Unity & Dream

Spent the weekend at PantheaCon. It was a local show, only 40 minute drive away, so I was able to test the waters with leaving Claire alone with Dana for a few days while I stayed in San Jose. I did have to rush home one night, but overall we managed to survive.

Got to hang out with my dear friends Sandra & Goldie, the Wolf Sisters. Strangely, they were the ones that had to recommend PantheaCon to me, coming all the way from Colorado, and here I was with the show practically in my backyard.

On one side of my booth, I had Botanical Preservation Corps, with a fascinating collection of herbs and plants from the Andes, books regarding the edible and herbal applications, and some very yummy raw chocolate. And on the other side was The Sacred Well, my actual neighbor in Oakland as well it appears. We casually discussed the possibility of doing signings there for the Shadowscapes Tarot, when it is released.

And speaking of which it was very gratifying to see all the excitement for the impending release of the deck! At this point, I am as eager as everyone else to see it actually in print. I just sent back to the editor corrections on the book's proofs, and so the wheels of production are spinning, and it looks to be on track for the May release.

A couple more new inks I did during the lulls at the show:

Private commission piece: "Unity"

11x14 inches

Private commission piece, for a tattoo: "Dream"

6x8 inches

Also, more pendants have been listed on etsy again! Renewed my stock in preperation for PantheaCon.

Wolf and Cat

Medium: Watercolors
Size: 5.5x7 inches

A wedding invitation + save the date card set commission.

It's hard to get much painting done these days. Easier to do drawings and sketches one-armed. But on the few occasions when the little one is feeling mellow enough this is how I'm getting any work done:

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty
Medium: ink gel pen (hi-tec-C) on bristol board
Size: 11x14 inches

Ink commissioned piece.

PantheaCon

I'll be poking my head up out of the Foxhole in a couple of weekends for PantheaCon. It will be over President's Day Weekend, February 12-15. San Jose, CA.

Drop me a note if you plan to attend, and would like me to bring along any particular items. I always hate to disappoint someone when they show up asking for a specific print that I didn't bring. It's impossible to bring my whole collection because there's a LOT!

While I'm on the subject of conventions, here's the (much truncated) list for this year. Many of the shows I've been a regular at for the past decade will be skipped this year, but I'll be back to my normal convention schedule next year.

Feb. 12-15 PantheaCon, San Jose,CA
July 22-25 Comic-Con, San Diego,CA
Sept 3-6 Dragoncon, Atlanta,GA

Meanwhile, a couple of scribble sketches for your viewing pleasure, for projects currently in the works:

wedding invitation commission

ink drawing commission, sleeping-beauty-ish type of theme

Tarot Border Inks for Sale

Finally got around to updating the tarot site to include all these new ink drawings. Price range is from $65-$150 for each of these 11x7.5 inch ink drawings that I have been posting in the blog. You can find them -here-. Fun to put my dusty old programming skills to use now and then, as long as I don't have to do it for a company other than my own!

Pentacles are still forthcoming as soon as I finish them.

Minor Arcana Book Borders - Swords

Next batch. Swords Ace -> King. Just Pentacles left and then I can get started on the layouts! Also done with the proofing of Dreamscapes, so that has been sent off back to the editor this morning. Ran through the rain from my car, clutching the package to my chest. It's been pouring like crazy here in California, but we need it with the past few years of drought.

Dreamscapes: Myth & Magic Cover Preview

Looks like the editors at Impact decided they wanted a different image for the cover instead of the original one I submitted for it. I was a little disappointed that they didn't go with that first piece, but I trust their marketing department, and they said they wanted something that was more differentiated from the first Dreamscapes.

I'm slowly making my way through the manuscript that Impact's designers have finally put together for me. Basically when I submit material to them, its a bunch of pictures, and the text is marked to indicate which pictures belong with what block of text. The design and layout is all determined by their people (which I am glad for!)

I have until the end of this week to finish up the proofing. As with the first book, I'm impressed by how nice it looks all laid out, and I'm sure I will be very happy with the finished product! I haven't heard yet on a release date, but I'm guessing early/mid this year. Seems like I have a lot of things coming out around that time this year!