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Challenge 144: 10 Years, Looking Forward: See You Later Alligator, In Awhile Crocodile

I have to say I never really liked goodbyes. Goodbyes always felt very solemn to an end, a question on whether there would be a return or not. With that idealization of goodbye, I find myself using instead “see you later”; giving instead an impression of I might not see you today, but later on. With this comes a lovely humorous play with the saying, a beloved allegory of "See you later Alligator, in awhile Crocodile". Regardless goodbye and see you later, present themselves as that of stepping stones to move us forward and leave our past behind us. Whether that might mean they come back or not, they shape us into the people we are and the path we are on for our future.

Concerning that of our future, we seem to for the most part think in terms of decades. All grouped up into passage in time, trends that we rather forget, and events we must never forget. A part of life capture in the measly span of just 10 years. A long time that sadly will be here before we know it and pass without the idea that it was even here. Just like thoughts questioner sheets we all receive throughout our childhood. Where do I see myself in 10 years, in 2031?

In all the ideas for the future, I have roughly the same impressions of consistently better-than-now ideals. But reality has its own plan for your life that seems to change things up, even after finish SCAD in 2017. So now whenever asked where do you see yourself in 10 years, I like to have an ever-changing plan, more of a "C’est la vie," mentality. As I like to live my life personality day by day, my plan for the future is for the ability to create the things that are so vividly in my head and share my dreams, my ideas, with others and just continue that cycle. Partially the same as I do nowadays as a freelancer as well as doing artist alley. Only hopefully with others who can spread the love and positivity and vice versa to them as well. As well as continue the love from this group of amazing awesome illustrators and individuals. That has helped me in so many ways build up a confidence that I don’t see in myself sometimes and gives me the drive and energy to push and expand my mind of what I could do and where I can go to. Thank you so much and I can't wait to see you later on and see what awesomeness you all will create.

Challenge 141: Story Time Through Patterns: Birdie and Wormy

With Spring right around the corner, and all waiting for the brisk winter air to slowly slip back into its hibernation again. With a careful ear and mindful eye we can hear the birds chirping in the sky and the earthworms squirming in the ground. A fresh awakening and a feeling of anew amongst all the showering dirt feelings of the past springs. It's time of new growth and seeding into this year, reaching new height as far as a bird in the sky can fly and planting in new plans rooted and grounded in the earth as the earthworm. Equally provide for each other and equally working together to prosper into what will be an amazing year.

Challenge 137 : Magical Forest : Sable Traveler with a Magic Wand

It’s always such excitement when doing challenges. They allow your imagination to expand and push what you can create. This challenge was no different, including learning of a new animal to me the "sable," such a cute creature. With this challenge and Halloween around the corner, I just had to send this little sable on a witchy/ wizardry ride with his new fully charger magic wand app.

Challenge 143: Lucky Charms: Rabbit Foot

I find that there is an interesting origin of what the “rabbit foot, ” installs in the way of luck. From the idealized reproductive fertility quality that is commonly known amongst rabbits. To an idea of closeness to spirituality and even a notion of a connection to the gods. However the methods for the “rabbit's foot, ” to be luck are a little more intriguing, needing to be in certain places, during exact times, and under the right circumstance. In the end, it's fascinating that a part of an animal‘s body can in someway bring said luck.

Challenge 138: Restaurant Battle: Kitchen Catastrophe! Cards

In the kitchen, a lot can go wrong, but don’t let that lead to your own catastrophe with this cleverly brilliant of a game idea. With all games, there always need to be a few hiccups as challenges for the players to work through. In this case, in the restaurant, one must alway think about the safety of the kitchen setting or in many cases a health inspector will be the next to follow. With that, I thought about some major catastrophe in safety that could happen; rats, undercooked food, and unwashed hands. So the question is; how will you play, when one of these are in play?

Challenge 115: Freebie - Customized Pet Portraits 
 For this challenge I wanted to finish up an example I made of a digital pet portrait example for my website! 
Did you know I do pet portraits as well as family portraits? Anyone ever wonder what their bunny or other furry scaly or feathery friend would look like in a storybook? What would they be doing? Would they be in a dress or petit coat sipping tea in an english garden or will they be doing par core off of buildings or dressed as Captain America in a comic book style? Instead of subjecting your bun to embarrassing, uncomfortable, (and potentially cruel) photo shoots, let me illustrate your vision as a piece of art you can cherish forever! 🎨🐰🖤
I offer illustrated pet or human portrait commissions in both “children’s book style” as well as old fashioned realism. If you have a particular style you love send me your ideas and I could create it for you too. These make great gifts, and I am giving a portion of each commission towards local bunny rescues to help all the homeless buns that will be dumped this Easter.