http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:dollsylph&section=today deviantART RSS for by:dollsylph en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:39:43 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/28932332/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/28932332/ Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:34:29 PST
And then today, very suddenly, I missed it so much I nearly broke into tears.

I'm feeling very reflective and a little sad about it right now.

In lighter...more OT news lol...I finally recieved my Limhwa Mono, (he's my wedding present ) I was part of a large group of people who had problem transactions with a seller out of Norway. As of now I think I'm only 1 of 2 people who actually recieved their doll. But recieve him I did and he's waiting for his wig to come in the mail

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/28597351/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/28597351/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:05:00 PST I spent the day today with my Hubby and our families. Made sweet potato/pinapple casserole (yum!) and ate way too much cherry pie.

I've been excruciatingly busy lately between the regular teaching jobs, face-up commissions and writing/rehearsing tracks for the band I'm in for an upcoming CD, (we'll be instudio recording starting enxt week-waaaaah!)

I'll be honest, right now all I want to do is play with my BJD and sleep.

Tomorrow afternoon/evening I'm forcing myself to become a vegetable for a few hours. Regenerate. I really need it.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/27599443/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/27599443/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:08:43 PDT

Life is trying to limp back toward normalcy right now-new husband, new living arrangements,new school year in full swing with new classes and students, new commissions due in any day now. It's still pretty horrifically chaotic truth be told, but I feel pretty good right now. Physically better than I have in a long time, (unlike last time I took a trip overseas...granted that was to a 3rd world country lol), and creatively sharp.

I also recieved my Lumedoll Saiph, Solomon, and am in love with him Once I have things a bit more in order in my studio, (hopefully by the end of the week), I'll give him his face-up and inevitably post pics.

On another note...very much engrossed in the novel, The Vampire Armand right now, (couple that with the Star Trek phase I'm going through and you've got some weird, weird fan worlds colliding in my brain lol). I've been a VC fan for a few years now and Armand was always one of my favorites. Love him even more now and have an irresistable urge to cosplay him. The trick is going to be getting my husband, (who cosplays, but isn't familiar with VC...he would make a BEAUTIFUL Marius) and our mutual, costuming friends, (none of which as far as I know, have read the books), to cosplay VC.

Well...I managed to get every single one of them to leap into Death Note with me.

We'll have to see what happens! *wicked vampiric laugh*

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/26836998/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/26836998/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:20:34 PDT
On a side note...I'm in the middle of rediscovering classic Star Trek. I've been a fan of Trek for as long as I can remember. Not quite enough to warrent being called a trekkie...or...'trekker' as apparently is preferred these days, but a definate fan, (mostly of TNG) A few months in the wake of this year's movie and I suddenly feel the urge to rewatch the old series. Talk about a delayed reaction!

Anyhow...I've come to the conclusion that Mr Spock really IS fascianting

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/26472462/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/26472462/ Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:55:27 PDT
Two of the three sold very quickly, (the third is still looking for a home), and are on lay-aways.

Now, I don't regret selling these boys. My reasoning was sound for letting them go. But, still, when I come across pics of them, I feel a little pang of...loss? Sadness..? I'm not sure. Silly in the grand scheme of things, I know, since after all, they're not REALLY people, they don't REALLY have personalities. Still, I feel like I'm going to miss them. Maybe it's because unlike my other long-time resin resident who I let go a while back, I didn't re-do their face-ups..? I'm really not sure. It's some comfort that both of the buyers really love how I've customized them and have a genuine interest in the dolls-I know they're going to very good homes.

Still, feeling a little down about it right now.

I'll be getting a new boy after the three have sold with the money left after the expense I spoke of has been paid. A beautiful boy that I've had my eye on for a long time and will soon be discontinued.

