicken Run (2000)
[x] Corpse Bride (2005)
[x] Jam... ]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24169872/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24169872/ Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:02:30 PDT

Weee! What a way to start the weekend! It's one thing to know you have a book out, but when you actually get to see it in person~ XD I'm very pleased with the colors!

Toodle pip all!

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24020401/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/24020401/ Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:30:50 PDT
and I have been working together on this project since the fall. She's the author and I am the illustrator, and we are pleased to present our first children's book!

It is available for purchase here: [link]

In 30 to 45 days it will be available on Amazon.com and other bookstores. And in about that same time I will have copies of the book that you can purchase from me(which I will gladly sign if you wish!). I'll make a journal announcement when I have copies. ^_^

So go order Adam B. Brave! Support your art community! And read the short fantasy adventure of one Adam B. Brave as he rescues his mother from a dark chocolate dragon!!

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/23915794/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/23915794/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:56:22 PDT
So, what characters from what anime(s) would you like to see as fan art you could buy at a con? List three, five, ten~ whatever! Just list the character's name and anime they are from. ^_^

And for those curious folks, these are some animes or games I'm considering doing fan art stuff for:

DBZ
FFVII
FFX and maybe some FFX2
Pretear
Loveless


Oh! And I just realized I reached 30K in pageviews! Weeee! Thank you guys!!!

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Gie her lost of love. Cuz you know you wanna.

Also, I have leftover bookmarks and stickers from Naka-kon. Info below:

Prices for bookmarks: $2 each, or you can get 3 bookmarks for $5
Prices for stickers: $0.50 each, or you can get 5 stickers for $2

Shipping: If you're in the United States shipping will be $0.50, unless you plan on buying quite a bit, then I'll have to up it a little. If you're out of the United States, we'll figure out what shipping will be.

Characters available (if you want to see images of them, they are the most recent Deviations in my gallery):

Sailor Moon characters:
Sailor Moon
Sailor Mercury
Sailor Mars
Sailor Jupiter
Sailor Venus

Fushigi Yuugi Characters:
Miaka Yuki
Tamahome
Hotihori
Nuriko (stickers sold out)
Chichiri
Tasuki

Naruto Characters:
Naruto
Sasuke
Sakura
Gaara
Hinata (bookmarks sold out)

Pokemon Characters:
Pikachu
Charmander
Bulbasar
Squirtle
Jigglypuff

So if you're interested Note me and we can chat it out!

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/23736943/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/23736943/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:03:10 PDT
I brought the hubby with and he was REALLy enjoying himself. So much so he wants to cosplay next year! We've decided we're going to go as Ramna 1/2 characters~ he will be boy type Ramna and I will be girl type Ramna. I have basic sewing skills, so I figure I can find some patterns and alter them slightly to get what we need for their outfits, which are relatively easy. I did Miaka Yuki's red priestess outfit several years back for cosplay, so surely I can do Ramna's!

On another note... I want to cosplay as Lulu from FFX sometime too... After I've developed my sewing abilities that is...

And on another note~ I have leftover bookmarks and stickers from the con! So, if anyone is interested in buying some bookmarks or stickers from me, just note me and let me know what you're interested in! The stickers are the same characters as the bookmarks, just they are round-esque stickers for slapping on sketchbooks and the like. I can show those interested in stickers jpegs so they know what they are getting.

Prices for bookmarks: $2 each, or you can get 3 bookmarks for $5
Prices for stickers: $0.50 each, or you can get 5 stickers for $2

Shipping: If you're in the United States shipping will be $0.50, unless you plan on buying quite a bit, then I'll have to up it a little. If you're out of the United States, we'll figure out what shipping will be.

Characters available (if you want to see images of them, they are the most recent Deviations in my gallery):

Sailor Moon characters:
Sailor Moon
Sailor Mercury
Sailor Mars
Sailor Jupiter
Sailor Venus

Fushigi Yuugi Characters:
Miaka Yuki
Tamahome
Hotihori
Nuriko (stickers sold out)
Chichiri
Tasuki

Naruto Characters:
Naruto
Sasuke
Sakura
Gaara
Hinata (bookmarks sold out)

Pokemon Characters:
Pikachu
Charmander
Bulbasar
Squirtle
Jigglypuff

So if you're interested Note me and we can chat it out!

