Hola!   I just wanted to pass on 3 quick links:

• One, for those of you who're SteamPunk fans (or fans of MythPunk stuffs and their fair-folk ;D) I just discovered a really cool-looking event!  The SteamPunk World's Fair! ^_^
• Two, for folks who want a little SteamPunk-inspired costuming excellence, the guys @ Brute Force Leather would be great for all KINDS of people in the SP "universe;" (including modern fae & trad. fae alike). :)
• And lastly, just wanted to let fans of satyrs (and other horned fae) know that I've 3 new sets of horns in my Etsy shop. :)  (They;'re no big thang, but they're fun to make and really inexpensive. :))  Plus, if anyone's interested, I've got various faerie (& dragon) inspired pieces @ Zazzle as well. :)

♥
Nae

I just woke up to my sweet kitty on my side, leaning over my shoulder.  I tried to catch her w/her paw out, but she retracted it just in time for me to get the camera on my phone ready.  So I just snapped a pic of her leaning over me instead. ^_^  ♥♥♥♥

For the first time in.. well.. ever.. someone from Monster has called me up for an interview to take place on Monday. I haven't had an office job in ages, & had plans of going to RU to live until I go to school in the Fall.   But if I get a job, that might change everything. (until Fall, at least, 'cause I am now -determined- to get those last few credits in), and I've just realized something; I HAVE DEEP PINKISH-RED HAIR..!!! O.O

 ..Should I dye it a "normal" shade, or not?   I may not get the job, and I'd hate having dyed my hair- but I don't want its current color to keep me from getting hired...  
Now what?

"It's important that you don't get too carried away with what you are doing today or you could exhaust yourself too soon.
If you start a project and it becomes more work than you expected, make sure you know when to call it quits.
You don't have to prove yourself now, even if you think that others may judge you as less than capable.
Give it your best effort and then just walk away."
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Dude, that means more to me than you know...

Skye, sitting in my dresser drawer, helping me sort socks.  (The drawer had just fallen off the bed- cracking the whole thing apart. :()
And a beautiful little bottle I got at an anime convention, filled w/dried rose petals.  Three whole blooms, then 3 petals from each of the 3 remaining flowers I had been given.  For Remembrance.

Plus, I just got ANOTHER cold.  Fun!!  Super timing.. no?? ;P
Anyway, be well y'all.  
Love,
Nae

I just updated my Voki that was once on Eclectica's MySpace page, with the new audio intro I just made tonight for sites like the Podsafe Music Network, Podcast Alley, MyPodcast.com, and so on. :)

So, whatcha think..?

♥
Nae

 I do have a whole other show planned out for more holiday musical goodness, but for now, if you're looking for (actually GOOD) podsafe music that's fitting (and different from everything you're already heard a hundred-zillion times) for the season, I humbly entreat you to visit my podcast's little station, and listen. ^_^  (Both streaming & download available. :))  There's silly, quirky stuff here, traditional-ish sounding pieces, orchestral pieces, choral works, a kid-friendly piece or two, Celtic-y bits, archaic bits, and swing here n' there, too. :)  (The next ep'll have Dar Williams, some rock-ish stuff, and lots more too. *beams*)

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Merry Christmas & Happy Yule Everyone!!!
Nae

So, I GOT MY FIRST SALE ON ETSY!!! ^_^   Plus, I just put up each pair of the remaining Humbug Horns for sale there, too. :)  One girl from a faerie LJ community bought a pair already right off my LJ post, and the rest are sitting on Etsy, waiting to be purchased. :)  

Secondly, due to these purchases, I sent off my 2 sales from Etsy & LJ tonight. :)  I walked a ways to a local bus stop, then ended up getting driven to the Post Office (which stays open till ten tonight- how cool is that??), by some good citizen who saw me standing by the road and freaked out 'cause a snow plow passed too close to me for her comfort.  I was fine, but seeing that apparently really freaked her out, so she drove me to the PO out of the kindness of her heart. :)