I guess I'm just going to have to make him extra special when he gets here.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/26209450/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/26209450/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:51:56 PDT [link] ) The wait for this little one was quite long, (6 months!), but he is absolutely worth it. I haven't been this excited about a doll in ages!
I'll be working on him this afternoon between commissions and will post photos soon

Oh...and, on another completely unrelated note...I watched Brick the other day. Best psuedo noir high school crime drama EVER! It's glorious. And am I the only one who thinks Joseph Gordon Levitt would make a smashing L? Blame it on the perpetual slouch he has in Brick or the jeans and white t-shirt hiding under his cardigan throughout the movie...but he just screams L every time I see him now.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/25949370/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/25949370/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:41:18 PDT
If you haven't watched it, check it out!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/25125955/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/25125955/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:32:27 PDT
And...I just discovered that my BJD, all sleeping soundly in their boxes, had actually shifted as well. And they're 2 ROOMS OVER!

The lesson...never leave an unbalanced washer unattended.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/24544468/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/24544468/ Sat, 02 May 2009 08:33:00 PDT
So I've decided it's time to make a concious effort to FORCE some good vibes back into the universe.

I'm going to make myself laugh each day and enjoy silly little things like my dolls more. I'm going to invite friends on picnics and have people over 'just because.' I'm going to make time for old movies and anime. I'm gong to try to compliment people instead of being irritated with them. I'm going to exercise because it's fun, not because I have to. I'm going to draw and paint and write for myself for a change and not for editors and co-creators.

OK...so...I feel a little weird about it. Like I'm trying to channel Polyanna and I might give myself a cavity before it's all said and done. But, heck, I really can't take the alternative any more. Everyone, (including myself), has been so gloomy...and even if the gloom is justified, it doesn't make it healthy or good.

It's worth a shot in any case!

Oh...and my big L...Kenichi Matsuyama Minimee/DZ hybrid...has his shirt, has his jeans, has his face-up and hair...I RIGHT NOW I have a little 1/3 L sitting on my lap

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/24110486/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/24110486/ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:32:38 PDT
Maybe it's because I know that in a couple fo days it will all be melted away that it doesn't botehr me so much..?

In any case, I did a little snow shoot with Emile today!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/23879831/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/23879831/ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:30:14 PDT
Since the book/illustration gig that had been sucking up all of my art time is in publisher limbo right now, I might do a bit. Just some good old fan art, maybe. Something fun and mindless.

I feel like I've been doing art for everyone else's sake lately. I would really like to work on something for the complete selfish joy of it.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/23548945/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/23548945/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:50:55 PST
But at least commissions are going strong.

And I finished giving my big L his face-up today...that was fun.

And the book I've been illustrating has been picked up by a publisher. Nothing big, but at least volume one is finally going to print and, after a lot of pitches and near misses with several publishers, both the writer and I are relieved.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/23398556/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/23398556/ Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:54:26 PST
Wheeeeee!!!! I'm so excited!

And...Soom just released their monthly doll for February...tiny versions of Sard and Beryl...it's the first time I've actually actively wanted a tiny lol

Aside from BJD goodness, I've been quite busy lately...preparing for a dance performance in 2 weeks at an art gallery...getting some big stuff for the wedding squared away

Life is good.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/23154750/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/23154750/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:43:07 PST [link]
I'm still messing with the design etc, but there it is-all shiny and new.

Weebly is SUCH a fantastic service-ridiculously user freindly. I love it to bits!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/23037624/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/23037624/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:50:22 PST
To boot-I've just spent the past 30 minutes attempting to edit my gallery folders. After battling an H&R Block ad that kept freezing my page and making every single image disappear, (oh, but I can have NO ADS if I PAY for a subscription *grumble*), I've apparently deleted several images that I was attempting to simply move from one folder into another. I never hit any sort of 'delete' button, but they are no where to be found now.

Never had this problem before and I've reorganized folders several times.

Seriously...it seems as though deviantart is getting worse by the day. Freezes and strange uploading issues and my poor comp whines now when I've been on here for too long. And I'm just counting down the days until paid accounts are the only ones that aren't completely plastered with ads.

OK...rant done...

If anyone has had a similar problem with images gone missing after trying to edit them and has recovered them successfully, please do let me know.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/22702255/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/22702255/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:30:26 PST What a beautful thing!

My mono is slowly loosening it's grip on me and I'm starting to feel a smidge better.

