Yet another Busy week as we head towards A-Kon!

Ive had to narrow down my output again, I didnt expect how long stuff will take but thats ok! I hope by midweek Ill have painted:

5x7s:
1) Kerani the Otter Friend
2) Magical Phoenix Egg
:3) Penguin Critter
4) Polar Bear Critter
5) Sea Turtle Critter

8x10:

1) Dragon Day (Renamed Bookwyrm!)

These will be made into: 5x7s, Badges, 1" Buttons, Stationary, Stickers, Magnets, Cameos, and bookmarks!

*Passes out*

Ill have them all printed up by Thursday night, and hopefully the new sketches for this work week that I had hoped to have painted but they'll have to be painted next week while I draw that weeks and then turn around and paint that stuff! Wheeeeeee! :boing:

Thursday night we run to Houston again to finish my Display / hang out / and make lots of products!

Then come back and finish the last bits of artworks and turn around and make a lot more product -- but I have the whole week-before-Akon set aside just to make product! ^_^

Im only about a day or so behind at this point, so just a few good days and Im caught up! <3

Artworks to be Sketched this week:

Button Designs (Maybe, these arent cooperating )

5x7s:

1) Hummingbird Fairy
2) Moon Kitty Fairy
3) Totem Animal
4) Critter Kraken
5) Critter Raven

8x10:

The Marauders Repaint! <3

Im doing a Daily Sketch thing now, so I try to draw every day.  You can see a majorty of it over at Starrydance.Deviantart.com but not gonna link it all!

Heres todays:

Moon Kitty Fairy

Cherry Blossom Fairy

Im working on a huge pile of artwork this week too:

The Storyteller 11x14

Book Wyrm 8x10

Kerani the Otter Friend 5x7

Phoenix Egg 5x7

Well, we did our Taxes today and were getting .... ahh... quite a bit back! We never get tax money back! A majority of it was my part time job at Barnes and Nobles and White Stag Studios write offs / slow sales.

Then, I was doing the math and figured out at my current hours (15 hours a week) it was almost 8 months of paycheck!

So, I was talking to hubby and we decided it was time for me to leave my part time job, and come home and be serious about White Stag Studios / Starrydance.com

Now, this is a HUGE leap for us. Sure, Ive been randomly working on art for a few years but never really much beyond 'hobby' and the conventions sure helped me kick it up a notch. I was hoping to go home and 'do more art' sometime this year but was REALLY nervous about the ability to 'cover' my paycheck with art sales.


Long story short, Ill be working there till the end of the Month and then coming home and Art, art, art, art! Ill have basically the rest of the year to try to make a serious go at it, with 3 conventions to do. Ill have to do 'some' fan art for the conventions, but the rest can be commissions, fantasy, and all things I <3.

So heres for Uncle Sam!

I totally rocked my interview at Barnes&Nobles! Im almost postivie I got it, a nice 6am-11am M-F shift. Awesome! Good hourly rate too, Im very happy.

They called my references too, so heres hoping for the call tomorrow!

This weekend is the celebration for my Moms birthday - were going to go to Bucca de Beppos (a family-eating-style high end Italian restaurant) and eat at the Chefs table. Basically, what that restaurant does is you walk through the kitchen to sit at the table, and theres one table IN the kitchen! Its a wonderful spoilage for my wonderful mommy ^_^   

Shes really looking forward to it, me too! =3

I also have *SIX* rough sketches for ACEOs, Im so excited.  Also Im doing 10 free sketches on my deviant art page, and then some person autumn peices too. Getting this job thing squared away has really upped my artablility. Yay! <3

Now to just draw my way through tomorrow as I wait patiently for the phone to ringring!