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/23306165/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/23306165/ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:59:13 PST
Also, yesterday was hubby and I's 4th wedding anniversary. Gosh, I can't believe how time flies! Seems like just yesterday he and I were arguing at the lunch room table and he was stealing my Nutrigrain bars and other varous lunch items.

So, the short story is I'm backed up on messages and watches and all that jazz. So I'm working on catching up. /nod

Hope everyone is doing well!!

www.samanthanowak.com ]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/23038501/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/23038501/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:56:38 PST
And after typing this I found that there's an article about it here on Dev and how to handle any comments you get: [link]

In other news...I think I should learn how to make my journal entries spifferific... oh and I am LOVING this whole 60 degree weather in February thing. It's CRAZY man. But beautiful. Spring weather makes me happy. XD

www.samanthanowak.com ]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/22485081/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/22485081/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:05:35 PST
And, since new years resolutions are the topic of choice in journals at this time, I figured I should add my two cents on the subject. ^_^ My new years resolutions:

1. Get into the KC Renn Fest~ I just sent in my submission today, so now it's cross my fingers, wait and hope I've impressed them enough as a new artists.
2. Finish my story this year, and if possible, start working on the graphic novel version by the end of this year
3. Continue to exercise daily and lose weight. The aerobic exercise I'm good with daily, I just need to get better at the weight training...
4. Continue to push myself artistically~ take up painting again, study more of the masters to apply their understanding of color, composition and such to my works.
5. Start a web comic. I've only talked about doing this FOR EV AH! I just seriously need to sit down and figure out what story and how often would I update it... etc etc etc...

Those are my main ones~ in no real particular order. I guess really the Renn Fest is now out of my control, its up to those in higher power~ AKA the Craft Committee and those who select new artisans into the Renn Fest.

So what about you all, anyone have any interesting New Years resolutions?

www.samanthanowak.com ]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/21822195/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/21822195/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:47:40 PST
I've also been making a physical change in my life~ over the course of being married for almost four years I have gained weight. *le sigh* A HORRIBLE amount of weight. However, since May I have dropped 2 jean sizes (WHOOT!) and I'm so excited to lose more weight (in a healthy manner) and get myself ready for skinny dipping season next summer! XD

Oh yes, and Vanilla Chai Tea is "like Christmas in my tummy" as a fellow Chai Tea friend lover of mine said. ^___^ (just got into tea and chai tea recently)

Happy Holidays everyone!

www.samanthanowak.com ]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/21216010/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/21216010/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:59:19 PDT
...

What have I done???

I'm hoping it's a good way to get a story that's been in my head since highschool, OUT and onto paper. We shall see what happens! If anyone is also participating in it, tell me your name on there and I'll add you as a friend and watch you! Here's my page (my name is GargoyleGoddess21 on there as well...oh I was so creative):

[link]

In other news, the lady bug/beetle things are BACK. Dunno if anyone else had this problem before...but a couple of years ago there was like...this crazy gathering of lady bug beetle things at our front and back doors, which lead to them getting in and eventually dieing...living a trail of dead bug carcasses on our floor. Well, today I was at my parents house chilling with the various pets, and low~ I open the back door to call the mutt dogs in~ and the BUGS ARE BACK! Crawling over the wall and attempting to fly in~ but I thwarted their pitiful efforts...for now... :bug swatting ninja:

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/20486838/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/20486838/ Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:19:46 PDT
And now that the year is coming to a close~ or at least it feels like it! I'm already pondering next year and some goals I want to meet~ artistically. By the end of this year I want to revamp my BSE website (www.bittersweetentertainment.com) and launch a webcomic on it. That's right~ webcomic. ^_^ I have so many stories between me, my writer friend, and my husband~ and I want to bring them to life through comics/graphic novels. Since I am only one artist, it's going to take time, but I'm young yet, and have plenty of time to get the stories out for everyone. ^_^

Artistically~ what I also want to do are some more fine art pieces. Some oil paintings~ figure, animals (birds), and still lifes. And as I get back into oils, I'd like to start doing fantasy oil painting.

