Want More Shadowhunter Runes Made?

To show thanks for your interest in my Runic Tattoos I'm posing a question. Cassie wants to create a new set of Runes for The Infernal Devices series. She's requested a small set of 2 or 3 but it's not enough. I need 10 more for a Full Sheet of Flash!

So I'd like to hear what you've got to suggest; Understand that

1. Singular words only
2. Commands are acceptable [Direction as well as Inflection]
3. and no Names.

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So put Brain-Boxes to the On & Upright position?

If you were a Shadowhunter what rune would you need most to survive?

A jewelry designer contacted Cassie a while ago about doing a limited edition run of rings, necklaces and wrist cuffs based on the Mortal Instruments, so we gave her the go ahead and she opened an Etsy shop: www.hebelmet.etsy.com

Cassie and I turned down getting any portion of the proceeds in favor of them going a charity (Reading Is Fundamental, which is a literacy program for children). :D

I am so getting me a pendant. Awesome fans are just AWESOME!

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POLL TIME!

1. Cross-Fandom Mash-ups
2. Hot Guys of Fiction
3. A Selection of Previous Wallpapers
4. Original Characters
5. Story-Book theme (although which wasn't touched on)
6. Modern-Urban Retake on Classic Fairy Tales
7. Sketches/Design
8. Other:

VOTE IN LJ POLL: [link]

Remember!Suggesting themes is the best way to get new art for your favorite thing, entirely for free! Just sayin'

- posted by val freire

Massive Mortal Instruments Party and Book Signing!

Saturday, August 22
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Bryant Park Reading Room

A Massive Mortal Instruments Party and Book Signing! at Bryant Park, N.Y.C. (also on Facebook )

RSVP to win giveaways and get entered in a drawing to win a Shadowhunters flash drive loaded up with exclusive the Mortal Instrument stuffs. OR just turn up, say 'hi' and get various free stuffage that Cassie and I are putting together for you lovely, amazing fans.

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I forgot to post about this until the material got here yesterday... also forgotten how keen it is seeing your own art all SHINY!

- posted by val freire

Just got this in one of the coolest e-mails from a fan, just about, ever!

from jimmygreen

If anyone, anywhere, does anything nearly as cool as getting my designs tattooed on them, PLEASE share! Stuck. Sort of speechless. In grinning power-crazed creative amusement here. And I could really get used to it.

SketchBlog on Tumblr!

So, for various reason but mostly to spite my carpal tunnel's, I'm now keeping a Sketch Blog!

bhanesidhe.tumblr.com

I unearthed a crap load of old sketchbooks, scanned them, uploaded and backdated them, so there are some things that are also in the scrap section but A LOT that isn't/won't be.

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And for a very specific someone (anemay) who requested a very specific thing, Enjoy!

Catching up on things...

2009 Kids ComicCon - Dave & Raina

Weekend of April 24-26, 2009 - Was Kids Comiccon. We started out the day with upward of 7 kids and ended up with 2 (unless you count tier_luren, then it felt more like 5.)

Aria (Niece, Age 7) had a bad cold but insisted on attending. Of course, she fell asleep during goraina & yaytime's panel, but I'm sure that was the fever and not a judgment on her part.

She did wake up in time to demand Chibi's!

Other Notables:

• randomly getting the Nick Magazine ali_wildgoose wrote Avatar stuffs for ^_^
• Running into Lil Cousin 'Ronnie' @ Surprise!Jim Hanley booth =^__^=

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Weekend of May 1-3, 2009 - was Free Comic Book Day. In contrast to Kids ComicCon, I expected no children and 4 turned up, (unless we count tier_luren& syndara then the number jumps to 12).

We turned up early @ Jim Hanely's Universe for the FCHS signing (with Author: Vito & Artist: Ronnie), wherein the game was how many ways can you make a cousin snort/laugh before her adoring public.

Answer: Three.

Saturday Also Featured:

• Monsters Vs. Alien in 3D & Vertigo :D
• Secret Breakfasts in SEEKRIT!! (w/ Rachel "Ronnie" Freire*)
• *not to be confused with Rach "Faery" Freire/kuchisake_onnaAlternative Miss World that weekend. Congratuwelldone! who was doing her winningest @
• Another Secret rendezvous (w/ Cousin Ronnie, plus Cousin Elise) only this time, Adventureland!

