Monthly Archive for July, 2009

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Sanu: Ok… I’m going to start posting some Sanu things here again…

Published on July 11, 2009 in Bunnies, Digital, Sanu Stuff and second life. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .
Sanu in SL: Oh yeah... this is one kick-ass looking sign, don't you think? This is a competition for the truly creative!

Because I am seriously too lazy to maintain two blogs. I know, I know, I should really learn how to maintain the two, but it is harrrrrd… so occasionally you’re going to get something like this sneak through. Besides… I’m really proud of this sign! I mean… come on. How cool is this sign, guys?

As many of you may know, I maintain a little hobby business in Second Life, and as a part of that, I am holding a little competition. Sanu has held four ‘quests’ since it opened (I’m not including the mini-quest… it was just a space filler!), and there is now a competition on to see how people have been inspired by them! The rules are simple: make an image inspired by one part of a story, and go to town with the creativity. The images will be posted on the Sanu in SL flickr group (which can be found here) for everyone to see, and the grand prize winners will get a whole swag of goodies. Full rules and all that can be found in the Sanu flickr group discussion section, too.

So anyhow… that is my bit of creativity for this morning, though the sign was started last night. Something was just off for a little while there, and it had me stumped, but now I think I have it looking rather snappy. Yay Sanu!

Edit: I’ll have to replace the image with a properly resized one at some point, because the automatic resizing that occurs when a larger image is used on the blog has made some of the smaller text blurry… and it isn’t actually blurry! Uhhh… so… ignore the blurriness, ok?

Sketch: Good morning… a rant about paint.

Published on July 7, 2009 in Lined Paper, Portraits and Sketch. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .
Kat Johnston: Oh my... what gorgeous girly pigtails you have!

It feels too early in the morning, but I have a feeling that that has come from a combination of little sleep, and the fact that I’m about to get my house invaded by painters. Not the fun, creative, interesting types either… the types that just paint walls, and paint them all the same boring shade of pale cream. Not that pale cream is a bad thing, mind you, but I do tend to think that it is somewhat overused in every bloody rental property known to mankind. No, wait, I lie… that horrid, horrid shade of pale peach tends to stretch the boundaries of colour-love when it is plastered on every room in a place too. Same goes for pale blue – and I actually do regularly like pale blue!

With that said though, I have to say, annoying though it may be to always be surrounded by these particular colours (though I have been lucky enough not to have to live in a ‘peach’ house yet), I would prefer them over some of the ungodly alternatives. I’m not sure who exactly advised some of the people out there about how to decorate, but really… a splash of colour should not have to equal DIY disaster. Unless you are really good at sponging, and know what you’re doing, for god’s sake, don’t sponge! Don’t decide to do an entire room of faux marble paint effect on the wall unless you’ve practiced beforehand! And seriously, just because someone showed you how to do it on TV does not mean that you are going to be able to replicate it perfectly in your own rental property.

Now if you like experimenting in your home, go to town – your home is your home, and you have to live in it and love it… and possibly correct it if it all goes wrong. But I am still stunned at the amount of rental properties on the market that are, in my opinion, not fulfilling their potential (both in appearance, and the resulting long-term earnings) for lack of a few weekends of work and a few hundred bucks worth of paint. Cream all over might be boring, but at least it isn’t bright yellow with uneven white sponging and bright blue trims through the whole damn house.

That is all. This somewhat-rant has been bought to you by the Kat Johnston Society Against Ugly Rental Properties. I just want the damn rooms painted: I need to get those boxes out of my studio so that I have room to move again!

Sketch: Just adorable!

Published on July 5, 2009 in Portraits and Sketch. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .
Kat Johnston Sketch: Isn't she just adorable? Well I think so! Like a little princess, or something.Kat Johnston Sketch: Isn't she just adorable? Well I think so! Like a little princess, or something.

