Welcome To The Circus Of Terror!

I've been pretty stressed out the last couple of weeks. Honestly its all of my own doing because my brain is stubborn and dumb. So I've been trying my best to keep it all under control.
Going back to Yoga next week. I've been away too long since July was insanely busy. NEED that moment of destressing and meditation back!
Anyways, going to talk about some small but cool things that perk me up a bit.

1-I actually DREW stuff for Gathering! granted I only have three pieces and not a damn one is finished but I DID start them. I'm particularly proud of my Dense Macabre Demona picture (google Dense Macabre so you know what I'm talking about;)). I made do another one of Hudson. I'm having WAY too much fun with the style.

2-My 2 year performance review at work was aces. Pretty much a perfect score all across the board. WOOT! I also found out my membership sales were past the $1000 almost every month. Damn, that's a lot of memberships! O.o Anyways, the good review stroked my ego and made me feel better. Wow, 2 years went by already?

3-Saturday is girls day by the pool with the Iron Maiden madiens over at Beth's place. I need a day to unwind so I am REALLY looking forward to this.

4-Gathering in two weeks! Woot! It will be a bit like our wedding since a good chunk of the con also came to that too. I need to get some stuffs in order for the art show then we are off like a herd of turtles.

5-Mr Max made the best Meatloaf and Mashed potatoes EVAR in the history of EVAR!!!!!! Hooray comfort food!


And now I feel happy. Woot.

So I'll have a panel up in the Gathering Art show...and I have NO idea what to put up!
Seriously, I'm drawing blanks here.

So I'm asking you, oh fellow fans who will be at Gathering (or won't. I'm not picky). What would you like to see from me?
Comedy pieces? Movie Parody Posters? 3D stuff? Character stuff? Original characters?
Not asking what will sell, just asking what you think would be fun to see from me.
If anything I can use this as a spring board to get my creative juices flowing.


And on the same note....
I'll be once again hosting the Costuming 101 panel this year. It will probably be the same ol same ol.
So another question. If you come to my panel would you like to hear all about the basics as usual or would you rather I do something completely different? What would you like to hear about? Want to make it a mini workshop? Bring your masquarade costume and we make it a con Stitch n Bitch?

And just to pimp, I'm going to be hosting the cracked out competition "Project Rungarg" as well this year. Think of it as Iron Artist but with costumes. (I think some anime cons do this and call it Iron Cosplay).  I'll be providing some wacky cheep materials and the attendees will be separated into teams. They then have to create a cannon character costume in 30-45 minutes using said materials and do a runway show.. A good time will be had by all!
I'm really hoping to make this panel a lot of fun so please come attend it if you're going to Gathering. If anything, it will be a good laugh.  I'll post the time and date soon...because I'm totally blanking right now.

I had a total BLAST too!
Trish Kyt and I went over pretty well in AX, probably because our stuff was not you usual fare.  Trish cleaned up on commissions and as usual got some extremely weird ones (OMG! VILE! AAAAHH!) . Kyt cornered our prints market, and while my art sold soso my dollfie crafts did VERY well. I sold out of almost everything I brought. Go me! If we go next year I'm going to make more crafty things to sell. Apparently that is my strong suit.
Trish was a saint and housed us the entire weekend. We commuted to the con center and even though Parking was 12 bucks a day it was better than paying 100 bucks a day for a hotel and a hotel does not come with kitty service and moments of watching Live action Sailor Moon which was COMPLETELY on crack.
It was a fun AX for me mostly because I felt very inspired walking in to Artist Alley and seeing people's other work and crafts. It really made me want to haul out my supplies and make some things just for the heck of it.  I was also encouraged to open an etsy store to sell my doll/craft stuff...I think I may just do that.

I have very little pictures to post but I'll probably toss a few up since our Artist Alley table looked spiffy thanks to Kyt's mom and her banner making skillz.

I came home to a very sunburned husband...and I made fun of him.
He is currently sleeping on the floor at night so I don't accidently touch him in my sleep.... slathered in Aloe.
HAHAHAAHA!!! I love you honey but you look like a lil cherry.:)

And I have a ton of other photos to post (May War, Balboa Park, Wedding of Doom, and big shocker, Honeymoon).

This weekend, LoJ. AH! need to finish my wings.  I've become quite proud of how I've been making lots of things out of crap I have laying around the house instead of constantly going to the fabric store for supplies. GO ME!

Hey Folks!
Who has two thumbs and will be at Artists Alley at Anime Expo this weekend?
THIS GAL!!

karlyl kythera  and I will be teaming up as "ZOMGWTF?!1! Studios" and sharing at table at anime expo. I'll have some prints of a couple of my Gargoyle pieces on sale as well as some new art that I think turned out pretty spiffy overall. I'm a cheap date so come relieve me of these damn prints for good prices!  I will also be taking some quick commissions and selling Dollfie accessories that I made.

So if you're going to AX come by and say hello! Pick up some prints while you're at it! We'll be at table B14. Look for the wacky head gear!

Hey Folks! two more auctions have gone up!

A print of my piece "Through the Looking Glass" is up for auction. Its one of my favorites I've done for Gathering.:)
And shingkhor 's adorable sculpture from her Specimen7 shop is also up...and its dead cute!!

hawkstone 's print and and the ATC by CK Russel are still up for bidding as well!

Please visit our eBay page and place your bids!

All proceeds go to Gathering of the Gargoyles Convention!