Sunday Featured:

• Rained out Picnics Tours in Epic Cemeteries
• Guided by a bemused oneangryrabbit
• Rum tasting with calloocallay (special guest star soupkills as "Comatose Guy")
• and a Mausoleum for the Family "Cavemeister", crazy Pyramid featuring Jesus & Baby Eating Sphinx, not to mention the equally Narcissistic and Gratuitous grave of one "Gabe Gabriel".
• Also, lots and lots of rain.

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Weekend of May 8-10, 2009 Greyhound ride of Ironic Hell (including 1/2 day in a broke down bus in South Jersey.) Lavish cliffside stay @ Casa Mello, in Pasadena Becca's Memorial BBQ Dinner. Lots of SoCo, Tequila & Commiserating. the mysterious disappearance of 3 cell phone chargers, 2 Mac Power cords and 1 Brother.

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Weekend of May 15-17, 2009

• 2 almost arrests cuz chuckle-headed brother, Gabe/tier_luren couldn't figure out how to cross the street, whilst intoxicated
• leaving LA, but ONLY after Sushi with hermorrine & mayapurple
• Drive out to San Diego and visit Casa Dalton
• Watch Star Trek, forgetting Thom was a Trekkie...
• ...and corrupting the Mini-Masses XD
• Climbing in and around the "Cottonwood Grove", on trees meant for climbing... shame the Dalton kiddlings weren't with that day ^^;
• Winning Tickets from a local radio station to see NIN/JA in Chula Vista
• 1 more almost arrest cuz chuckle-headed Thom tried flinging himself @ Perry Farrell
• 6am flight to NYC, only to get whiplash on the cab ride home ^^;

pic taken for misstuesday and only under duress and after 6 cocktails.

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Next Weekend May 22-24, 2009 - AnimeBoston, special guest starring ali_wildgoose ... stay tuned!

Are You Listening?

Happy Year of the OX!

I have people poking at my home. They will be doing so all week. She's been needing a facelift for some time now, it's all very exciting, in a head-achy sort of way. So, to be sure I'm not to forgetful I'll list a few things worth noting.

• NY ComicCon is a go!* Deliberating on which kid(s) to bring.**
• Leaving on the Feb 9th to Florida for ceremonious things. Back on the 17th.
• Thinking of having an art-sale to keep me busy whilst I'm away....
• ...only ali_wildgoose & heidi8 should really get back to me with specifics, since they're my only outstanding (which I haven't heard from)***.
• Guess whats? I've got a President I can respect. Never thought I'd see the day. Also, I voted for him. Equally shocking realization, each and every single morning.
• akickinthehead? Dude. While I predicted this, I'm still greatly saddened by it.
• Sending postcards out late, but I made a variety of three kinds, so despite this image no one knows what they'll get. Stealthy!
• This year? Already masses better than the last... and its just begun!

*Might have to miss Friday due to house pokings.
**How to choose? RL should have poll options for all things.
***Outstanding Commissions is the ban of my existence. Can't sleep, can't eat, muses'll eat me.

Input Needed

While I'm designing this Years (of the Ox) card, I started needling over the idea of a 2009 Calendar.

I'm not exactly sure when I got into the habit of it, probably when ashkitty offered my the privilege of having a hand in her 2004/2005 Quidditch Calendars. Then for Otakon I did a Fan-Art Calendar in 2006. 2007 I did a Muse Themed one (which was great because I could input holidays, plus it traveled surprisingly well). And then I made a Magnetic Calendar for 2008.

Sooo, now what? I had hoped to preempt this brain scratching with the Geek!Girl Calendar but that got complicated. So, its;

P O L L T I M E

Whichever gets the mass of votes I'll put together and make it available for a small sale, since I need a Calendar anyway and the Mother-lady is being pretty adamant about getting hers.

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Other News: Had a Tooth pulled on Tuesday. The combination of not being able to eat before hand, not being able to chew afterward, taking anti-biotics and powerful pain meds on an empty stomach has left me really-really loopy. As soon as I'm able to hold a pencil again I'm too finish all outstanding commissions. Promise!