and before you know it, you are walking on air

OH MY GOD YOU GUYS I MISSED YOU SO EFFING MUCH! SO MUUUUUCH! Never leave me again, okay? Okay. Btw, the move went surprising well (except for the part where I can't find my sketchbook anymore D:) and we are slowly getting used to the new place and making it home :) I'll probably post some pictures later on when the house won't look like a storage space from hell.

A-hem. Before I start babbling about other stuff, let me thank saba1789 (we're gonna meet for sure! It is my goal for 2011!), coreopsis (omg the gnome! <333) and squashbee (kitty!Spok and puppy!Kirk ♥___♥ and the candycane :9 Also, it's February 28th ;)) for the lovely cards! They're so adorable <333 *smooches you forever*

Okay, so. I missed all the "end of year" memes which is, in fact, a good thing since nobody needs me to list all the silly stuff I did in 2010. There are, though, two things I didn't get to post last year.

The first one is the exclusive art I did for mfac. I love this fandom calendar like burning and being able to contribute to it for the second time was a true joy ♥ You can find Santa's Little Killjoys right here together with coreopsis's adorable story Lucky Thirteen.

The second drawing is the piece I did for yuletart :)

Title: Aim and Fire
Fandom: Inception
Pairing: Arthur/Eames
Rating: G
Warning: um. Guns.
Summary: Love means never having to watch your own back.
Notes: Originally posted here. This was drawn for xenakis_, who was my assigned giftee for yuletart. xenakis_'s prompt was "Arthur and Eames being kickass in a dream (and so in love)". I have to confess I angsted over this piece because I wasn't sure I could draw something good enough to make justice to this prompt. That's not to say I didn't have loads of fun when I decided what to draw, though <3
Also, uh, I need to credit the reference pictures I used because they were a big help. Drawing action poses is not one of my skills so the Way brothers were a true manna for figuring out Arthur and Eames' pose. fuckyeahghosttowns is a mine of stunning pictures and provided me with the one I selected as reference: an abandoned aquapark in Moscow. I cleaned it up and renovated the place to give the boys a setting where to show us that covering each other's back means I love you in kickass speak.
Also, also! Many, many, many thanks to L for the tireless beta and a shower of chocolate kisses to angelgazing who held my hand when I was ready to pencil-stab my sketchbook and brainstormed with me <3

( Love means never having to watch your own back )


Okay, now that that is taken care of, make way for the first doodle of 2011! Just before the holidays, delires had a Spread the Happy fest where people could ask her for ficlet/recs/pictures/whatyouhave that would make them happy. I asked for lit recs (because I'm always starving for them) and not only she delivered delightful recs, delires also wrote me an utterly charming original ficlet I spazzed over like a demented windmill (and that everyone should read because it is so freaking adorable I don't have words for it, okay?). I was so overjoyed with all these awesome gifts that I offered to draw something for her in exchange and since delires and I share a burning love for Perrault's Donkeyskin, she asked for a drawing of one of Donkeyskin's dresses. I am so very late in delivering this drawing (damn rl), but it is finally here.

Rating: G for Garments! one day, I'll tire of these lame puns...
Fandom: Is there a fandom for Perrault? I want one.
Notes: This is "the dress as bright as the Sun", the second dress Donkeyskin ask her father for. Dear delires, it is very clear that I would be a crappy stylist, but I hope you'll like this dress anyway ♥

( Tim Gunn would be appalled )


And now... WHO IS EXCITED FOR inception_bang? I AM SO VERY EXCITED \:D/ And I have internet back which means I won't miss anything :DDD (and, ahah, I'll be able to send in the fanart I did for it *sighs in relief*) Also! I'm sure everyone already knows about this but I am starry-eyed over it so bear with me! harlequincepted opened up shop \o/ You wouldn't believe the hearteyes I made when I found out about it! I am so very excited about it too \o/ \o/ \o/

Oh! Speaking of harlequins! Does anyone know if bandomvalentine will run again this year? It was such a lovely excuse to doodle/read teethrotting fluff without feeling guilty about it <3

Off to find that blasted sketchbook. Feel free to leave me a comment with all the things I missed during my forced hiatus! *hugs you all very tight* *never lets go*

As some of you may know, I usually post my not-too-faily art on my DeviantArt page.
Ever since I set up camp there (and even before, when I was still a lurker) DeviantArtists proved themselves very nice people, always ready to encourage other artists and giving them advices.
I've learned a lot from this community.
Today, I stubled over this post and thought that, finally, I could give something back.

I'm going to send this little bear


I wanted to share this with you all because it looked like a nice project and since I firmly believe that everyone is a little artist, I thought that you could participate, too.

So? What are you waiting for? Go grab your art supplies and draw a little bear for Mikka :)