Thursday, August 29, 2013

Once @ Tir Na Nog

Last Thursday (August 22nd) some penultimately effed-up stuff happened in the life of a val, which culminated in this.
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Like all "Best Laid Plans" nothing went down how it was mean to go but as to how that lead to a late-night singalong of "Lean On Me" with the cast of Once The Musical, in a pub called Tir Na Nog, captured for posterity on Arthur Darvill's vine... that particular bit of magic I feel follows the rules as I've previously begun to explain.

Have we been taking notes kids? Proper Notes? When None Of The Things Are Going Your Way Let Things Go Your Way Anyway.
How do you do that? Well, you just do.
paraphrasing of course, but--
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Props to Niece!Crystal for being gracious, a bit of a bully & proud of all my-ness despite my downtroddenness.
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Plus Lucas Papaelias, that Carlos Valdes & Paul Whitty too tho. God damn brilliant Paul Whitty! Crazy kind, talented, supportive, heartfelt, lot. Did I mention talented? And that Arthur guy, he's pretty nice too. I bet he's going places. Even though he didn't know the words to "Bye Bye Miss American Pie" (but was bold enough to explain as much, in verse & lead straight back to the chorus. d(-_^))
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Yeah, just, thanks life, for kicking me in the butt.
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(ღ˘⌣˘ღ) ♫・*:.。. .。.:* special thanks for the High-5's of approval for bootlegging your YouTube "Red-Headed Mary" performance
onto my iPod because for fuck sake Ugh! you guys killed me with that!
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tldr; bad day? its okay not to force it.
  1. its okay to listen to advice from someone 1/2 your age
  2. its okay to go to noisy Pubs for quiet moments of contemplation
  3. its okay to talk to people when they offer to listen, whomever they are [*]
  4. its okay to take things when people are okay being stolen from, you know artists
  5. its okay to dance & not know the moves, thats how new moves are made & comfy chairs get broken in
  6. its okay to let someone take the lead who doesn't know the words, its how singalongs are sung longer, 'til we close out the bar
  7. its okay, you know I love you anyway.
xx

Monday, August 12, 2013

The Mortal Instruments; City of Bones LA Premiere (How That Did NOT Go Down & Why We Should Celebrate!)

Everyone did one of these pics months ago, I forgot to upload mine. This was on my way to the clinic to get injections into my spine, for reasons, with a fancy blouse, leather skirt & machine gun stockings as you do. Check how I own these bitches!! To busy-ness--