Helped sand and string Ylsandes and did a bit of resin sanding yesterday for a friend getting ready for a big doll event in Florida. It definately wore me out and I felt really tired and spacey toward the end, but it was a lot of fun I'm going to try to go in later this week to help out a bit more, (I feel like I didn't quite pull my weight with the spaciness and weakness in my limbs and whatnot)

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/22505692/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/22505692/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:24:28 PST
I went to the Dr. last night after having gotten sick...again...and found out I have mono. Mono of all things! One of the joys of working with kids, I suppose-a couple of the girls in one of my classes had it and apparently I got on the wrong end of a sneeze or a cough.

But at least now I know why I've been so tired lately and why I kept getting sore throats over and over again.

So it's at least a week of bed rest for me and gallons of fluid.

Commissions might be slow for a while folks.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/22137951/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/22137951/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:29:04 PST
But the funk seems to have lifted! I finally got around to taking a few pics of Thomas and Grail, my new DZ boys. And I have this week and next off from teaching-woot! I'm getting caught up on my sleep...ate a LOVELY Italian dinner last night with my dad, (on our annual Christmas shopping excursion).

My apartment is decorated and twinkly and I'm full of Christmas cheer!

So, Happy Holidays everyone!!!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/21921897/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/21921897/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:03:39 PST
It's really strange...I never thought I would like MSD sized dolls...or Dollzone for that matter. The size seemed akward and the DZ sculpts NEVER appealed to me, (I'm generally more attracted to realistic sculpts and DZ is VERY stylized). But then I got Switch, my Megi, as a trade for some face-up and blushing work a while back. I had intended originally to give him a good scrub, a fesh face-up and sell him...but he very quickly weasled his way into my affections and I adore the little snot!

And...now he has a Fei and a Hid to keep him company lol

My little horde is growing!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/21801715/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/21801715/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:21:07 PST
Finished some commission work today as well as a face-up on a Dante minimee I recently aquired, (though I might sell him as another minimee...the mother of all minimees in my book...has become available!).

And I'll be getting a couple of friends for Switch pretty soon as well!

Isn't BJD maddness a wonderful thing?

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/21557283/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/21557283/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:36:09 PST
My lung is achy. Strange. And my piriformis syndrome is acting up. NOT good since I have an audition this coming Saturday.

But I'm listening to Coldplay and Billie Holiday and Tool and I suppose that's...something.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/21213559/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/21213559/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:54:01 PDT
]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20965686/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20965686/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:13:38 PDT I'm so inspired by him and those jointed hands make me squee, (though I am actually having trouble with one of them...separated from the wrist joint...I popped it gently back on, but it still seems loose...any one else ever had this problem?)
Anywhoo...I love him!
Now I just need to find the time to do up his body tattoo...

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20789950/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20789950/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:46:03 PDT Workshop Retreat, (that's such a mouthful lol).

It's centered more around sculpting and casting than face-up/tattoo work this time around, so, while it isn't exactly zero-ing in on my specialty, at least I'll be learning a lot. I do a bit of BJD sculpting just for kicks every now and then, (nothing keep-able so far), and I DID take a couple years of sculpting as part of my degree in college so...yeah.

I had such a lovely time last year, and came away SO inspired. I'm really curious about which faces I'll recognise, (and who won't be there...I have a sinking feeling some of my favorite folks aren't returning...)

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20564687/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20564687/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:49:20 PDT
A few friends are coming over for a cook out and a little anime tonight. One of my oldest friends is getting married tomorrow. The massive BJD commission I'm working on is going well-a lot of tattoo work which I love- and I've had a revelation with what to do with my Sard.

Life is good.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20414809/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20414809/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:24:40 PDT
[link]s=bb2

Not as horrific as it could have been and, I'll admit, I was a bit tickled when, out of nowhere, a national broadcast covered BJD. But there were...inaccuracies...in it that drove me a little bananas.

The fingers in my left hand are also VERY achy today and a little swollen. It feels a bit like arthritis, (which, thanks to some dance related injuries, I already have in my left foot). *sigh* Not a good thing.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20284988/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20284988/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:48:33 PDT
It's a such a beautiful little chunk of anime, (must read the rest of the manga now)! I want so desperately to share it with my friends who are also anime junkies, but something tells me that between the pair of hard core mecha guys and the possible squeamishness of a couple of the others, we wouldn't make it past the Soubi/Ritsuka kiss in the first episode.

