Eseme's Den

This is for haikujaguar for her birthday. Here are two originals of hers in my cube at work!

This is a mouse eye view!



Also, here is a link to my last post of art, in an older apartment, a framed print.

Art in the wild!

Eseme

djinni is hosting another Free Icon Day!

His art is fun, cartoony, and fabulous! Just look at this great new icon of me in my druid costume!

Wow, that is a lot of exclamation points. But djinni is worth it. He'll sketch an RPG character for you, or anything else I can dream up. Once I sad, "and a steampunk hedgehog, because I can" and I got a totally cool one!

Check out my user pics, I credit all the artists of my icons. It is a sampling of the work he does.

You do not need to donate to get an icon - your icon will be in black and white if you do not donate, but if a certain level of donations is reached, all the icons will be in color. So even if you cant donate you might get a full color icon!

His post is here, http://djinni.livejournal.com/320272.html and it is worth reading all the text - there are a few things he won't draw like copyrighted symbols or characters.

I promised pics of haikujaguar's art in the wild. This is the first piece I had framed. The frame is perfect, and really suits the piece. Plus, it is hanging in a spot that I look at every morning when I get up and every night before I go to bed. So I get to appreciate its beauty and mystery every day!

As always, larger images can be seen by clicking.

Art!




Here's a wider view:




And here's the art itself - I had to take a photo from an angle, to avoid glare from a small window (which does not get too much sun, most of which is stolen by the plants). The frame and matting are just stunning.




Also, I was able to go walking again on Sunday, as we once again had temperatures in the upper thirties. So 2.15 more miles puts me at 56.1 miles to Rivendell. We stop for lunch, hear the cry of a Black Rider, keep moving, and end up in the area of the Marish. Still not at the Ferry!

Not that the book-lady is gone, but this will be the new default.

It was made by haikujaguar because I comment-spam her art archive at http://www.stardancer.org

She has various alien species, many of them furry. I'm some sort of fox person, with insanely cool hair (which is entirely true-to-life).

I may change the color scheme on the LJ again, to better match the icon. Though I like the current layout a lot...

I have art!

My Balance Card painting arrived this week. It's lovely and glowing, and represents the cards pulled when I asked for an engagement reading.

http://www.stardancer.org/frame.phtml/pics/archive/20081022paladin.jpg

And then this print arrived today, in a nice poster size. It's stunning! I need to find a local framing shop.

http://www.stardancer.org/frame.phtml/pics/archive/ifyouguardme.jpg

*happy dance*

And I almost have dragons! And look at the swirly one!

I was in Rochester on Sunday. Just Sunday, and the day was very full. But oh, it was great!

I had brunch in Ithaca with lissa_dora, which was yummy and included fun conversation. That really kept up all day, and I really loved that because I don't get to just talk to people as much as I would like (what with not having close friends in town).

Then we arrived in Rochester, and after a lightning fast trip to the mall (she shops like a guy and has mall geography- it was a thing of pure precision), we got to visit moriden. I've really missed my panther, and this made me very happy.

Then we drove to jilliko and netbard's house. Changeling! I have not LARPed since May, and the opportunity to do so was just what I needed. I took my concept from another Changeling: The Lost and had the fun of dumping a bunch of XP on her. And LARPing in a non-college setting was so much nicer- we could eat, drink, and be merry with much more ease. And what food! Oh it was great.

Sadly, I began to get something like a migraine in the middle of game. I didn't feel too bad, and certainly didn't want to miss any game. By the time we left though, I had a problem. I'd eaten a bunch of rich food (I love good food) and had a headache that included some sensitivity to light and sound and a bit of nausea. And that was before I got in a car. I get motion sickness in anything that moves, save a train. I have some medication that helps, and some extremely effective wristband things (which I wore on a bus ride earlier in the week and was fine).

But, well... the motion of the car just did me in. *sigh* I feel very guilty about that, especially as I got a brief glimpse of where I was and it seemed to be Twelve Corners. I spent most of the ride with my eyes closed. It was the most discomfort I've ever experienced over such a long period of time while traveling.

But the day I had was well worth it. Just wonderful on so many levels.

And today! I ended up staying the night at lissa_dora's since what should have been a two hour drive turned into three and a half. And after work today...

My art is here!

I ordered prints from haikujaguar and they arrived! I first asked for Forgotten Garden, which is lovely and ethereal. I also got a few mini-prints off her brand new printer which produces vivid colors. And there was a sketch! One that I will have to find online to figure out which sketch I ended up with a print of (there are MANY on her site). It's an elf, in a library!

So Much Goodness!

I am supposed to be packing. I am packing. Really. I'm using my parents' computer because mine is shut down and due to be packed.

But something WONDERFUL has happened.

I found it!

Isn't that great?




Erm, backstory. While I was in England I became good friend with a wonderful artist who painted me a lovely little painting of a fairy. It's this beautiful little watercolor. I took it with me back to America. And I thought I took it to my college dorm room. But then I moved ino to RIT for grad school, I couldn't find it.

I have packed, moved, and unpacked so many times since returning from England. I knew I wouldn't have thrown it out. It's precious. But I couldn't FIND it. I had been hoping that once I got all my belongings in one place in New York after this move that it would turn up.

And today I went through the contents of my nightstand to pack... and there it was, along with a few other relics form my days in England. It never left Maine!

I finally found your gift, pelelandra! I'll have it framed once I get paid.

For those interested, it is here: http://www.elfwood.com/art/n/n/nnatalia/varda.jpg.html

In other news, I also unearthed some Branston Sandwich Pickle. I think I intended to surprise my family with it (it's so yummy) but I forgot to. Hrm. Best Before FEB 2003. It's pickled vegetables. It's got tons of vinegar in it. It must be still good. I think I'll risk it.

Ingredients:
Vegetables in variable proportion (Carrots, Cauliflower, Gherkins, Marrows, Onions, Rutabaga, Tomatoes), Sugar, Vinegar, Dates, Salt, Apple, Modified Startch, Lemon Juice, Colour, Spices, Garlic Extract

See? Two acids in there, plus salt. Must be still good. It will make wonderful lunches on bagels with extra sharp cheddar. Your cheeks hurt eating it because your mouth is trying to implode. Mmmmmmmmm, tangy!

There are reasons why I read ursulav's LJ.

*points at icon and link*

http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/The-Abyss-Looks-Back-62380479

It's the cookies, I tell you.