Water Mother

Water Mother

The Water Mother is the essence of purity and fertility.  She works well with the Mother of Earth because they often share the common traits of wisdom, life, transformation.   But one has to watch the Water Mother for she is the embodiment of emotion, empathy, intuitiveness, and the seat of the nurturing of the elements.  Her imagination has no comparison seeing as, even though she’s a nurturing element, piss her off and she can be just as negatively moody and cold. 

The Water Mother is able to find the balance in her home life and work, between nurturing her family and her friends she’s able to be fulfilled in her knowledge that she’s able to help so many.    Her still waters comfort those around her and with that also connect us with a deeper connection. 

The Water Mother can be one though that has many tempers.  Warm and inviting when sick, allowing you to breathe easier.  Nurturing and quenching when you need that relief that only water can provide.  Chilling and slightly terrifying when angered, so much so they could destroy something or someone with words or actions alone.

Stay well on this Mother’s good side, for if you do, cookies, cuddles, and comfort is a bound.  Anger her and you will regret it with every fiber of your being.

Fire Mother

Fire Mother

The Mother of Fire is the essence of passion.  They can either be passionately loving, extroverted, brave, or passionately pissed off, uncontrollable, and furious.  You have to tread carefully around someone of the fire element.  Choose your words carefully because this epitome of a warrior will either stand beside you or take you down.

This element is quick to change moods, as wild and untamed as the flames that spring forth during the dry season in a wild fire or the flames of a forest fire.  Though you can tame the flames enough to reside in a hearth in the home, you must always be respectful.  The fire is quick to burn and quick to spread, to destroy.

But just as quick as it is to destroy the flames of Mother Fire can inspire and cleanse.  She knows when change is needed but you need to keep her in check or she’ll overdo it.  Follow her guidance carefully and she may help you when you are at your lowest to inspire you with a much needed boost of inspiration.

But underestimating this mother is not wise for even while passionate to inspire, anger her and she’ll destroy you just as fast.

Earth Mother

Earth Mother

The Mother of Earth is the essence of stability.  The foundation of life, wisdom and knowledge, she is the keeper of the circle of life and death.  Nurturing she raises the seedlings and the young till they reach adult hood and when their lives are at an end she releases that which she raised back to the beginning to nurture the new generation.

If you know someone of the earth element they’ll be a nurturer.  They are steady and reliable and will try to give all they have in nurturing the future.

Though like the element they are made of they are quiet in that aspect they’re always watching and learning and will speak up when disturbed.  And though they may seem calm, cool and collected on the outside, when angered they can erupt like a volcano.  So where they are the foundation of calm, they are a broiling powerhouse of emotion below the surface.

Never underestimate an Earth Mother.  They will prove you wrong every step of the way because they are so in tune with their surroundings.

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The first care of my Oracle deck that I'm trying to work finishing.  So far I've been working slowly through the meanings of the cards.  I'm halfway through I believe.  So expect more of these from my tumblr of the same name as this blog.  And please, feel free to leave comments!  I'd love to read them!

Well here goes nothing....

So, I finally got off my butt and decided to throw something into a shirt design contest.  It's not a guarantee I'll even get into the contest to the voting section, but we'll see what happens.  I'm hoping I'll get at least a couple votes....  Who doesn't remember Daria and Sick, Sad World?  That's the shirt design that I chose thanks to my lovely girlfriend who suggested it.  I like it a lot.  But we'll see.

They also have a contest for The Lion King which I plan on putting one in for that one if I can.  I mean, come on, why not?  I grew up with The Lion King being my most favorite movie for the longest time.  I don't know what I'm going to do yet though.  I want something freaking epic.

I hope my tablet lasts that long.  I think it's slowly going kaput.  Poor little bastard.  It did so well for a while.  The pen is going though and I think it'd be worth more just to get a whole new set up rather than deal with just getting a new pen seeing as my specific tablet is kinda the old model.  Again, poor little bastard....

Anyway, if my design gets up I'll post a link here and on facebook so people will vote for it!  Please please please go for it!  I'd really appreciate it!

Later guys!

Well, just a regular post! Sorry folks!

