New Project: Sailor Moon Nouveau - celebrating the Year of the Senshi by geeking the f*ck out

 in case you are either not a self-professed fan of Bishojou Senshi Sailor Moon [and seriously, why aren't you?] or have somehow been completely immune to all of the SM-related news over the past few months or so, allow me to clue you in.  the anime, introduced in 1992 by Takeuchi Naoko, is considered one of the Golden Anime series of the 90s.  For most people my age it was among the first anime series that we actively watched and was probably responsible for the subsequent anime binge-fest we ALL embarked on as kids/teens.  even with the questionable dubbing of both the cartoon and the manga, everyone has fond memories of this series- so much so that i'd be willing to bet money that the SM fandom is STILL among the most lasting and enthusiastic fandoms in existence.

recently, SM has been experiencing a most impressive revival.
first we had the re-release of the manga by Kodansha Comics, allowing me to finally complete my childhood dream of owning the entire manga series [I'm currently awaiting next week Wednesday so that I can purchase SM vol 6 here in Vancouver]
THEN we had the grand date- June 29th- officially marking 20 years of Sailor Moon.  this has or will be celebrated in many ways, the most important for me being the Sailor Moon Panel this August at Anime Revolution featuring members of the NA voicecast.
and finally- when no one expected it, we got the glorious announcement that in the Summer of 2013, Sailor Moon would be getting a brand new anime series, following the storyline of the manga more closely.  details are still super hush-hush at this point, but rest assured, a portion of the internet screamed with glee.

so what does this have to do with me and my art?

well, fresh from the confines of tertiary education, i yearned to do something just for me, a project that i could work on just for the love of it without stressing out over deadlines and grades.  the sailor moon manga lying about my desk and my own love of reading convinced me to do a series of bookmark designs of the senshi, in an art nouveau style after being inspired by one of my hugest illustration heroines, Megan Lara.  with help from a handy-dandy tutorial from CassiopeiaArt, i got down to work.  the first five bookmark designs as well as a combined print of the designs will be on sale at the upcoming Summer Festival @SFU on the 21st, and i'll probably continue selling small runs of the bookmarks on Etsy once i figure out that system.

the ultimate goal with these is to be able to give the VAs at the convention in August a bookmark of their respective character.. but that's plotting for another time ;)
for now, enjoy the designs!  the Outer Senshi are coming up really soon~

forget the year of the Dragon, folks- this is the Year of the Senshi.

 

I Can Has Website?

Yes. Yes you can.

It's been a while in the making, and a part of me still wants to lean a program like Dreamweaver so that I can create my own from scratch.  But this will definitely do for right now!

The only thing incomplete is the Projects page- where I basically give a run-down on the various projects that are occupying my brain full-time.  But between my Carbonmade and my soon-to-be-launched Facebook page, I'm probably not going to put a ton of stuff up there.

Still looking for a way to launch a storefront of some kind... but baby steps, lady.  baby steps.

the end of an era

hi there- you're probably wondering why all of a sudden i've popped back here.

the honest answer is that i'm utter shit with my memory [working on that].

but the past 5 months have been an ordeal in and of itself.  i've dealt with setback, triumph, despair and gratitude, all leading up to the culmination of a nearly 20-year fight.

may 5th marked the day of my graduation from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, with a BFA in Visual Arts.  i would've been officially out of school for a full month in about 2 days' time.

so what has this graduate been doing and planning?  quite a few things.  i've embarked on new projects while searching out job prospects.  i've been enjoying the blissful freedom to do absolutely fuck-all with my time while preparing and sending out my application for a post-grad-work permit.  i've made new contacts while cherishing my friends, and i've watched others succeed while swallowing my own fears of inadequacy.  it's been a very trying few weeks for sure, and i've learned a lot from it.  the most important thing i've learned is that i have to kick this forgetful habit of mine in the ass.  i'm going to write more, i'm going to produce more work that's meaningful to me.  i'm going to continue making my goals realities.

so here's to a lifetime of disappointments and successes, and everything that'll come in between it all.  i did say i'd be here for the long haul, right?