Eep! I actually meant to post up this picture last night, but then my hubby put on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean III’ and by the time that was done (overly long, in my opinion), I was just ready to fall into bed and close my eyes. I had it all scanned into the computer and everything, though, I swear!

Mmmm, it is Sunday today, and the day has started off well. I woke up with a cat nestled in against the crook of my arm, and with my stirring movement, she too awoke. She crawled up onto my chest, the purring already starting before one finger was laid upon her. It seems that cats enjoy a sense of anticipation too.

I cupped her chin in my hand, my thumb lightly stroking along her elegant jawline, while my other hand smoothed down the silken fur of her back. My Lolita (for that is her name) must have some touch of oriental in her, for her jaw and whole body is so smooth yet angular – though she is most definitely predominantly blue tortoise-shell. The look suits her well. While she is fully grown, she still looks so much the kitten, especially in the low light, when her pupils are very dilated. She is our little bear.

I tugged her further up my body, while she, pretending that she will ‘allow’ me the pleasure of petting her (rather than revealing that she was actually revelling in it) opened her mouth in a gigantic, tooth-filled yawn. I guess she just wanted to let me know who was in charge. Ahhh, but my Lolita… she does not fool me in the slightest. She is a cat who loves snuggles, and her purring is like the rumble of an idling truck, or perhaps a jet taking off. She does not fool me at all!

Snuggling her is just the perfect way to start the day.

Sketch: Little vamps need loving too!

Published on July 3, 2009 in Lined Paper, Portraits and Sketch. 0 Comments Tags: , , .
Kat Johnston Sketch: Little vamps need loving too, ya know... they don't stay young forever! Oh... wait... that's not quite right.

I needed a break from other things, so I decided to use my pen for something else more exciting than filling out forms. Oi, forms make me tired… not all forms are bad, just the ones I really, really don’t want to fill in!

We’ve had builders in and out and in and out and innnn and out of our poor little house here… plus a plumber over today. Painting is going to occur on Monday or some such nonsense. I really am getting to the point of utter frustration over it, but there ya go!

Annnyhow… all that aside, here is today’s piccie. She’s a little vampie girl, and I think she’s incredibly adorable! But then, I may be just the teensiest bit bias, since I drew her to begin with.

Judging from yesterday’s response to my jewelry (both in person and on the Facebook note made from these posts), it seems that I should try to battle my way through to my table again soon, and get to creating again. Now, if our house could just get back to a useable state (please, owners… seriously… getting a little silly now), I could move all the boxes that are currently crowding around my canvasses and tables and jewelry making equipment, and I could get back to work in there!

Ah well… cross fingers that something will get sorted out soon. That’s all for today, folks!

A little bit of jewelry.

Published on July 2, 2009 in Sketch. 0 Comments Tags: .

I promised jewelry… so here we go! Unfortunately, these are really, really not the best pictures in the world – I had to colour correct them a heap, and even then, they haven’t come up great. I didn’t have the greatest photography equipment at the time. I really need to make some more and get it photographed soon! So, despite the questionable quality… lets get into it, shall we? These are all older pieces: anything newish, I’ve really just made them and given them to the respective people they were meant for.

Kat Johnston Jewelry: Teal coloured glass, for the most part, with alloy metal beads dotted throughout. Kat Johnston Jewelry: This time yellow, and a mix of crystal, yellow jade, freshwater pearls, alloy metal, and I think that's about it. Kat Johnston Jewelry: This time we have freshwater pearls, crystal, alloy metal and smokey quartz. Kat Johnston Jewelry: glass, crystal, freshwater pearls, alloy metal. Kat Johnston Jewelry: glass, crystal, freshwater pearls, alloy metal, and I think that's about it. Kat Johnston Jewelry: If I remember correctly... alloy metal, glass, crystal and rose quartz.

Ok, once again I will state that these are older pieces, and I’m going to apologize for the photography again! It really doesn’t bring out the lustre, shine or colour in them… which is disappointing. Anyhow… that’s all for now!