Pet peeves. WIP
This is a hi, a sorry and a thank you.First of all, sorry about being so slack about replying to comments. I'm about to go on a trip for a few days, but I will get back to everyone as soon as I get back, I promise.
Second: I have to shout a huge THANK YOU to IF and MOO! I took part in their little Easter egg hunt and I won! I have never won anything and now I get a whole bunch of lovely goodies from MOO, including minicards, postcards and stickers! I'm so excited! Once I get back I'll sit down with tea and cheesecake and spend alllll day picking what I'll put on my minicards (psst... there's 100 of them.... hehe!).
I have had my eye on their stuff for a while and now I get it all for freeeee! Yay!!! I have already thanked Penelope and Brianna as well as Alicia from Moo, but here's my official thanks including a happy dance of which I will spare you photographic evidence.
Third, here's my submission for this week's topic 'Pet Peeves'. I would love to say that I was too busy to get it done, but the truth is, I'm a slacker. So here's the WIP, at least I got most of the linework done.
It DOES have to do with pet peeves that extend beyond carousel horses (which I adore btw), but I'll explain the concept once I upload the finished thing.
Happy travels to me. Lovely rest of the week to everyone else!
Stef xx
Liesel {Reclining.}
Meet Liesel, the newest result of my Wacom trial and error experiments.
She's a bit of a tease.
{Psst.... I love how sexy she turned out}
Pose ref can be found here: http://ikate.deviantart.com/art/Rose-80189389 by the amazing iKate ♥
{screensaver sized (if you like) fullview recommended}
Heavy. Peep toes.
You *might* not be able to tell from a pair of peep toes, but this is, in fact, my illustration for IF's heavy. It's part of a series about changes and responsibility. [Watching people react to challenges is really quite fascinating.]
I have had this damn Wacom for over a year now, but I hatehatehate everything I make with it. This is the first thing that came out somewhat decent.Did you know I actually have a room for shoes? 
[Click for fullview, it looks much better.]
The luxury of working digitally, of course, is being able to tweak the colors etc. But I can't decide whether or not I prefer the orange over the pink.
Peace
Water.
It's 4:30 am and I have to work tomorrow, but I stayed up to watch a documentary about the 2004 tsunami.
We all know the facts and have seen the pictures, but this news channel had footage I personally hadn't seen before. A Thai filmed the wave coming from a safe spot on a peninsula just above the beach. The water pulled back and people started to wade out, fascinated by what was going on. The people on the hill spotted the wave and tried to warn the dozens of people down on the beach, but they didn't hear them.
A few seconds later the wave crashed and swallowed all those people who had stood there a moment before. And the wave didn't stop! It was brown, dirty, so fast and so powerful. It didn't stop. None of those people had run.
My aunt, uncle and little cousin were in Thailand that day. They were at the beach when my aunt saw the water pull back. I don't know if she knew what was happening or if she just sensed something was wrong, but she screamed at my uncle to get the passports while she grabbed my cousin and started to run up a hill.
Along with a few others, they reached a platform on the hill and most people stayed there feeling safe. My aunt, however, didn't and continued to run. My cousin said that the last thing she remembers after feeling her mother drag her up the hill further was seeing the wave swallow said platform along with all those who had felt safe. I don't think they ever saw them again.
I knew that especially my cousin is traumatized and I am eternally grateful that they survived. But until today, I think, I was oblivious to the intensity of the trauma they endured, I had no idea what they saw there. Just watching those pictures for a few hours made me physically ill. 230,000 people. I can't believe how lucky those three were. How lucky I am to still have them in my life.
I have never been a fan of sensationalist photos, but I am not sure this is one of them.
Leap!
A teeny weeny little something for IF: leap.
I am not sure whether or not I like it, but I liked the word and wanted do something, so I threw this together somewhat lovelessly in PS and now I feel guilty for the kitties and kiddies for not being nice to them. :(
I do like the blue though.
Raspberry Ice Cream
Things have been hectic, so now I am indulging in the luxury of doing what I want for a few days.
A hurricane is ranting outside and I am dreaming of summer
Pattern overload? Nah.