So, after gaining a job, hating that job, finally getting another job to make more money to actually pay bills and then losing that first job, then the other because it's seasonal.... I finally have a job I'm moderately ok with for now.  I like it though I've never been fond of working till 7 and that's my schedule next week.  Not excited but it's a job that pays above minimum wage.  And it's direct deposited into my account. So that's even better!

I really need to get my ass in gear because my partner suggested months ago to look into creating greeting cards.  There's a small market for them but I think I could do well if I just got off my ass and actually did something.  Some people are selling their cards for more than 15 bucks a pop for five or six cards!  I mean.... come on!  That's not including s and h.  I could do it.  I even have a kinda cute design group name.  I need to draw that too.  Yeesh.  Bad me.  Very bad me.

In other news, my partner and I are looking into homes.  We're getting fairly tired of the people upstairs and we just want a place of our own.  We found one that looks adorable and would be large enough for the two of us.  We don't need a lot and it would honestly be a little cheaper than what we'd be paying now.  I mean, why not?  I know they say your home is where your heart is, but sometimes you need a place to plant yourself, that you feel comfortable enough in to know you can always come back to.  We're looking for that, and for some odd reason, I really really think we should look at the place that caught our attention.  We'll see though.  My partner has a want to be out before December.  Again, we'll see.

Hmmmm..... Anything else?  I don't think so at this moment.  I'm going to go back to reading some more so I can post some more reviews.  Maybe if/when I get some card designs done I'll post them later.

Look, Art!

So, woke up this morning feeling pretty good.  I would have fallen back to sleep but my bladder decided to try an pop.  Which really isn't cool, especially when I was quite content to lay with my girlfriend and stay cuddled.  

So, got up, went pee and decided to check the nets like I usually do.  Amazingly I didn't play any games so that was a plus.  I did read a bit and try and figure out what we were going to do today.  And I decided that this morning I was going to draw something and I bloody well did.  It wasn't detailed or anything but it was something.  I hadn't doodled a lot in a while I thought I just need to do it.  Well, when Traci finally got up we both read a bit more and we decided to order foods.  I should have cooked something but I didn't know what so it was Chinese.

We got our food and started playing Boarderlands for the Xbox 360.  It was going good until there at the end of our gaming session when I started to feel off.  Thinking it was me just being motion sick I thought just sitting about for awhile would help.  Nope.  Didn't at all.  Ended up praying to the keeper of the toilet.  Not good. I know I fell asleep at one point on the couch hoping that after that I'd feel better but nope..... Didn't happen.  

Anyway.... still feeling off and another bought of being sick and I'm doing a little better.  Not the best.  I feel kinda bad because Traci's had to fend for herself this evening with foods and what not.  She's hoping it's not a stomach bug and so am I because she's had it more than I.  With my luck it's been food poisoning or something.  What ever it is, I don't like it at all.

Anyway, onto the art!  Because you guys probably don't care about how I feel.   The squibble beastie started out with just a scribble.  That was the shape of the head mostly.  The rest came from there.  I just wanted a quick deal.  No details that were too time consuming.  Chose the colors at random.  I think it's cute.  I just need to try and keep this up.  Sooner or later these these doodles will show up more.

Squibble Beastie

No I'm not dead...

Like it said, I'm not dead yet.  I just feel like it.  I've been sick the past week or so and I was doing ok until this morning.  Losing my voice and I wonder if I shouldn't just go to the doctor now.  Throat is really sore and it's cheaper for me to go to the student health than any where else.  Kinda worried about my throat.  And really, I don't want it to get worse.  I'll see how I feel as the day continues.

Anyway, more reviews are coming your way.  As soon as I remember what I read.....  I do remember reading Wool by Hugh Howey.  I bought it from amazon when it was .99 cents and it looked quite interesting.  And it was!  Depressing and interesting.  So that review should be up hopefully this week.  I haven't read much this week so I need to read more.  Of course, that means I need to download the books from my kindle on the computer to my Kindle.  lol

I will more than likely start posting my cards that I've been working on too.  I've decided maybe that would help me finish the rest.  I've just been lazy and haven't done it.  Which is depressing.  I'm really excited about these cards and excited to possibly have my fiance help me with all the little details.  She's good at that.