I also, really, really, REALLY want to be an artist at the Kansas City Ren-fest next year. I didn't make it in this year~ but it's a first come, first serve/get a booth service, and apparantely I didn't apply soon enough... so hopefully I can apply early enough this time to get in~ because...I just think that would be the most awesome experience ever for me. ^____^

Well, I think I've babbled enough for today about random things. ^^ Babbling is a good way to get things out of your head and get them more organized. At least that's how I feel. ^^ I'll be babbling about ideas I have in my head or problems I'm trying to resolve to my husband~ and all of a sudden I'll stop and go "Wait...I could do that and X and X and it would all work out!" and then walk away and leave my husband confused about what just happened. ^^ But he chalks it up to his "abstract random artist wife" so he deals with it. ^^

TTYL!

Gaia Art Contest: [link]

Commission Status: Closed
My Art Prints (you know you want 'em): [link]

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Also, for those who are also a part of the community Gaia Online~ I, along with two artist/writer friends are holding our very first art contest on it. ^^ So, if you're a part of Gaia and like entering art contests for prizes, go check it out! [link]
The contest is going to go on until mid December, so there is plenty of time to do entries still. ^_^

Take care all! I should have some new art to show here fairly soon. ^_^


Commission Status: Closed
My Art Prints (you know you want 'em): [link]

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/19452927/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/19452927/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:41:01 PDT
So, like a lot of people, I’ve been watching Avatar religiously at night, counting down to the Comet!! I’ve never done Avatar fan art, but it’s on my list of fan art to do. ^____^ And up until tonight I was a Katara/Aang fan, but I must say… I like the sparks between Katara and Zuko… and with Zuko having officially broken up with his gf tonight and the preview for tomorrow night foreshadowing a not great discussion between Aang and Katara…well well well… things are going to get interesting. ^_^

Oh, and Sokka being all romantic and rose in the mouth waiting for Suki… priceless. XD

Edit: Okay, after seeing the season finale of Avatar I'm back to being a Katara/Aang fan.

Commission Status: Closed (will reopen shortly)
My Art Prints (you know you want ‘em): [link]

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/19280350/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/19280350/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:35:06 PDT

I'll be back Saturday, probably won't be back on Deviant until Sunday or Monday...so take care folks! I have some ideas for a couple new fan art pieces perculating in my brain I hope to get on paper when I'm back!

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/19055846/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/19055846/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:25:23 PDT
Monday through Friday I have to get up at 6 AM to take Sasha, our almost 8 month old German Shepard mix, to Doggy Day Care. Yes, she spoiled. But we don't have a fenced in backyard because *technically* we don't have a backyard ::grumbles at the homeowners association about that debacle:: so Doggy Day Care is a great place for her to play all day and exert her puppy energy. She loves DDC anyways, she goes with her aunts~ Aunt Sandy and Aunt Budie (my parents dogs) and they're one big happy dog family! However, since I get up at 6 every morning, as the week goes on, it gets harder to get up! And naps...naps help they do.

And tea...tea is my new found friend. ^_^

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/18936912/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/18936912/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:31:45 PDT said if one felt compelled, to go ahead! So, after thinking of some random things...I'm going for it!

1. When I graduated high school I was Artist of the Year and held the Highest Math GPA of my class. Yeah, I'm a freak of nature~ I'm good at art, and gifted in math (though after highschool I focused on art, I don't remember much about Calc anymore! You don't use it...you lose it.)
2. I think I'm a confused left handed person... I'm a left handed golfer, left handed guitar player (when I attempted my mini musical career), left handed oriented EVERYTHING (and left footed soccer player)~ except that I write and draw with my right hand. My conspiracy theory is that back in kindergarden I either A. watched the teacher/kids pick up the pencils with their right hand, and followed the directions down to the exact hand, or B. the teacher shoving a pencil in my right hand and said go for it~ and I did
3. To this day, I will point with my left hand to the left and there is a dang good chance I will say "Turn right". I think it has to do with the whole confused about what side is dominant thing.
4. As a kid, my dad dared me to eat a pickled pig's feet, saying if I did it, he would make my brother do it. So I did it. Gross. Gross. Gross! My brother never did eat his pig foot. :-P
5. I dislike jello. I do not like the way it jiggles all the way down. It's like a wiggling worm, and that's just gross. Though not as gross as the pickled pig's foot.
6. People who don't use turn signals tick me off. People who don't use turn signals UNTIL they are in the middle of turning tick me off more. If you're turning, and THEN you put the signal on~ call me crazy, but I think I already know what you are in the process of doing!
7. Freshman year of college I bought a silver gargoyle ring from a jeweler who came to the school. I've worn the ring every day since then (besides a handful of days of forgetfulness) and it's become my little protective gargoyle ring.
8. I played soccer for about 10 years. When I was 13, I was on a co-ed team (AKA 18 boys and 1 girl, me)~ we were taking shots on goal and I went in for the kill...and totally smacked the coach's son in the FACE with the ball (why was he running in FRONT of the goal??? WHY???)!!! I had a crush on him at the time, so this was ubber embarrassing...not to mention my shot was so hard his lip started bleeding... ::falls over:: Did I mention I had a pretty good power shot with my left foot?

