My Thoughts Exactly:

On the 4th: Crisps Attack Us!

On the 12th: Cat Upside Down

On the 15th: Dive

On the 21st: Forever Alone

ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GOING ON MISSIONS!

I'M NOT.

On the 26th: First Attempt - Sarah O'Maid

Here we are at the end of February and so much has changed. I'll be paying for utilities for the first time in my life, I'll be doing my own grocery shopping for the first time in my life, I'll be fending for myself for the first time in my life. It's about time. Really. I applied for a food server position at an old folks home... so if I get that job then I don't know how much time I'll have left to be able to commit to my creativity. I know there is so much time everyday, so it is possible, it most certainly is possible. After this week, helping my sister and her family move and then going on a winter retreat... maybe things will calm down just a little. Here's to making new friends and developing talents! Cheers! - April

Autumn Fairy

I've been putting off backgrounds because they entail much detail. But I usually like the look of them in the end. Like this time.

Fern from "Triglita"

Summer Fairy

Willow from "Triglita"

Book Covers

My sister and I spent five straight months talking to each other nearly everyday as we worked to finish writing/editing our novels. Though we fell short of the deadline (June 31st), I did find the time to sort of illustrate the covers. Enjoy!



June Project with... music?

From my “creative weekend” I took a picture of each "Section"

and then I decided to get silly by making some… ahem… music.

Water Color: Mudsquerade

From my “House of Mud” novella. Drew this awhile ago, but finally got around to coloring it with marker and watercolor.

Poetry Month 2012: "Clockwork Thoughts"

In my long attempts to come up with an idea for animation, I imagined up this:

This is what life looks like...

This is what life looks like... when you don't plan things out:

1.

Crappy watercolors...





look better from a different angle.



2.

Sketches of Mischief look best from two angles.

3.

The Summary, Character List and Vocabulary of my novel provides a new angle of reference:

Guide to Oblivion

4. 

And depending on your angle, life can be good or bad.

PERSPECTIVE!



Imaginary Deadlines:

March 26th : Ninja Mailman

April 30th : Drivers License

May 28th : Oblivion

August 27th : Episode One

"I'm so not original"



made with MS paint...

The White Lotus:
Avatar from the Spirit World

I made this fanfiction a long time ago...

Revamped 2012 with photoshop

February 19th 2008 - April 12th 2008
I wrote my one and only fanfiction which remained unfinished... because that is the curse of a writer. Anyway, it was about the Order of the White Lotus from Avatar: The Last Airbender and I was a little sad that I had deleted it, never delete your work by the way.

I went back to my old account so I could comment on my friends fanfiction... And last week, I once again became interested in reading the other Airbender fics out there so, unfortuneatley searched "white lotus" under A:LaB and voila... I discovered that some jerkface raja.signora had STOLEN my idea from the fanfic I wrote back in 2008. SERIOUSLY!!!

So, naturally I read it to see how craptastic the writer could make it. Sure, it's muffled and confusing and a bit intense for a mere fanfic writer... I start wondering if I had read this before I wrote my own fanfic because it started to seem really familiar....

I realized then that raja.signora did not only STEAL my idea, she copied and pasted MY STORY on HER account!

And then I remembered...
raja.signora
is an acronym for
aja garrison
yup... I'm so original.

Explosions of Epic Adorableness

Puppies playing in the backyard. All of them have been sold except for two of the spotty girls.

And I know that I should really move one from Doctor Who, but how can I resist sharing the epicness: this Poster my friend gave to me as a late b-day present. Arigatou Gozaimasu!

Scrap: Jenny as Alice

Jackie staring at tea cup

And here's a couple stuff I drew, drawing inspiration from my friend's fanfic: To Play the Fool

Distracted by the Doctor



11th Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver

I have always understood the awesomeness that is BBC. And then I watched six seasons of Doctor Who (in two weeks)... I am obsessed. This show is AMAZING. However, now that I've had my fun, I will return to my creative endeavors. Animating and Novelling. Here's a wee little animation and the process of drawing it down below.

-April

wooo weee woooo whee wooooo.....

The process: shape, outline, refine, color, lighting, detail.

Midnight Roleplay



Ebony, Crow and Elle

           What better way to research your character's personality then by throwing them into the vicious roleplaying boards on neopets? (It was research I tell you!)
        
          Can you guess which one I played?

          How about who said what?

1. "I steal dolphins, souls AND cheese!"
2. "How can we tell you're mortal... hmmm... Oh! I know! I know! Let's cut off one of your arms!"
3. "If you want it dead. I can kill it."

          Highlight for answers: Elle was my character. 1. Ebony. 2. Elle. 3. Crow.

Journal Doodles

If you keep a journal, here's an idea!

My September Project (finished early)

          At the beginning of every month, reserve a page to do a "project" on. As you go throughout the month you can go back and add to this page... A little sketch here, a little definition, and maybe some color with whatever is lying around (like crayons and a highlighter). After every time you write you can add a little something and instead of all those itty bitty doodles you draw since you don't have the patience to sit down and do a whole composition... you can have a long-term doodle that looks more awesome.

         Whatever you do, journal or not, I hope you find some time in your day to appreciate the ascetics of life and find a little bit of happiness while you're at it. Gambatte!