Hello kids, I want to tell you a story today, because today is a day where all stories about stories are made true for you. Most especially for my very-est good friend Cassie, who I have shared something magical with. Something that started nearly 10 years ago on the doorstep of my tattoo shop and tonight is comes stealthily to doorstep of unsuspecting viewerships world over. And that's more than a little cool.
This! This however is a story of how I dislike Cinderella. Tonight is "The Mortal Instruments; City of Bones" premiere in LA and I'm missing it, partly because my dress is in London mostly because mys'elf is in New York and a little bit because I am not Cinder-fucking-ella.
I think more than a few people would rally and stress and world-whine themselves up to get to Hollywood "or Bust" and I could do. I really could. But I will sit this one out to stay home and make something special instead. Whinging for "Grand Balls" is over-rated and out of fashion, when Cindy should have just stolen that carriage gotten out of dodge. For real tho, she pinned for a thing she didn't know and hadn't really earned just because everyone else pinned for it too. Maybe its me but that's real fucked-faced, what sort of hoe-y example does that set? And to have your whole future-destiny set on fancy shiney flashy clothing... (don't get me wrong, my dress was Shadowhunter-y, Rachel Freire designer made, better-in-black, bend-you-over-backward-and-smex-you-happy-awesome but still I wasn't going to summon up a demon just to wear it. But yay! Nepotism!)
So, I'm not sitting at home feeling very Cinderella-y as she is my more loathed of the fairy princess, since she is not a fairy or nor a princess at all but a poser! I mean if you're going to have access to magic for one night, really access that magic! She really should have used the pumpkin carriage to overwhelm and go all "Stand-n-Deliver". To rob everyone coming up the highway toward the Palace, use the rat-henchmen as muscle cuz once midnight hit, no one could have identified her and she'd have all teh swag and lived large, maybe even done good with her fortune, become a femme fatale robin hood/pied-piper, a legend in her own right!
THAT would have been magical! THAT is a much better story!
I'm not sure how exactly but I would like to change my story to make tonight magical, for everyone who isn't and is going. I would like to not have anyone pine for something that is ephemeral, so fleeting, like a little ass premiere, in a little ass town, in a little ass theater but instead make it a large ass DANCE!
I'm serious.
It’s the one thing I would have done on the Red Carpet. Cassie knows that for sure. Everywhere I go I do a little dance. I dance a bit if I'm happy, nervous, bored, upset, sleepy. Excited, especially excited! So, do a little dance kids, bring that mo-fo Grand Ball to you!
As far as the film, your expectation, your anticipation, your nervousness, excitements, boredom... on the line, in your seat, at home or waiting for a coffee at your local 'not' Starbucks, dance a little. Everything will be fab, I promise you. "Have a little, Faith."
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Ohhhh, yeah! Did I forget to mention that? I just made a "FAITH” Glyph-Rune tonight. I'm dancing over that too! I'd very much like to dance with youヽ(´ー`)ノ

Friday, July 05, 2013

RE: katara-alchemist

cassandraclare:
That’s so cool!
katara-alchemist:
Okay, so I’ve been wanting to do this for awhile! All the artwork featured here is the artwork of Val Freire who is the woman behind the runes and who helped to inspire the books due to her friendship with Cassie. The artwork above is thus some of the original interpretations of the characters, before the novels were even out or very soon after I think, and she worked with Cassie on them.
So now that we’ve got the movie I really wanted to go compare the characters to these “original designs" of them, just for fun.
 (☞゚∀゚)☞ Hay, that's me! I never sawed this before.
Plus, y'know my brain has previously not been able to formally process whats shown here so, wowwie fandom thanks for that!
Just as its never come easy for me to explain the crazy-awesome-cool these transformative years have been but Kat comes nearest. That & thousands of likes herein (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)

D'aww you guys...
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...Honestly Kids, I quite like this too.
 ♫・*:.。. .。.:*・trolls comments・*:.。. .。.:*・♫ http://katara-alchemist.tumblr.com/post/54041352299/okay-so-ive-been-wanting-to-do-this-for-awhile

Monday, June 24, 2013

The First Day of (The Little Lord Alex') Life

Christ on a Cracker!! Crystal & Veronica, our Lisa plopping a Jr Curry presently!! A newly Momma Lis, in labour, right now, I cannot even! I'd give anything to put my arms around the lot ... as soon as their not moist & icky!
Sincerely in tears here o(⊙ヮ⊙;)o
(via oh-shush) Fucking-Appropriate!

Bright Eyes | First Day of My Life (Official Video) 
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. I could watch on repeat till I can crawl thru the screen & curl up on that couch for a headset & a nap forever. (´~`)。。。zzz
With Crystal, preferably. Veronica should be our pillow (〃⌒▽⌒)八(〃⌒▽⌒〃)八(⌒▽⌒〃)

Monday, January 23, 2012

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

RE: Button, Button(s)

All buttons are (1") one inch  in size & $1.

Evidently LJ images are LJ friendly only, and asshats to everything else.
SO, here they are again, Whovian Arti-ness, made into conveniently affordable & adorable BUTTON-NESS.



