Still Chugging Away

I've been doing a whole lot of bookbinding for sale lately, though I'm going to refrain from posting each and every one here!
I've also started writing shop specific posts on my Artfire blog, you can find more info here:
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/blog/BumbleVee
Don't worry, I'll still keep updating this blog too.

Drawing has been going fairly slowly, stress kind of kills the drawing creativity, but I have been working on a commission illustration (still at the sketch phase) as well as a content filled book commission which is still in the page design and layout phase.

I've also been trying new ideas for items to sell. Here's a peek at the latest thing I'm fiddling with.

These are going to be turned into stickers!
There's also a few smaller ones with ladybugs on them. I love making stamps! XD
Anyway, thanks for sticking with me in these trying times. :)


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Artfire Store

I'm finally starting to get my act together with my Artfire store.

BumbleVee on Artfire

I've owned a store there for some time now but haven't had the guts to actually list anything! (had an Etsy store once, sold a few things then... it died o_o)
There's only a few items up at the moment but I'm slowly working on that but with money so tight right now, I figured it's time to get my butt into gear and try just about anything lol.

Wish me luck!


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Long Days

Decided to extend my stay here at my parents house for the weekend, I've been feeling a little isolated lately, so I'm glad for the company and easy conversation.
I've been trying to get my butt out of the drawing rut it's been in, it's sort of happening, sort of not... It's odd because I've been on such an artistic high lately, I guess it was only a matter of time before the crash, lol.

Anyways, I pushed myself to get at least something creative done yesterday and this is what I came up with. It's something, right?




These are tile-able images I've created for Spoonflower (this link will take you to my Spoonflower store/gallery), I'm going to get them printed on fabric then use said fabric to cover some books (click on the "all" tab to see the rest of my fabric designs that aren't for sale yet).
The flower image is currently set to private so this is the only place to see it. :3


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Mamita's Birthday Present

I think I'm pretty safe posting this now, it's too late at night (or early in the morning) for mother to read this now and I'll be heading down to my parents house first thing in the morning so should be giving her her present then. Yay!

I made her a little pocket sized book bound on tape with a mould-made polymer clay decoration.
The ribbon wraps right around to tie the book closed.

And with the extra time I had, I made her a pair of earrings in a similar colour scheme. :D

Happy Birthday, Mum! <3 <3 <3

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Supanova 2011

I have never seen so many cosplayers in one place in my entire life! My friend and I, who weren't in costume, actually felt like odd ones out! This will be rectified next year. :3

Supanova is an Australian pop culture event with everything from anime, comics, gaming, tv/entertainment guest stars, book authors etc etc all come under one roof, so to speak.

Supanova!!

By far, in my opinion, the very best aspect is the cosplayers; costume watching is an event in and of itself and the people are so friendly! Always happy to pose for you. :D

Lizzy & Kakashi
(Naruto)

Nurse (Silent Hill)

Shunku & Suigintou
(Rozen Maiden)

Dapper fellow in pink

Deadpool (Marvel Comics)

Lizzy & Choji (Naruto)

My friend and I managed to check out most of the things we wanted to see inluding a Q and A session with Harry Potter's Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Georgina Leonidas (Katie Bell) and signing of autographs by Colin Morgan (Merlin from the recent TV series of the same name - and also the highlight of my day! what an awesome guy and super cute too with his scraggly facial hair and super-thick accent!), Julie Benz (from Dexter and a lot of other things) and Cliff Simon (Baal from SG1).

Georgina Leonidas (Katie Bell) and Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood)
from Harry Potter

Also caught glimpses of Christopher Lloyd, (Doc Brown from Back to the Future) and Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle from Xena).

I got to watch a session by some local comic book authors, a guitar hero playoff, a little droid unit pestering people and a guy in a lovely dress that actually fooled me (he looked that pretty!).

Droid unit

One of these ladies is not like the others

I also had the chance to wander around ogling all these amazing nerdy pretties from comic book and merchandising stores, fan artists, original artists, crafters, performers and some of the most amazing and intricate costumes I've ever seen.

From the top left to right:
Cyberman (Dr Who), Batman (DC), Ironman (Marvel)
Scythe-weilding Scarecrow, Red VS Blue (Rooster Teeth), Sniper in camo (Sniper)

From the top, then left to right:
Princess Zelda (Legend of Zelda)
Daft Punk and others, Spot the character!
Team Fortress (Valve), Captain America (Marvel)


All in all, it was a fantastic day, and I am definitely doing this again next year. :D

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Mamita's Birthday

It was my mother's birthday on the 2nd of November and I was unable to visit her that day :( however, she did have a lovely party at her work, courtesy of my father and their friends.
Even though I wasn't able to see her in person, we had a lovely chat over the phone and I will be seeing her on Monday to celebrate her birthday with our little family (just the three of us at the moment, younger sibling and other half, who live in South America, will be there with us in spirit <3 ).
In the meantime, I managed to add a second item to the birthday present I'd made for her, so now it's a set!
Unfortunately, she reads my blog, XD so all I can post right now is this:

Her present, all set and ready to be given!
Happy belated birthday, Mamita!! Love you!! xoxo