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/18662547/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/18662547/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:17:20 PDT
So yes, Gargoyles RULE! I wish I could go to the Gathering of the Gargoyles convention this year, but it is just not going to happen. ::is bummed:: Hopefully NEXT year things will work out better.

And yes, if you have not gone out and bought DVDs of Season 1 or Season 2 Part 1 ~ DO IT!!! Season 2 Part 2 has not been put out yet ::is really really mad about this:: due to "low sales"...which considering Disney didn't do ANY marketing for Gargoyles, I'm not sure what they are complaining about... So, do yourself a favor and go buy one of THE best animated series EVER. That's right...I said it... EVER!

[link]

Click link. Purchase DVD. Love Gargoyles forever.

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Commission Status: OPEN

Open Slots
1. MessyMelly - coloring!
2.
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4.
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Traditional

Costs:
Half body - $30 [link]
Full body - $50 [link]

If you want a couple or group picture the price will be: Number of People x Price = Total (Ex: Three people at half body would be 3x$30 = $90

The artwork will be done on smooth Bristol Board (nice stuff!). Half bodies will be about 6x8 inches, Full bodies about 8x10. Anything with more than one person will be dependent on the composition. These are traditional media pieces~ done with pen, marker, and colored pencil.

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Chibi

Cost:
Chibi with name - $10 [link]

If you want a couple or group picture the price will be: Number of Chibis x Price = Total (Ex: Three Chibis would be 3x$10 = $10

The artwork will be done on smooth Bristol Board (nice stuff!). Single chibis will beon about 5x7 inches. Anything with more than one person will be dependent on the composition. These are traditional media pieces~ done with pen and marker.

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For shipping I will use USPS Flat Rate Priority mail.
Shipping in the US: $5.00
Shipping in Canada and Mexico: $9.00
Anything outside US, Canada, and Mexico: $11.00

Directions:
1. PM me with your order and character info
2. I will accept or decline your order and give you a total with shipping costs
3. Submit payment to my PayPal account (I will give that info when I accept your commission)
4. Once I have received your payment, I will start working on your commission. I will send you work in progresses as the piece goes~ once the inking and coloring starts~ I will NOT be able to edit the picture.
5. Once completed I will send you an image of the work, get your blessings, and then mail it off~ I will send you a PM letting you know when I mailed it so you know when to expect it.

When giving information about your character, some basic info that is helpful for me include personality, body type, hair color, eye color, clothes, and any pose you had in mind. If you don’t give me some of this info, I’ll probably ask just because it will help me understand your character when creating them. If you have any reference pictures for me, send ‘em! The more the merrier for me. ^_^

What I will do~ I’m willing to do a lot of things, so just ask and let me decide. I’m not afraid of nudity~ but not so sure of outright porn (again, you’ll just have to ask and let me decide).

Commissioned art will not be used for other profit (prints, etc) without your explicit permission. I may use the commission for portfolio purposes (personal website, DeviantArt, Elfwood, etc.). I retain the copyright to the artwork itself. I do not claim ownership of whatever characters you are asking me to draw so if you have a personal character you want brought to life, that characters ownership remains with its creator. You may not use the commission for profit without my permission.