More Info: Comment, note or e-mail "VF @ Far-Eviler. com"

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Button, Button(s)

Post-Comic button sale I've been promising, now that I'm out from under a case of strep throat I can get the thing done.
All buttons are (1") one inch  in size & $1. Free shipping in the States. If you're NYC centric I can maybe even bring the thing to your person, as I'm a generous soul and I sure needs to get out of this quarantine.
Doctor + Companion(s)
1
2
3
4
5
Series 6 Specific
1
2
3
4
5
Caption and/or Creatures
1
2
3
4
5
6
As a bonus, for the patient few, IF you buy $10/10 Buttons or more you get any one of these free.

*Since the image in these images are not made by me, I cannot sell them, legally, morally etc. but I can give them aways for FREE =D
**LJ made the images littler than they are... but not by much.
TMI:Rune Buttons Also Available, Same Price, Same Stipulations.
Just name the Glyph from Sheet I or Sheet II and I will make the thing for you, posthaste.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

NYAF2011

Shadowhunter Shot Glasses by Elisa Lau
hand made by my tablemate, Elisa Lau


SAMPLE1 SAMPLE2

If you’re at New York Comicon this weekend, come visit us upstairs at the Anime Artist Alley, (table #NYAFC25) wherein we will be peddling wears, some for as little as a cup of coffee.

Seriously, if you bring coffee, good things will happen =)

Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Doctor Who Buttons (RE:NYAF2011)

Do y'know what blows about Polls?

That if I wanted to gauges interest in ...oh, I dunno, chibi Doctor Who buttons, lets say a lot of 'em, it means people have to pick their favorite only and can't select multiple things; Why does picking our favorite companion mean ignoring our favorite baddie? And if we really :heart::heart:The Doctor, should we have to pick only one?

In good faith to there Series I'm not making them in the right order or slowly, more like a mad dash, you're more than welcome to push in your input. So far I have...
  • Little Amelia - praying to Santa.
  • Little Amelia Pond, w/ flashlight
  • Star Whale (aka Starship UK)
  • Nurse Rory Williams w/ cell phone
  • Amy Pond - Police Woman
  • 11 - Raggedy Man w/ apple
  • 11 - w/ Fez
  • Liz 10 - w/ mask & gun
  • Smilers
  • River Song in Fatigues
  • 9 w/Sonic + Rose
So, you, faithful viewer, tell me Who you'd like me to bring with?
Doctor Options Are;
-1 & Susan
-2 & The Brig
-3 & The Brig and/or Sarah-Jane
-4 & Sarah-Jane and/or K9 and/or Ramona
-5 & Adric
-6 & Peri
-7 & Ace and/or Wolsey
-8 & Grace
-9 & Captain Jack
-10 & Rose and/or Mickey and/or Martha and/or Jack and/or Donna and/or Wilf and/or River Song
-11 & River Song (variants) and/or Amy/Amelia and/or Last-Centurion-Rory/Rory Williams

Alien Options Are;
-Slitheen
-Judoon
-Dalek
-Cyberman
-The Empty Child
-Face of Boe
-Jenny
-Weeping Angels
-OOD
-Toclafane
-Sontaran
-Novice Hame
-Silurians
-Autons
-Rasslion
-The Master (variants) and/or Lucy Saxon

*I've every intention in drawing ALL of these, as well as whatever other you might suggest, but I can only make a few into buttons. Whatever gets the most feedback comes with to NYAF. Will make left over available post-con.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

NYAF2011 + Open Commissions

Baby steps, as it were. Open up for commissions* to pay for convention cost as well as the recent upsurge of medical bills.
  • $20 Chibi [tablet drawn] such as...
  • $30 Chibi's [hand drawn] such as...
  • $40 Personalized Runes, such as...
*Although created with 's permission, these will not be official, sanctioned, Clave approved Runes, etc. but they will be personalized & yours. Maybe if make enough of them I might upload them all into a glorious new sheet of tattoo flash. Who knows?