I took a bus to the Metro back, planning to Metro from East Falls to Dunn Lorring and then walk home from there.   However, unfortunately I also slipped into a snow-covered drainage ditch while avoiding a large snow-hill in the walkway on the way to the PO.  It didn't hurt much to begin with, but through the night it's just gotten worse and worse- and now.. uhm.. OW!!   I rode the train back and forth for a while beyond my stop to hopefully give my ankle a rest before I tried walking home, but in transferring directions to head back home I discovered I could barely walk on the thing.   The pain just kept gettin' worse & worse as I sat, and I ended up literally kneeing my way (i.e. crawling w/o the aid of my hands) w/my blindo cane through the Dunn Lorring station and out to wait for a taxi to take me home.  (I am SO glad I brought that thing to help bus drivers see me!  How could I have known it was actually gonna help me get off the train & down the main railway like a walking cane tonight? ;P)  I think it's just a strain, but I can't help but wonder 'what the hell did I do?" ;P

I've since taken a nice long bath & shower to hopefully ease things, but I sure wish I had some big-time drogas to help w/the pain.   Still, it kinda feels like a much worse version of what happens when I strain things standing too long- so I'm hoping if I just stay off it for a while, it'll get better.   (When my foot slipped into the ditch, it pointed severely and something popped in the back of my ankle between my heel & my leg.  I can still move my foot, but certain positions really make me grit my teeth.)  I so hope it's just something mildly pulled!  Otherwise, what a sucky way to begin the New Year, and start the holiday??? :P  

Anyway, I just thought I'd say "yay, I'm done w/shipping my two first online sales!! ^_^", and wish you all a

Love Love Love,
Nae-Nae

With all of the curmudgeonly crud concerning the holidays floating about me lately, I thought I'd make something for the fashionable Scrooge & so-done Santa hat-wearing public. :) Enter "Humbug Horns!" :D

(Horns are $10, and can come in any color. The ones above however are in: [Top] Trad. Candy Cane (white & red), Anit-Cane (black & red), [Above] Candy Swirl (light pink marbled w/black), Trad. Candy Cane, Killer Kandy Kane (white, black & red), and Coal (black).
Any ribbon can be changed out for these lovelies. I've just used matching holiday ribbon to add a bit of coordinated fun. :)

For those merry mischief-makers, for those who wanna wear something unusual & original outside of the classic, traditional Santa hat fare, or for those who just wanna express how much they are "un-pleased" with this time of year, I've made these little holiday-themed, tie-on horns. :)

They'll be on sale @ Bound where I'll be vending tomorrow night, and might also go up in my etsy store. :) (They'd need better pics of them to go up at my shop, of course.)

Hope you like!
♥
Nae

Me from Bryce and Lyssa's SteamPunk-themed holiday cookie party. ^_^

And: (I had the pleasure of hearing this song live @ FaerieCon Sunday morning w/Sooj & Betsy Tinney, but it sounded quite different from this. I like both versions- and the lyrics give me the chills!!)

..This is gonna have to go as a gift to my mom for Christmas... It's her favorite piece of my art lately, and as I know she looooves her canvas totes, this is pretty much a ringer. :)


Now, for some more sleepses!
Night y'all!
♥

As I'm a relatively craftsy person, it's no surprise that I run w/a relatively craftsy crowd. :) Well it just so happens that 3 of my friends also have shops up @ Etsy, with some truly unique pieces that are totally amazing! There's Raven w/some fantabulous metal & stone jewelry, Jaran with these lovely wire-wrapped trees and buggies that are absolutely beautiful, and Jessi who has fun knitting patterns & pieces for the fantastically quirky and crafty. :) If you or someone you know is looking for a cool place to shop for potential holiday gifts, there's nowhere else you'll find more unusual, personalized pieces!
..I love my talented friends! ^_^

♥
Nae

Inspired by friends like orthaevelve and jarandhel, I have now resumed selling stuff (or, at least trying to sell stuff) on Etsy. :) You can find my store here; http://www.etsy.com/shop/alternatevisions and if you have any ideas, requests, comments or suggestions, I'm totally game. :)

I've tried selling stuff on Etsy before but nothing sold- so I'm starting out small with just a few pieces to begin with, and then might expand the store further if it looks like my works are selling. :) So I've put what I hope is a nice, even, wide selection of the kinds of styles of art I do in the form of ten pieces up right now, and I'm totally hopin' for the best. :) If you'd like to spread the word, tell your friends or family about my artistic weirdness, I sure won't argue. ;D