*sigh*

Anywhoo...
Back to 'normal' and off to spray some MSC before the heat of the day kicks in.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20046153/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/20046153/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:23:20 PDT
And I haven't even gotten the chance to really work on my Sard yet, though part of that is waiting for his proper wig and eyes, (it's much more enjoyable for me when working on my own boys to have the wig and eyes at hand so that I can get a better feel for overall color) The wig is being custom made for him...in the UK...and is going to take a month to get here. It'll be worth it in the end, I'm sure, but I'm SO ANTSY about it! I want my incubus to be whole dang it!

Anyway...I'm taking next week off. REALLY taking it off. Being a slug for 7 days and watching movies and sleeping in.

I'm ridiculously excited about it.

But I have to get through this week first and as it is, I barely have time to breathe.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/19785508/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/19785508/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:43:17 PDT Well...actually...Soom forgot to include the s-hooks for his hooves so I have to wait a couple of weeks until they get here before he can truly be his menacing self...but that gives me time to blush him!
Whee!!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/19637378/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/19637378/ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:08:27 PDT
Geesh...what a long weekend. I'm still recovering. Tired. Feel like I've been hit by a truck.

The good: The rehearsals went well. And I was actually able to go into Manhattan with a handful of my friends there on Saturday night. We've been playing in NYC for 6 years now, and I've only been able to go into the city twice because of the tight rehearsal schedule. Nothing I hadn't seen before, but it was a gorgeous night with good company.

The bad: My godfather passed away while I was gone Saturday, (he had Alzheimer's, but it was still quite unexpected). I lvoed him very much and I'm more than a little heartbroken. And my shoulders and back are killing me. Since I'm not a full-time professional musician, the amount of practicing I do never quite prepares me for these weekends with their 16+ hours of nonstop playing.

So...long weekend.

And I'm glad to be home and getting back into my regular routine of BJD face-ups and illustration and teaching.

Oh...and sleep. Sleep is nice.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/19335292/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/19335292/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:13:23 PDT
And I just scored my little DZ boy, Switch, a pair of Anotehr Space bloomers I've been eyeing for a while now.

And I'm eating Chinese take-out tonight for dinner!


Life is good

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/19131488/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/19131488/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:27:20 PDT An anime convention, teaching a master class as part of a job interview and a new BJD...all in the last 3 days!!
Life is good. Crazy, but good.
I should have pics of my new little guy as well as Corners, my blue Pixie, (now with face-up!) soon.
But I still have a couple of commissions to finish and illustration work that I'm behind on.
When did summer become the busiest season of the year?

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18830251/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18830251/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:43:12 PDT Did watch a fantastic film earlier tonight though-Urbania. Gorgeously acted and shot and written and really well done non-linear story telling, which I always enjoy.
If you're up for a good, cathardic film with dry bits of humor tossed in, I recommend it.
My cybornetic Pixie's wings, (I'm commissioning an artist in the UK to do them as I can't solder to save my life), are almost done! Now I need to do the poor thing's face-up and sew some clothes for her and she'll be all set.
She was an unexpected addition to my slowly growing resin BJD family as I'm not generally a fan of female sculpts or Bobobie. I got her at a ridiculously good price and had originally considered giving her a smashing face-up, a better pair of eyes and reselling her.
But she really grew on me...and then this strange little character began to emerge...
I'm so glad I kept her

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18731995/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18731995/ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:00:04 PDT This is the first time I've been subject to dishonest dealings within the BJD community. And I am much more upset about that than I am about the money I'm about to loose, (though right now, I can't afford that either)
So...
Very dissillusioned and angry at the moment
Heck...I feel violated.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18675695/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18675695/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:35:14 PDT
Which means I have to alter the time of day I start working on face-ups to avoid the heat and humidity.

Which means....I'm gong to have to start waking up earlier.

Eh, but that's ok...I'll trade that for warmer weather any day.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18559700/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18559700/ Thu, 29 May 2008 12:44:38 PDT
And I found out this morning that the sweet older man who worked at the post office, (I've gotten to be friends with the PO workers since I go there 2-3 times a week), just died of liver cancer.