**have listed more convention details over at deviantart.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Happy Aniversity, Far-Eviler!

a year ago, i joined hitRECord in a grand gesture 'to expand my horizons', etc. It was really an act of weakness-- I couldn't take on paying work anymore because I started dropping things, getting cramps & spasms from doing everyday things, I'd get tremors that'd sometimes last for days. I felt broken, unreliable & false when people wanted to talk shop.

I dunno what I thought it'd be like. I'd never really collaborated before; I thought it meant losing control. Since I was losing that anyway... I uploaded only things made for personal use, things I loved but was never going to get a chance to put them to use. I figured playing around with these RECorder's would placate artist-smartist self.

The word 'small' I doesn't begin to describe my thinking, but the word "Tiny" began to have a much better ring to it.

It's been a year; Fibromyalgia looks likely to be the culprit of my deterioration but with no really-for-real answer there is no satisfaction in the knowing this but there is satisfaction in getting this.



I hadn't seen it in print, so I wasn't certain. I hadn't known what I was getting into but then I never really do. I'm a published artist now, I'm handicapped, I am not giving up, I'm frightened everyday, I am certain this is not the end, I am grateful were it to be.

also, this guy here who signs my checks, you know My Boss is more Awesome than yours will ever be.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Thanks.

Especially to the Girl at the Library, so into reading "City of Bones" she didn't stop to watch where she walked... (I can only assume you go to PS.95, because of how young & petite you are, although I went to MS.143 around the bend & couldn't have been an inch bigger. Apologies for not getting your name.)

Normally an internet embargo on my part means I'm up to artistic doings and preparing for a flood of creative-goodness. And maybe this is, in a lengthy roundabout distinctly unfun way— in November of 2010 I sought treatment for problems with my joints, specifically my wrists & knees. And in the logical progression, for the depression that would follow. By December (17th to be morbidly precise) tremors and weakness in my hands made it difficult if not impossible to brush teeth, comb hair, open doors, type and if you haven't guessed yet, draw.

Anyone local, or who saw me over New Years/MoCCA Artfest certainly noted I am sporting my time-tested knee & hand braces once more! Tried and true little buggers they are. But by February physical therapy was proven ineffective. Now all sorts of experts have started poking, Ortho, Vascular, Neurological, etc.

I've never been a super healthy person but even at my worst, I've always had art to keep my sane. Going into my seventh month of being incapable of creating, commuting or even computing, I don't think I've ever been so scared—
  • And then I get a praise from my ambulance driver ('sup Anesdi)
  • And then I get written up in a school paper.
  • And then get things like this forwarded to me; 
Phrases like "Courage" and "Fearless" aren't banter for me, they're works of art. Now I am learning "Faith" is as well.

Things are going to get harder before they get better but I feel like a fighter again.

Thank you for that :)

Wednesday, March 09, 2011




I never-EVER tire of seeing my designs scrawled across peoples skin! Honored, humbled, overjoyed, etc.  ;o)

Mad props to @HebelDesign, @reverieBR & of course @cassieclare.


(more promotional sneaky rune related bizarre-o goodness coming soon, this time via FB. Shhhh)

Friday, January 28, 2011

Bright, Brightness...

Things have been dour on the home front, by dour I mean dire.. and by dire I mean pathetic. I choose to spare you that--

....SO! In a preemptive attempt to put things right, spread a bit of positivity around, I've printed up some (New)Year of the Rabbit Card.
If you like a Postcard, e-mail with your address and I'll send one along, that is till I run out of cards or my hand falls off :D
ALSO;
I made a handful of Calendar Magnets for 2011.
11-11-11 Calendar
actual size
I do it every year, love 'em, give 'em to friends/family. When the year is up just clip off the calendar bit and keep the picture. My desk-side cabinet has become a collage of random val!art covering years of the dents :)
I've a few [I think 10] left if anyone's interested?
  • Local is $3 a pop
  • Intl. more like $5
paypal vf@far-eviler.com