And Etsy shop should open soon for some of my knitted stuff.  I've sold one set of gloves, had a commission for another set and have been knitting scarves from the fun fur yarn.  I can't think of anything else to do with it so it's just scarves for right now.  The shop will probably also have my fiance's works as well when she's able to get to them and possibly prints of mine.  The tea cups are adorable and I kinda want to work on more of them.

I think that's all for now.  I can't think of anything else to write before work.  Remember to keep an eye out for the review on Wool.

Book Review, I haz it!

Legacies (Shadow Grail #1)
A teen befriends four others when the world she knew is flipped upside down after her family dies in a car accident.  While recuperating in the hospital she also finds out that her home has been burned to the ground as well.  She is sent to Oakhurst Academy where she is told she is a Legacy and that means she's a magician.  Her magic hasn't fully manifested like the others but they are able to stop something that has plagued the students of Oakhurst for years.

    I've been looking for a good book for a while and while I've read others, this one makes me want to read more. For me, this was refreshing.  The characters were engaging and the plot fascinating to say the least. From the start I knew something was up in the school that no one was talking about.  And when Spirit and her friends found a compelling clue in the basement I knew something was up even more.  The crew of course ends up saving the day but in a very exciting way.  All in all I just loved this book and can't wait to get my hands on the next!

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Le gasp!  A book review!  Yes, I'm doing that now.  I bought a Kindle for class purposes and I couldn't let the opportunity go to waste and not read something other than class work.  I was excited to read this book too because it had one of my favorite authors.  I love how she's dabbled in everything.  

Maybe art to come.  I just haven't been in the mood lately.   Slight art slump because of class.  My silk screens have been giving me hell and there's a possibility that I may have to either buy new ones or get these restretched with new screen material. Restretching is much cheaper and I can ask my teacher to take them for me.  She lives near the place and needs it done as well so it sorta works out. 

I'm tired, a little stressed and sore.  Sore mostly from work.  I need new shoes and inserts because I hurts just to stand for too long in the shoes I have now.  I've worn them that much.  I will be happy to toss them in the trash when the time comes.  Along with my regular shoes as well.  Cracks in the bottoms so water leaks in easily when it rains, the leather is cracked as well and the back are worn as well.  Poor shoes, I'm so hard on them.  They barely last a year sometimes.  

Along with new shoes I just need new clothes period.  I hate spending all that money on clothes but I need a new wardrobe mostly.  I really have maybe 4 pairs of pants that are really comfortable.  So pants are a must and then underthings.  Blah.  

Anyway, on to my pogo games.  Badges are calling my name.

Work work work....

As an update to everyone I finally did get a job for the last of the summer.  I am officially an member of House Keeping at the the Marriott hotel here in Morgantown WV.  I must say, we seem to be the cleanest hotel here and top rated.  Amazing right?  lol I just don't care honestly.  It's a job so it's more money than I was making which was nothing.  Soooo minimum wage compared to nada so I can't complain too much.  They will probably be depressed that I'm going to leave as soon as school starts but I can't keep this job and go to classes.  I'd only get maybe an hour to two hours a day and that just doesn't work.  Especially when I'd get paid more than 8 something, close to 9  or more when I go back to the cafe.  The only good thing about housekeeping though is the air conditioning.  lol

I've been doodling a bit but not a lot lately.  The heat wave has totally killed me this week especially since I had to walk in it around 10 and 2-4 which is the hottest part of the day of course.  Not too happy about that.

Anyway.... I have had an idea for a story running through my head about witches' familiars and the such.  I thought it would be an interesting change.  I know there is a series out there about familiars already but I'm kind of intrigued by the idea.  I was even thinking of re-purposing a few of my old comic characters into characters of the stories.  The comics would probably still go on as little inbetweens but I'm not completely sure about it all.

I have almost finished two more cards as well!  I just have to cut them out because I haven't done that yet.  But this makes 15 cards if I haven't said it before.  I'm excited.  I can't wait to work on a few more here soon but I'm hitting an art block so it's kind of hard.  Not too happy about it.  Oh well.