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/18484869/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/18484869/ Sat, 24 May 2008 19:58:25 PDT
So, today marks my 1 week anniversary of being a full time freelancer. Something I was working my way towards, but this wasn’t how I was supposed to become one.

I was let go from my job last week. ::dum dum duuuuuuuum::

To understand the situation, I need to step back several months ago. Give some background info, yo. I was working at Grapevine Designs as a graphic designer (they called us “Landscapers” because all titles there have unique names, but we were graphic designers) 4 days a week~ that one day off using to pursue freelance stuff. In early March I spoke to my boss about the idea of reducing my hours to 3 days a week, except I would not do this without finding a replacement to fill in for the 2 days I was not there (there are two graphic designers in the art dept, and I didn’t want my co-worker to be alone for 2 WHOLE days, Grapevine is too busy for that), and the replacement would eventually take over the position when I left completely (you know, making it an easy phase out/phase in). Boss lady knew about my goals of becoming a freelancing artist, I didn’t hide that fact (I’m not sure if you could look at cube walls and go “Wow, you did all this artwork? So umm…why are you dropping logos onto bags again?” Boss lady never said anything AGAINST the idea of cutting my hours (this is suppose to be a flexible family company anyways), and I went back to my business of being a graphic designer. In April we had a company meeting where boss lady (also owner of the company, it’s a small company with about 25 employees) gave out framed pictures of our new company logo. As she gave them out she said a little about the person she was giving them to~ when it came to my framed logo she said “And this is Sam, I hired her from her comics in the newspaper, what a stupid idea…”. That is not the EXACT wording, but “hired, newspaper, stupid idea” were all used. Needless to say I had a “WTF?” moment as she gave me the frame and pondered where the heck THAT came from? Also, in April I had been at Grapevine for one year~ it was time for my one year review and raise. But boss lady wouldn’t give me one! She kept avoiding me when I brought it up, giving out excuses that in my head I knew were BS, but you don’t call out BS against your boss. Oh yes, also at the meeting with the whole frame event~ the boss lady announced they would be hiring a Creative Director for the art dept. Coworker and I were confused about that one too~ she had not told us about it, and considering a Creative Director, in theory, would be our supervisor, we didn’t know why this idea wasn’t discussed with us at all.

You guys still reading this? Troopers. ^_~ The ending is coming I swear.

So, forward to last week~ Wednesday (the day I have off) an email is sent out that a Creative Director has been hired, she will start in June. Thursday I get back to work, see the email, talk to my coworker who says yeah, boss lady sat down with me to talk about her, she’ll probably call you into her office as well. At 4:45 in the afternoon boss lady calls me into her office…and the convo went a little like this:

Boss lady: So, you know we’ve hired a Creative Director…
Me: ::nods and smiles::
Boss lady: And we’re letting you go…
Me: ::heart plummets:: O_O

She then proceeds me to give me my last paycheck, my severance pay, tell me I was a great employee, no complaints, but the whole cutting hours thing wasn’t working out. Now, a month ago she BARELY hinted at the fact that me not being their all 5 days was becoming a problem~ and I told her if it became a BIG problem, come TALK TO ME so we could figure out a solution. She admitted to lying and having to cover up the fact that the “Creative Director” was “Sam’s Replacement”. So, then we went to my cube with a couple of boxes she had in her office, packed up my stuff, and walked me to my car. I drove away blaring the loudest angry music I had in my CD collection at the moment.

Now, at Grapevine, boss lady called us her “Grapes”. I never particularly liked being called a “Grape”, there was something unsettling about the idea of being “owned” by this word…I don’t like feeling “owned”. And seriously, if I’m going to be called any sort of fruit or veggie~ I wanna be a damn spicy Jalapeño. But that’s beside the point… I wasn’t a good “Grape”. I wasn’t going with the grand scheme of the “grapevine” and well…I got hacked off the “vine”.

I know why she did it; I wasn’t going to stay around forever and all that, so I wasn’t going to be an asset for the company. But I was upfront with her and my goals; she didn’t have to be all sneaky about it.

An... ]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/18106030/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/18106030/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:35:24 PDT
Commission Status: OPEN

Open Slots
1. Jhessill - 1/2 body Traditional 1 person - paid/Done!
2. GoScarlet - Art Nouveau - not paid/not started
3.
4.
5.
6.


