This is a personal journal.
The majority of my posts are "friends-only" (locked).


I don't add people as friends if I haven't "met" you online or IRL before. If you'd like to be added back, leave a brief comment to this post. All comments will be screened, so I will not be replying (since doing so would un-screen them). I also regularly purge my f-list to keep only those people who interact with me frequently. Do not take it personally if you have been removed - just ask me to add you again.

Art-related announcements will still be posted here publicly. For updates on my jewelry and other artisan crafts, as well as my online boutique, visit artofadornment & feel free to add it to your friends list (all friends will be added back).


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Visit my Zazzle.com shop for posters, t-shirts, mugs, calendars & more featuring my original artwork.

It was hard to photograph because I had to twist around to focus the camera but:



Yes, it's a heart-shaped garnet. Michael, you are awesome.
:)

Also for mbarrick and kitsune_13: Issue #25, p.33 (highlighting by me)



Simply awesome.
Sincere thanks to acid_poptart! Although I'm not sure why the "i" in "pirate" is capitalized (actually I kinda like it - hey baby, I put the "I" in pirate! arr arr arrr!), but hey, we're in print, dammit!!!

*squee*

[Aside to A: Should you ever feel like printing something about me again my voodoo darling, I have some pretty groovy new images for you! See the store blog for a taste.]

(sorry about the x-post, some of you have already seen this in my store blog)

JK Potter shot (and manipulated) this photo for a recent shoot for my store:



I'm always thrilled to see how different people "interpret" my work - both the models and photographers. I think I've got to more of this sort of thing, not dictate what look I want and how. Just let 'em do their stuff the way they see fit, and see what I get. And I think this one has a lot of character. In fact I'm contemplating printing this one out at 13" x 19" as a poster for myself. :)

Photographer: JK Potter. Models & make-up: Jennifer Potter, Katzen.

Blog purge.

I regularly remove people from my f-list when I cannot remember how I am connected to them, because they either a.) don't post often, b.) don't interact with me very often, or c.) have changed their LJ username. It is not personal; it is merely because I cannot keep up with everyone at the same time. If you have been removed (check my user info page to see if you're still there) and would like me to add you back, please leave a brief comment to this post.

And I should tell you that I have a whopper of a hangover today, so I'm not firing on all 3 cylinders. I may have accidentally removed a couple of people who should probably whack me on the side of the head and say "um, DUH, you know me from (X), ya doofus..." so I can add you back before I feel like too much of a tit.

Some of you have already seen this fun little gem from mbarrick's blog, but I thought I'd repost it here:



Michael took some photos of me in my new Kambriel limited edition flapper gown, and when showing them back to me on the camera's little screen when we were done, I thought they might make a cute short slide-show style video. And voilà!

Eventually I'll add some close-up photos to the store photo gallery to show off the special necklace and earrings I made to match it. There are an awful lot of photos to go through though, but I'll post a couple of the whole outfit (in regular colour) eventually as well so you can see the dress in detail.

[I don't normally post about fashion stuff here but this definitely a special case.]

For Christmas, Michael gave me THE MOST AMAZING GOWN - an incredible hand-trimmed 1920's style "flapper" dress with tiny glass seedbeads and ostrich feather trim that Kambriel made earlier this year for (specially for?) Convergence 13 in Portland. It's not the original, which was intended to be one-of-a-kind I think, but was slightly too big through the bust for me so this one was custom made to fit. I got to wear it in a photo shoot when we were at C13 and totally fell in love with it. kambriel really didn't want to part with it (can't say I blame her!) and seemed verrrrry reluctant to make a copy, so believe me, this one was a very freaking INCREDIBLE surprise!

( Pics and more details... )

FanGirl Alert!

Yet another digitally manipulated "stock" photo (from an artist on DeviantArt who has kindly posted gobs of stock photos for use with credit) of our favorite Potions Master. Personally I think this one is the best-rendered one I've done yet. This is image #3, of which series there may end up being 5 in total. Haven't decided yet if I'm going to bother with the last 2, but who knows. It's a nice cheap escape from making jewlery so it depends on the next time I need a break. :P

( Cut to spare non-Harry Potter fans... )

The other "Snape Stock" posts can be seen by clicking here.

Yep, I'm pushing the 2008 calendars again (if only because the ones available via CafePress are VERTICAL unlike Zazzle's, which is a lot better because most of my artwork is vertically formatted)


Click for more info

*snort*

So on Sunday I ordered a bunch of stuff from my own Zazzle shop, including (to whet my embarrassing Snape fangirl mania) this nifty T-shirt in a men's XL to wear as a nightshirt:


"Property of the Half Blood Prince" (Click image to view order page)

LOLZ
I am such a colossal dork. Some of you won't get the joke but... some definitely will.
:P

I got myself a black Art of Adornment shirt as well, plus a few mugs and magnets and other stuff with different designs I'd made on them. Of course at the time I didn't know they were going to do a bunch of bloody discount promotions this week, including $5 off all t-shirts (one day only, December 5 at 12:00am PST through December 5, 2007 at 11:59pm PST) and 20% off all mugs, calendars, cards and posters starting yesterday until Dec. 12th. Argh! If I'd only known I'd have waited a couple of days. But oh well, *you* can get a deal if you wanna (people in the USA can get free shipping on orders over $75 on top of all that as well, you lucky bastards!!). Use this link to visit Zazzle and I will get a nifty referral credit at least (heh!):

Valerian's Zazzle Gallery

Michael has a gallery too where you can get his stuff as well as SinCity Fetish Night merch and Gothic BC swag.