So...yeah...
Excuse the sad venting...but life is blue today

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18461727/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18461727/ Fri, 23 May 2008 10:58:29 PDT Quite frankly, I don't know if I could take the cool damp much longer.
Happy Memorial Day weekend to those of you here in the states!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18353419/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18353419/ Fri, 16 May 2008 15:04:42 PDT I just saw
and lusted after
and PURCHASED
one of my dream BJD!

[link]

I'm going to have to sell Itch's flexibody, (poor boy, he's going to be bodiless again), and a few other doll-related items to pay for it...but, oh, I've been waiting for a company to come out with a doll like this for a long while now...

Squeeeeee!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18335865/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18335865/ Thu, 15 May 2008 12:34:38 PDT I have a slew of BJD commissions to work on right now, (though the one that was eating most of my time is finished and sent back....will be posting pics of that soon), and still feel a little behind with my illustration work, but at least it's something approaching normalcy.

Yay for normalcy!

I find I'm a much happier person when I have routines I can rely on. I like variety, but if I don't have something consistant and stable, I get very, very stressed.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18187169/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/18187169/ Mon, 05 May 2008 19:30:05 PDT
But, heck, being awake at 4am gave me the chance to dabble in digital paint over photography which I've never done much of before. I actually kind of like it-it doesn't require quiiiite as much thought as drafting a painting from scratch, (perfect for my sleep-deprived brain), and really allows me to play with color, which I've always loved.

So...a sleepy hoorah for late nights and adobe..

hoo

rah

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17998017/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17998017/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:49:50 PDT
I still feel like he isn't complete yet; mostly because I haven't been able to sucessfully get his head to stay on his body...lack of small rubberbands, S hooks that are either too large or too small, and trying to figure out the best way to fill in the gap between the head and neck. Originally, I had tried kneaded rubber, pressed it onto the underside of the head and that seemed to help. But now I'm thinking maybe a white eye putty might be the way to go. I'd rather not do a permenant mod if I don't have to...

Hm...

But, in any case, Itch is starting to come together!

I haven't yet 'introduced' him to Emile.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17862544/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17862544/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:20:53 PDT Which means...hybrid time!
I'm a tad nervous, as I've never paired a resin BJD head and body from 2 different companies before. But, oh the possibilities if I can get it to work...
So cross your fingers folks!
Aaaaaand, if anyone has any pearls of wisdom regarding hybriding BJD, by all means, send them along!!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17812649/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17812649/ Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:48:05 PDT [link]

Scary stuff here folks...

Sign it if you're able

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17750629/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17750629/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:57:45 PDT So, feeling like I needed something fun and outdoor-ish to occupy my time, I made the trip to Dollfair International. It's juuuust far enough away that I need a bit of time on my hands to justify the drive, but I'm so glad I did. Catrina, (lovely, fascinating lady to runs/owns it), is in the process of moving the shop and it was the last time I'd to be able to go to Dollfair in it's current location.
While I'm going to miss the gorgeous, tiny store on the corner in Grand Pacific Junction, (tiny shops, brick walkways, the sound of trains and waterfalls), I got the opportunity to look at the new facility with Catrina and I'm so excited for her and the new, bigger, more versitile space.
I snapped a few photos of Emile, who came along for the ride, on the train at Grand Pacific.
On the way home, I saw a tiny man with a sandwhich board advertising plumbing doing body building poses at a busy intersection.
I drank sweet tea, (SO SO good on a warm sunny day) and listened to NPR.
there are red buds on the trees.
Life is good.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17702597/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17702597/ Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:56:41 PDT Nothing official yet, but still...