Style 1: Pencil Sketch (example: [link])
Costs:
Head shots: $5
Half body: $10
Full body: $15

The artwork will be done on acid free drawing paper. Head shots will be 5x7 inches, Half and Full bodies 8x10 (Full bodies may also be 11x14, depending from drawing to drawing).

If you want a couple or group picture each additional person will add on ½ the price. Example: Pencil sketch half body group with 2 people = $10 + $5 (for 2nd person) = $15


Style 2: Chibi (example: [link])
Chibi Cost: $20

The artwork will be done on smooth Bristol Board (nice stuff!). The piece will be 5x7 inches in size, unless it’s a group pic, then 8x10 inches.

If you want a couple or group picture each additional person will add on ½ the price. Example: Chibi group shot with 2 people = $20 + $10 (for 2nd person) = $30


Style 3: Digital (examples: [link] [link])
Costs:
Head Shot - $30
Half body - $50
Full Body - $70

The artwork will be printed out on my Epson 2200, which has 7 colors and is archival ink. It will be printed on Epson Ultra Premium Luster Photo Paper. Head shots will be 5x7 inches, Half and Full bodies 8x10. Anything with more than one person will be dependent on the composition. You will get the original pencil drawing as well.

If you want a couple or group picture each additional person will add on ½ the price. Example: Digital group shot with 3 people at half body = $60 + $30 (for 2nd person) + $30 (for 3rd person) = $120


Style 4: Traditional (example: [link] [link])
Costs:
Head Shot - $20
Half body - $40
Full Body - $60

The artwork will be done on smooth Bristol Board (nice stuff!). Head shots will be 5x7 inches, Half and Full bodies 8x10 (or full bodies may end up 11x14, depends on how I end up drawing it!). Anything with more than one person will be dependent on the composition.

If you want a couple or group picture each additional person will add on ½ the price. Example: Traditional group shot with 2 people at full body = $80 + $40 (for 2nd person = $120


Style 5: Art Nouveau (examples: [link] [link])
Cost: $100

The artwork will be printed out on my Epson 2200, which has 7 colors and is archival ink. It will be printed on Epson Ultra Premium Luster Photo Paper and be up to 11.5 inches wide and up to 16.5 inches in length (dependent upon the composition of the piece). You will get the original pencil drawing as well.

If you want a couple or group picture each additional person will add on ½ the price. Example: Art Nouveau group shot with 3 people at half body = $100 + $50 (for 2nd person) + $50 (for 3rd person) = $200

Shipping:

Shipping in the United States: $2.00 to $5.00 (depending on size of piece)
If you are outside the United States, let me know where you live and I will figure out how much shipping would cost and we can go from there.


Directions:
1. PM me with your order, which style you want and head/half body/full body, and character(s) info
2. I will accept or decline your order and give you a total with shipping costs
3. Submit payment to my PayPal account (I will give that info when I accept your commission)
4. Once I have received your payment, I will start working on your commission. I will send you work in progresses as the piece goes to get your opinion and any edit/tweaks.
5. Once co... ]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/18077594/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/18077594/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:09:29 PDT
[link]
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Taking into account that it took me about 3-4 hours from start to finish on these guys, and the images are about 8.5x11ish, how much would you be willing to pay for a full body single character? (I will offer half bodies and couples too, but lets start with full body).

Thanks for any input!!!

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/17547132/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/17547132/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:54:30 PDT
I've redesigned my personal website so the focus is on the collectable prints I offer. So if you're looking for some pretty fantasy art go check it out and support the arts! I also have Enchanted Names, customizable prints that are pretty darn cute.

[link]

Also continuing the comics~ trying to organize thoughts on stories and such. And still working at the graphic design job 4 days a week 8 hours a day... ::can not wait to not have to work there and focus on her own artwork:: Soon...hopefully very soon...

I've also been pondering taking commissions via DeviantArt. I haven't decided what I would offer yet...digital, traditional, perhaps both with different pricing... I still have to ponder and see. ^_^

Take care everyone. ^^

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/16999664/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/16999664/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:57:47 PST
[link]

Enchanted Names are customized to you~ you choose the eye, hair, skin and outfit color from the available options, tell me the name

Just go to "Enchanted Names" and check them out! They make great gifts (several of the people who ordered them were saying just that). Also on my website are Limited Edition and Open Edition of some of my art pieces. Support the arts! Check them out!

