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I first did this as a quick sketch back in 2004, and finally put the finishing touches on last week. It’s a wee little print (5×5) to give Throne of Fey some company.

Flowerchild, 2006.

Photoillustration.

I’ve finally taken the plunge and started listing some of my work for sale on Etsy.com. And what I hope is the final revision of the last-posted work in progress (tentatively titled “Queen of the Universe”, alternative suggestions welcomed) is slowly chugging out of the printer at full size. Which will completely destroy the panel layout I had planned for WorldCon, but oh well. [Which means if you haven't yet voiced an opinion in the "what should I send to worldcon?" poll, you still can!]

I do have plenty of room, but am still vacillating on sending most of the Space Whimsy series — while sf fans seem an obvious audience for them, they’ve actually gotten much more enthusiastic responses out in non-genre locations. (Opinions also welcomed on this front; right now I’m sending more space-y digital and fewer encaustics.

About once every few years, I actually create a landscape photograph that I’m willing to keep. This is from two weeks ago.

It’s been a crazy time, with not enough time to work on art. I’m finalizing my layout for Worldcon, since the wonderful Theresa Mather is going to agent my work there, and trying to figure out how many almost-done pieces I can actually get done in time. Here is a snapshot of a work-in-progress, which doesn’t have a for-sure title yet: