I am Groot

So I might be just a little excited for the early showing of Guardians of the Galaxy tomorrow night... XD 

Yeah. :P Have some fan art. 

Captain America Tank Top

New shirt! 
After how well the Deadpool shirt turned out, I wanted to try a different Marvel design:

 The tank top cost under $1 on sale at a thrift shop, and the paint cost $0.97 per tube at Walmart... So yeah this cost like $4 and only took a couple hours to make (including the time it took to make my stencil)!

Random doodle/ink drawings

I bought new sepia pens and manilla paper today, so... Here's a random tribal-ish doodle thing and dude who reminds me of Ron Stoppable. Her eyes/his grin turned out a bit weird, but I was experimenting with eyes, face shape, lips, and noses so I expected that. XD 

New poem: "Magic"

.Magic.

With a tap 
with a swish
of my wrist

Towers dissipate 
lovers' hearts break
and planet's twirlings end

I have power
like you have never seen
no earthly force can stop me

Worlds and fairies and beasts and men
chattel and Barons and knaves
spring to breath or to death 

It is all at my command
I do not need a wand, a scepter, or staff
if you break those I will use a feather, or dust

Regardless of my tools I will keep wielding
ever waxing stronger in my art 
for it stems not from devices, but my heart

Yet, although I have great power, 
and cannot be stopped by you
my own source of strength can falter...

...Can turn silent and useless
a betrayal of blood origin
my own flesh and matter 

For you see
this art of mine, 
which holds Hades and Life in its grip

Is not magic
or witchcraft
or murder

I simply write. 

The Process

Creative minds are rarely tidy...

New art coming soon, but I wanted to give a snapshot of the process my pieces have to go through... 

I usually start out with a clean, semi-organized area, but it never stays in that condition! I'm only about halfway done with my two versions of A Charlie Brown  Christmas, and already I've managed to make a mess of a good third of my mom's giant dining table. So yeah... I'll post at least one of the finished paintings later, but for now, here's a glimpse into my typical workspace. ^_^

Deadpool T-Shirt

So. Long story short, I made a Deadpool t-shirt.

    Short story long... XD 

So when I first heard that Guardians of the Galaxy was coming out, *wootwoot* I thought it looked reaaaaaally cheesy. However, one of my geek friends started raving about it, and piqued my interest in it. So I researched it. And watched all available trailers. And then the UK trailer, too. Yeah. XD 

Anyhoo. I decided that I was dumb for pre-judging it, and then proceeded to try talking my sister into watching it with me. After I force-fed her a trailer or two, she and I decided that no matter what, we were going to attend our local theater's midnight premiere. We then decided that MARVEL shirts were essential for our outing, but neither of us had good shirts for it... (The only MARVEL shirt I ever bought turned threadbare with its first washing. Yayyyy for "girl's" geek shirts being durable and cool just like the guy's ones. >_<) We went shopping, but while she was able to find two incredibly awesome shirts, I didn't find anything A: in my size or B: within my very very narrow/specific standards (snobbery FTW). Instead of buying a pre-made shirt, I bought fabric paints and an inexpensive tshirt at a consignment shop, and, well...

(I know Deadpool has nothing to do with Guardians of the Galaxy, but the little nut is part of MARVEL Universe, okay. :P) The stencil was really easy to make... Just basic geometric shapes for the most part, which was nice. XD 

Anyways, like I said, it was a long story, lol. 

-Until next time!

*hands out chimichangas for everybody* 

Book synopsis for my current story idea: My Baby Mermaid.

So... As I mentioned in my introductory post, I enjoy writing YA fiction in my spare time. This is the synopsis (basically, back-cover material/idea capsule) for my current story idea: 

    "The storm comes back in bits and pieces.

    Me screaming at mom. Her screaming back. Rain. Police lights. Suffocating walls of water. Memories of dad –

    I was only gonna run away for a little while – just one night. Little did I know that I'd end up here, on this island, alone. 
    It was like a horror story, until I met Dre. That's what I named the scaly, finger-eating fish-kid I found in a tide pool. She keeps me company, but I miss mom, and I wanna find a way home.
    I think Dre needs me though. Or even if she doesn't really, I think she thinks she does.
    I kind of adopted her... But I get the feeling that if I ever try to leave; a whole new horror story will begin."

     Anyhoo, yeah. XD I'd love to hear your thoughts/suggestions about the idea in general, so feel free to critique! ^_^