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/15402415/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/15402415/ Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:24:23 PST
It's a bit premature~ but in February Kansas City will have their anime convention~ Naka-kon. And I plan on having an artist table with another lovely artist: I plan on having limited edition prints, chibi stickers, and I am pondering doing chibi caricatures of people. If I have any leftover calendars (I make them as Xmas presents for friends and family) I will probably have a few of those lying around as well. ^_^ So, for anyone who lives in the KC area~ or anyone who plans on traveling to KC for this~ you can look for me! ^_^

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/14923936/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/14923936/ Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:34:45 PDT
Later gators!

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/14564910/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/14564910/ Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:04:34 PDT
I'm happy. Why? Because I'm going part time at my job (I'm a graphic designer for a promotional product company). And why do I get to go part time? Because my freelancing jobs are going up and I'm finally at the point where I can cut some of the paycheck from the day job and give more time for the "night job". This is the first step to COMPLETELY being able to leave the 9 to 5 office world and have the ability to work from home, in my studio (well...right now it's more like a mass of art supplies and THINGS all around the house...the ACTUAL studio will probably not happen for another 4 years or so when hubby and I can move/build our own house). I'm so excited about the prospect! I've been daydreaming forever about being able to work at home and do my freelancing projects, and do my OWN projects, and continue to push my art abilities (I still feel like I have a LONG ways to go to get to "SUPREME GARGOYLEGODDESS ABILITY") ~ and it's hard to push the artist ability when working full time, freelancing, and all the other things that come with domestic married life. :-P

Take care all! XD

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/14245839/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/14245839/ Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:46:15 PDT
Summers in Kansas really make you ponder joining a nudest colony. Running free in the heat~ yeah...

Well, I've kept busy these past few months (as one can tell by my lack of updates). Oh I've been doing art, but I'm keeping the project underwraps. Yes, I'm so secretive. ^^

Toodle pip til next time!

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/13712682/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/13712682/ Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:07:22 PDT
Putting up art on Deviant has slown down for awhile. I'm working on an art project in co-ops with an artist/writier friend~ so that's been taking up my time, and the usual working full time, marriage, birds...etc.

Do you know how much paper a cockatiel can tear up into tiny snowflake sized pieces? A lot. My computer desk is testiment to that...and my keyboard~ since Mozart (our cockatiel) favorite thing to do is tear apart paper and drop it while standing over my keyboard (thus there is a lot of paper IN the keyboard between the keys). ...I'm going to have to vacuum my keyboard to get all the paper out!

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/12880490/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/12880490/ Mon, 07 May 2007 19:40:36 PDT
I also added some pictures from the trip to the Bahamas in the Scraps folder!

Take care!


Clubs I'm a part of:


]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/12709154/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/12709154/ Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:50:14 PDT
So, now that I'm back I'll start working on some more artsies. Coming next month a friend of mine and I are going to start a comic project...

Hope all is going well for everyone out there!

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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/12447430/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/12447430/ Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:42:46 PDT
So, for the past 2 months I've been doing comics for the Kansas City Star's Preview section. And because of it I now have a new job. I am now a Graphic Designer for a women's owned company called Grapevine Design. The owner of the company saw my comics in the Star and contacted me to see if I would be willing to help them redesign their website with the use of my illustrative skills. While talking on the phone she mentioned a job opportunity~ which led to an interview, interview #2 and a job. I started April 2nd. I am both excited and nervous. Excited because this job is WAY more fun than my old job (mailroom clerk for an engineering firm, the comic I was doing for the Star, Another Day in Paradise, is very much inspired from life exeriences) and nervous because I haven't seriously done graphic design since college. And even back in college I pushed my graphic design projects to incorporate many illustrative elements. And I also hate to dissapoint people~ so I want to live up to Grapevine's expectations about me. I'll be less nervous and such once the whole newbie-ness goes away too. Being the newbie is annoying and sucks.

Oh yeah, and all those HD radio commercials they play on the radio~ they're annoying as heck.