I'm also always up for commissions and new stuffs, so drop on by, see what you think, and maybe I'll hear from you sometime on what you might like to buy, see in my store there, or what you think would make it a better shop. :)
Da Nae

For a full show inspired by the fae, w/fae-centric music of all kinds, you're most humbly invited to visit eclecticanetradio.blogspot.com. :) The show includes bands such as: Faun, Omnia, The Gypsy Nomads, Meg Davis, Caprice and many more. :) It was just put up Wednesday to be ready and available for the Thanksgiving holiday, and I really hope those of you who're fans of different types of music, as well as those who dig mythology, folklore & the fae, will like it! ^_^ (And hopefully, there'll be a few more faerie-inspired shows coming up soon! Including one general faerie-ep, as well as one all about merfolk & other aquatic creatures. ^_^)

Many Thanks and Much Love,

"DJ Selchie" :)</div>

A while back I posted a poem about a piece of imagery that'd been seating itself in my brain. Well it's been coming back to the forefront of my cranium lately, and I'd really like to see it executed in photographic frame.

I could petition the maker of Zach creations to possibly loan me a pair of his gauntlets... I could see if my (prospective), light-haired, elven-looking model might have a decent pair of care-worn bluejeans (or leather pants, possibly) as well as the appropriate boots (something tall, strappy, and weathered-looking- preferably brown or -very- worn black that's gone a tattered grey). If not, I'm almost sure I could find something at either Unique, or as a loaner through the local goff community... And no doubt I could find a loaner staff or makeshift scepter if the photo ended up calling for it- but I don't think it will...
All proper credits would be given fully to any contributors, and if it all worked out & the piece was displayed, I'd absolutely put them on my links pages, as well as list them anywhere else that the piece would be displayed. :) (Yay publicity! ;D)

I could do the body art myself, as well as the hair design using some autumn leaves, a fancy elven-looking headpiece of mine (or someone else's as a borrow, if necessity required), and do the makeup myself as well (for ears, effects, etc.). I could very potentially use some extras to fill in the the small, background roles of the vagabonds and different passers by (like the woman w/a shopping cart and some rich blond w/a tackily loud fur coat), and I'm unsure of whether I'd ghost him in on his between-escalators-stair-made throne at the center of everything or not... ...

Hmm.... Hmm..... Hmmmmm....

All I'd need from there is a better camera, and the ability to use a local subway station for a bit...
-I wonder how impossible getting that would be....

..And lighting.

...
So.. is there a role, job or permanent occupation out there for someone who thinks up dramatic tableaus for a living? A set designer? Window dresser? Photographer's assistant..??
I have no idea... But I know I can't just draw this- (well, not to the level of realism, naturalism and expansive scope or detail that I'd want, anyway... I'd have to do a room-sized piece, and that's just not possible.) It'd be great to piece this together, though. :) Maybe I could recruit some friends, borrow some fancy equipment for an afternoon, gather up all I'd need, and get this done.... ?? :D:D


Addendum: "And the base goes like this:"


This li'l sketchlet should give you the absolutely, most basic idea of what I'm talking about, here. (Of course, there would be more background scenery on the sides, as I'm thinking this would have to be something like a rather panoramic view. Perhaps a rather large image.. too even- like poster size at least to be able to get the scale & grandeur, and still maintain the detailed focus on him that I want. Moreover, I'm thinkin' I'm going to keep him and the background as the solid elements in the image, and make the passers-by the ghosted ones. This should be pretty easy to do with either real film or digital film layering (as I'd shoot him first, and then all of the other people a few times with, and ten maybe a few times more after), so I'd keep the vagabonds, black-carted bag lady & other traveling people more "ethereal," w/his presence presenting as the more concrete....

..And I suppose I could use a gent w/darker hair... But he would -have- to be able to pull off a certain disheveled, haughty arrogance, and the lax regality of the character- as well as have super-pale skin. (Which we're probably still going to ashen, somewhat.) Plus, he'd still need to be the thin-but-leanly-muscled type some people call "wiry." Long hair is preferable for ease of production...but hell.. at this rate I could possibly also just use a [GOOD] long wig and make it all disheveled and ratty-tatty/dready like I'm picturing, too....

Ahh, so many ideas!! I think I'm going to have to make this happen.
-Perhaps a call to WMATA is in order....
-And maybe a notice to CraigsList after some specific preparations... ^_^