Hey Folks! You only have 4 hours left to bid on y2hecate 's really awesome Artist Trading cards! If you want them NOW is the time to get them!
karine 's beautiful Elisagoyle print is still up for three days. Have a looksee!
Please visit our eBay page and place your bids!

All proceeds go to Gathering of the Gargoyles Convention!

It HAS begin!
We have our first artist up on auction.  Two BEAUTIFUL Artist Trading Cards by Nikki Owens aka Y2Hecate aka y2hecate .

The starting bid is $5 a piece. These ATCs are one of a kind originals and signed by the artist.
For images and more information about the auction, visit our Ebay list at:
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/gargoyles-convention/
The next  Artist will be going up the middle of this week so keep an eye on this site!
Updates will be posted with every new artist that goes up.

Thanks again for supporting The Gathering!

WOOO!

First off though, I wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU! To everyone who has been stepping up to my calls for help for Gathering of the Gargoyles .
That little con means a lot to me since I've met some incredible friends and had some wonderful times there. Having you fans and friends jump to so fast with total postitive cries of  "I'll help! What do you need?" and then following through really gives me warm fuzzies. It makes me remember why I got involved in the fandom in the first place.
So thanks to those who have volunteered and to anyone who wants to help out still, feel free to ask me any questions.:)


Anways, I'm off to war tonight. Max and I will be driving up the mountain where I will be away from my computer until Monday, drinking grog, dancing to drum beats (probably very akwardly), and hanging out with The Maiden.
SO STOKED!!
So if you need to get a hold of me, I won't be answering emails until I'm back on Monday evening.
If its ZOMG! urgent, text or call me. I'll have my cell.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Because she is...

So yeah. Its been full court press time here in Cindyville. Its two days before  we leave for War. And I have to admit I got a TON of things done. The walls are painted, the tunics are done, the laundry is washed, the house has been vaccumed, and Max now has a spiffy awesome coat to show off (buttons to be added AT war since all the buttons I've found local suck).
I may be turning this man into a peacock.
This could get messy.

We still have to pack and I still have to make the dang fencing hood (possibly hoods) for the auction. Just need word on the punch test.

Max is working on the OMFGFOODPLANFOR30PEOPLE?!?!1111CRAP! 11!WAHT?! This I believe is the biggest plan we've had since I've joined the household. So our livingroom currently looks like the produce section of Costco.
I sat down on a bag of limes by accident.
 No joke.
I don't recomend that sensation to anyone.
But the good part is the house smells like fresh produce and that makes me happy. And we'll have loads and loads of yummy eats at war which is always a good thing.
Iron Maiden SnB was yesterday. It just me, Lou, and PJ (Ah! My regulars!;D) but we had a great time and got LOTS of things done.  I was in a total haze most of the day since I'm so dead tired lately. But Metalocolypse, Tropic Thunder, and The Dark Knight kept us entertained while we sewed away busily and Max and Ty prepped food.
Though the day gave me once again the crashing conclusion that we need a bigger place if we plan to keep doing this sort of thing.
I LONG for a sewing studio room! Someday this year I will achieve this dream!

After War I'll have to concentrate on finishing two sets of commissions and AX and Gathering prep stuff. I'll have to give myself a crash course in attempting to draw anime. I may bring some dollfie crafty stuff to sell at our  AX Artist Alley table too depending on how experiments go. For Gathering I may put some art up for sale if I can get what I want done. Not sure if I'll have enough time to put a costume together. I really should though. I have yet to miss a year. *L*

Oh, read up on how you can help out Gathering!  http://www.gatheringofthegargoyles.com

Also, my cousin Brian had a baby! Okay he didn't, his wife did but I'm sure he helped out with the process.
Andrew Michael Crane was born yesterday at 5:20pm and he looks a LOT like my cousin. WOOO!
And no, Max and I aren't planning on breeding just yet. Luckily with my Adorable and Incredibly Handsome Newphew Danny, and now with Brand New Baby Cousin Andy we're off the hook and can happily supply the family with the furry Grandchild.


Otherwise I've been in a heavy state of exhaustion due to War prep, work stress, and massive amounts of other things I foolishly put on my plate. Reguardless, I rather be tired doing all this cool stuff.

Cindy need napy poo?
Indeed.
Cindy need long nappy poo.

So I'm not dead...just been busy.
Way Busy.

On my to do list currently:
Finish painting the maiden crews' devices on the new camp walls(pics to come!)
Pick up mother's day cards for mom, Leelee, and mother-in-law.
Send out said mother's day cards.
Make T-tunics for our nekkid people.
Finish Max's coat for War.
Attempt to make myself a washable Italian Ren for War.
Attempt to tidy up the apartment because its a disgrace.
Totally optional but attempt redecorate apartment to make it feel less cramped.
Squeeze out some quick commissions for a friend in need.
Try to draw anime style for AX...that should be hilarious.

Yup..A bit busy. But its to be expected the few weeks before war. And I've been enjoying the bizarre artistic adventures *L*

I've desided that I'm going to attempt to walk through my days with a smile on my face. this is mostly because I noticed how sour people tend to look when they come through the doors of the museum. They're not mean or angry, just sour looking. I rather not be one of those people. Besides, smiling more may make me less apt to fly into a rage...or look hilarious while I'm flying into a rage.

The house hunt continues. We see thigns we like but they get snatched pretty quickly. We'll find something in time. Until then I'll just keep redecorating. *L*

I should include more pictures on this journal. to bad I'm kinda shitty with a camera. Anyone want to see wacky photos of my life?
Wheeeeee.