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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/11649641/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/11649641/ Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:50:47 PST
Backstory: I've been in talks with the editor of the KC Star to do some comics for the Preview section, which is a section they put out on Thursdays~ it has local music and art shows, and they have also started showing off local comic artists' works.

Now, when an artist does this for the Preview section you get 2 months to do comics (so one comic every Thursday, about 8 strips)~ I originally agreed to March and April. About 2 weeks ago the editor emailed me asking if February and March were still good, and I reminded him I was all good for March and APRIL. He wanted me to submit my first strip Jan 25~ which I thought "wow...that's ubber early, oh well...I'm almost done with it anyways..." and then come Thursday morning, February 1st, my comic is in the Star. ^^ It was a big surprise, it was a nice surprise. So, for the next 2 months you can follow the first tale of Another Day in Paradise. For everyone else~ I'll be posting the strips as they're published in the newspapre.

And also, I want to thank everyone for all the favs, watches, comments and notes! I promise I'll get to your comments and notes~ just give me a little time! Since Another Day in Paradise was moved up a month, that also means the deadlines for my strips have been confuzzled with. ^_^******


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And there are some art possibilities already in the flow... I won't delve more into them until they actually come to fruitation. No need to excite anyone if they end up being duds. Though I'm hoping they won't... ::crosses fingers::

In other news, my birthday is only 10 days away! I'll be 24~ officially entering the realm of "mid-twenty-something-year-old". Crazy stuff that is. It seems like just yesterday I was in college dealing with finals, and last week I was in highschool helping Mary get that gummy art eraser out of her hair...

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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/11095824/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/11095824/ Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:00:42 PST < I haven't been this sick in a LOOOOONG time...I forgot how much I HATE sinus infections, I haven't had one in several years. ::falls over:: I've been sporting jammies and carrying around a jug o' water (or Sprite) this weekend. Wish I could do the jammie thing at work... It's much more comfy that way...

But, neways, once this cold is over, I have plans for more artsies. Not that I ever NOT have plan for artsies, but the production process is lacking right now. So, merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!!

~GG

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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/10726647/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/10726647/ Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:26:46 PST
Well, it's the holiday season, and I'm thinking it would be nice to earn a little extra for all that shopping I'm going to have to do. O_O So, for a limited time, I'm taking up commissions. Specifically Chibi Commissions. I've done them in the past for people, making personalized chibis of themselves or their loved ones as surprise gifts and such.

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What you get:
A 5x7 hand drawn and colored personalized chibi of you or your friend/family/loved one. Includes the name of the person. Or, if you want two chibis together, then it will be done on 8x10. They will be drawn on nice heavy bristol board, inked with Rapidoliner pens, and colored with Tria/Prisma color markers. And of course, signed by me!

Prices:
1 Chibi: $15
2 Chibis: $30
Prices do not include shipping and handling.

Prints!

At ArtSeas Galleria I have limited edition prints for sale. They are 8x10, printed with archival ink on archival paper, signed and numbered by me, and include a certifcate of authenticity. I have 10 or so pieces in print form for sale over there. So go check it out! I've matted a few of the prints and hung them around my house, and I must say, I feel pretty snazzy about myself seeing how good they look behind a matt and frame! lol


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]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/10329547/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/10329547/ Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:50:37 PDT
In other news, I'm *slowly* working with the local paper about getting a comic published in them. It wouldn't be a permanent thing, but every Thursday they have a special section where they display local artist's comic strips. They normally run for about 2 months, so about 8 or 9 strips. I've been working on a story, and so far everything I've been throwing at the editor keeps getting "looking good". So we shall see...I won't believe this is a successful venture until I have a copy of the paper with my strip in hand...

]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21 http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/9617009/ http://GargoyleGoddess21.deviantart.com/journal/9617009/ Sun, 06 Aug 2006 11:49:21 PDT

Since I'm new to Deviant, but not to art, a lot of the stuff I upload for awhile will be random artwork dating anywhere from last week to a couple of years ago. ^^

For any who may possible have that "I think I've seen her art somewhere..." I've been a part of the Elfwood community for over 4 years now, you may have seen me there. ^_~ I'm still a part of Elfwood, though not as active as I once was, but I'm still there. ^^ ]]> ~GargoyleGoddess21