Getting a lot done!
Little Women – Holiday Inking
I love drawing Jo and Laurie. :)
I mocked up my Little Women set in Sketchup! So far I’ve just set up the kitchen and the living room. Sketchup’s been a great help – I can export images at any angle I want, then load those images into MangaStudio and use them as a quick reference to help set up perspective lines and such. It’s been a great help when it comes to keeping things where they’re supposed to be and with elements I tend to have a difficult time drawing, like windows and doors.
Thomas Romain Art Tutorials Master Post
All four girls. Left to right, Meg, Amy, Beth, and Jo.
Working on layouts.
Fabian’s Pixie Problem Cover
The finished cover! My awesome hubby designed the type for me. Thanks for letting me do this, Rosa Web, I had so much fun on this project! Here’s a link to her Twitter.
Pixie Cover – Draft
Here’s the current work-in-progress for a cover I’m working on for a friend. It’s for a middle grade book about a boy who discovers he’s part pixie.
My Sister’s Cat
Window Seat 2
Figured out where the masking tool was hiding. Yay, masking!
Homemade Udon
I love Japanese food, especially udon and ramen, but for the most part it’s a total crap shoot finding places that have vegetarian ramen/udon with veggie broth. Today I had a hankering, and I’d bought fresh udon noodles the last time I went to Japantown, so I decided it was about time I did something with them.
I browned onions and garlic in some olive oil, then added some Dijon mustard and a little wasabi, soy sauce, and horseradish. Dumped in about five cups of water, grated in some sweet potato, ginger, and turnip (note: you can NEVER go wrong adding turnip to veggie soup broths), and a few chopped brussel sprouts. Tossed in some chopped Crimini mushrooms, let it simmer for awhile, then dumped in some sliced carrots and a big squirt of Sriracha sauce (mmmm – spicy!!!). Dash of malt vinegar, crushed red pepper, some nori, then yay! Time to hard boil the eggs and cook the udon. When the udon was just about done I tossed some frozen pees and chopped swiss chard into the stock.
End result = not exactly authentic, but YUMMY and 100% vegetarian.
Marie – Follow Up
Marie is doing much better! Dr. Case told us she has elevated white blood cells, but all her other tests – FIV/FELV, FIP – were normal. We have her on a 10 day run of antibiotics, and she’s perked up quite a bit. She’s more active, she eats more, and she’s putting on weight. What a relief! We’re supposed to bring her back to the vet’s for follow-up testing next weekend, after she finishes her antibiotics, and I’m anticipating a good report. Here’s a recent picture:
Womanthology Space Issue #3
Womathology: Space #3, containing the story “The Vesta”, which was written by the super-talented Jennifer De Guzman and illustrated by me, is going to be released tomorrow! Just in time for the holidays and everything! Spread the word! It sounds like it’s going to be an all around amazing issue. Check out some of The Vesta’s art.