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17509799/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17509799/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:31:01 PDT But, on the bright side, I got my proofs from the editor at Arsenic Lobster this morning, the little sequential art gig I'm working on right now is being shopped around to publishers by the writer's agent and I have a few new face-up commissions rolling in soon.
All of which are good things...so....

erm

Yay!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17344242/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17344242/ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:18:51 PDT A professor of mine, (lovely, gangly young man who was the highlight of my art history courses), directed us to the site a few years back. For kicks I suppose. He really was a cool guy. I wish I had been self-confident enough at the time to befriend him outside of the acedemic arena.
But anywhoo-for those interested in weird political satire:
[link]
Funny stuff for the twisted and thick-skinned.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17225350/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17225350/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:54:32 PST
Let's just hope my family/friends/co-workers can decipher squeaks and clicks...because right now I think that's all anyone's going to get out of me.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17138015/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17138015/ Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:04:04 PST Tiny eyebrows make me happy!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17024650/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/17024650/ Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:49:54 PST
GAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16963793/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16963793/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:54:47 PST Anywhoo...I was sitting down to eat lunch today when my fiance called to let me know Anthony Bourdain was on AND he was in Cleveland!!
Imagine my excitement! The man who makes me want to go EVERYWHERE he goes-and he's in NE Ohio?! Minutes from where I live?!
So, I settled in with my spinach pasta and watched, waiting to see the glory that he would uncover in Cleveland, the secrets that would make me love living here, the little gems that would make me excited about being an Ohioan or, at the very least, make me want to check out a local restaurant.
An hour later and I had to come to a sorry conclusion: not even Anthony Bourdain can make Cleveland appealing to me.
Sure there are things here that are enjoyable, but the overall culture of the place has NEVER sparked my interest. I just can't find much to love about dirty streets and polluted rivers and the stench of industry that just refuses to die. I can't make myself love cured meat and eastern European food and sausages. I don't like polka. I don't like the cold, dreary days that are so UGLY not even television can make them seem picturesque.
And that's without me even touching the issues the show didn't talk about: the poverty and horrific school systems and maddeningly under-appreciated/funded/understood art scene.
Gah. Bleh.
I need a vacation.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16826071/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16826071/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:31:06 PST And...according to my comp, it's a whopping 2 degrees F. outside. Without the windchill, (which HAS to be high, I can hear the wind howling).
Something tells me I might have to opt out of my Monday morning ballet class...

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16682907/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16682907/ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:55:37 PST I popped onto the Marl Morris page after arriving home and spent a solid ten minutes reading over their class schedules and pining. If I'm honest with myself, there's still a very real part of me that wants to live in NYC.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16613355/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16613355/ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:39:52 PST This, apparently, is what happens when I snack on nan and pomegranite juice before bed...

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16506360/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16506360/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:37:41 PST I'm glad I got my latest commission done and mailed before this set in as the thought of a steady hand and a teeny tiny brush makes me feel a bit queasy.
I have a few things that need doing tonight though, (some illustration samples I need to send to a publisher, some online bunk).
Time to pace myself.
Teaching violin isn't quite as physically taxing as the dance classes I teach Thursdays, but you'd be suprised how quickly screechy strings wear you out.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16461945/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16461945/ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:40:50 PST
Aaaaand...I'm itching to get more face-up commission work. I know people are still reeling from the financial post-holiday vice, but my work table looks so bare now that I've mailed out my last couple of heads...

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16337264/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16337264/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:32:37 PST
I feel at home at conventions.

I'm sad it's over.

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16221853/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16221853/ Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:19:47 PST My boy friend/ best friend/ most favoriate person proposed on New Years Eve!!!!

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16116299/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/16116299/ Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:08:25 PST the smell of raw eggplant
reading by candlelight
listening to my bf's heart beat
waking up to find my cat asleep on my legs
lentil soup on cold days
stretching my hamstrings
the smell of resin
wigs
hydration

]]> ~dollsylph http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/15983940/ http://dollsylph.deviantart.com/journal/15983940/ Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:45:33 PST In any case, today I'm going to begin calmly finishing up the first beast, (Asuka's plugsuit from Evangelion) and then it's on to the pair of Trigun costumes, (Legato and Knives for me and my bf respectively).
I do have a bit of extra time because of the holidays/lack of work etc. I've finished up my most recent commission and mailed out the last 1/6 ooak I'll be selling until after Chrsitmas. And, at the moment, I do not have any other comissions lined up, (though, hey, if anyone out there wants one...I'm more than willing to take it on! )
Yeah...so...it's off to the land of red spandex for me!
Wish me well...

]]> ~dollsylph