This Post is Rated M for Mature, LOL

So...it was inevitable, wasn't it? That I would join another moly exchange? What in the world is wrong with me? I have so much stuff to do...work on other projects is all around me and yet this addiction to the moly exchanges cannot be stopped!

That's okay, fortunately for me these books tend to move very slowly. I'm in six exchanges now and I'm only getting a book about every other month..so it's not like I'm really that bogged down with them. I keep getting this horrible suspicion that I'm going to get four or five all at once, LOL.

Anyway, the latest group is old fashioned pin up girls. I really enjoy the genre...a lot of the old style artist tended to show a scantily clad woman without showing off her "stuff" they left it to the imagination, versus revealing too much. Plus, the models of that time had great expressions and a little meat on their bones...they weren't all angry looking and boney...they actually appeared to have eaten a sandwich in their lifetimes, LOL. Anyway, here is my entry...I went with a sort of galaxy girl.

My Wonderland book - is up to date...

I've finally put the finishing touches on my Wonderland book and it's heading back to England...here's what the book looks like so far:

I know, I know...

I've been delinquent in my blog postings as of late, but I've been super busy working on the super secret Ugly Baby Studios game, and trying to keep up with all my molies and updating my portfolio pieces. Sheesh. Anywhoo...here's a look at my latest moly entry...my own book has come back and I'm just about done with this entry before sending back out again for round two! Sorry for the crappy picture taking but it was the easiest way to show you what i've been up to...I'll get these scanned properly soon before they go back to England :) I'd also like to make note that these are still works in progess and not totally finished. There is still a background to be painted and as of right now Alice has no pigment to her skin, AGGGHH!!

and the winner is....

(Drum roll please)....

Did you forget? I was holding a contest to get help for my banner.

Anyway....and the winner is...dun dun dun!

Miss Mashed!

I will get your prize out to you right away. Thank you to everyone for all your helpful comments and suggestions. I think the consensus is that it needs to be a bit more playful so I'm back to the drawing board...stay tuned.

Happy Birthday to Brenda and mi Mamacita!

January 28th is an interesting day in our family. Not only was it my Grandma Betty's birthday but it's also my Mom's. I know how weird is it that my Dad married a woman with the same birthday as his mother....crazy. And yet, in junior high I met and befriended this crazy little hispanic girl, Brenda, in gym class whose birthday was also on 1/28. Years later (sixteen to be exact - damn! are we old!), I'm still friends with Brenda and still find it amazing that I am surrounded by this goofy birth date, LOL. Anyway, it's always tough trying to figure out when we're getting together with mom or for me, with Brenda to say Happy Birthday and give them their gifts. This year was no different but it all worked out. Brenda is the big 3-0 this year, so it was kind of a big one....and her lovely sister in law, Chrystal, threw her a surprise party. Being the artsy girl that I am I had to do something special to mark the occasion and since Brenda doesn't have a lot of things on her apartment walls I figured a little bit of framed artsy-goodness would be appropriate. I looked on line for quotes about friendship and finally stumbled across one I thought was perfect. Here was her birthday surprise:

And for my Mom, I made three little cartoon portraits with painted frames. Her whole house is basically country quilts, sewing garb or my Dad's baseball and vintage car knick-knacks. So it's safe to say RED is everywhere. Not to mention it's only like her most favorite color in the whole wide world, LOL. So here they are...me and my two younger sisters...as kids (you know when we were still cute and adorable).

a work in progress...

May I Get Some Opinions...??

I must admit, I am at a bit of a stand still with my website redesign. While I like the banner design I've come up with I seem to be getting mixed messages from the people I've shown it to. While I have no problem taking criticism in regards to my art...the response I'm getting seems to be that it's not really my style. I'm thinking, "I drew it, how is it not me," LOL?? But then what do I know I'm just the artist? hee hee hee. The majority of responses has been something along the lines of, "I love it, but it's not really your style," so I'm curious what the blogging world thinks.

I've seen a bunch of blogs do give-aways and hold contests so I thought...hey maybe I can do that too. Get a little feedback and also give away a little thank you at the same time. So I propose this...for the next few weeks I will keep this open and ask for feedback. At the end of that time, I will put all the names of those who have left comments into a bag and draw a name. The winner will get a freebie from me. It may be a Valentine or an an ATC, it might even be an original piece of art...who knows? It will definitely be a surprise. Thank you for your help and here's my banner design:

I'd love comments, feedback, suggestions, whatever you can give me in the way of constructive criticism. Should I keep it, should I redesign it from scratch with something cutesy...hey if you have a completely new suggestion for me I am all ears :) Can't wait to hear your thoughts and thank you in advance.