YOU UP!!
Everyone seems sad right now... whether or not its the every-day mundane efforts of the starving artist who finds themselves stuck doing things they really hate to stay afloat, the oppressively heavy and nothingy stench of depression, or just struggling to find worth and substance... whatever it is I'm fighting it too. I think a lot of it for me is because I'm not doing what I'm meant to do, or what I dream to do.
I love people. I'll be completely honest here.
Drawing horses is therapeutic. It really is. They're gorgeous, fun to draw, really amazing looking and intelligent eyes...I love them. However, as much as I have fun drawing them, they really don’t hold a whole lot of worth to me once I’m finished. Sure, I’m proud of a new technique I’ve mastered or discovered and happy to have found an outlet for this or that but the truth is, I’m tired. Not of horses necessarily, but of the same, repetitive, blahness of what I do. I have been starting a bunch of people projects and it’s really hard, hah... that’s an understatement. I really stink at people. Really badly. However, I love them just the same and I’m coming up with things out of my head. Sometimes I just feel like such a dreadful copier. I can copy people’s accents and voices, I copy people’s styles and pictures for references, I get inspired and for fear I’ll do something wrong or lack of creativity my inspiration looks a lot like theirs. Feels shameful anyway.
So. Here’s to you all having a rough time, really I’m just thinking and knowing things should be different and we should be free of this oppressiveness that we just have to work through on our own for the most part. But I’m here for you. I care about you. I think you know who you are...



Kristy

Go visit a random deviant or dig through your deviant watch pile... cheer someone else up, it may cheer you up.

Art Status
- Digital, - Traditional

Commissions:
NONE
NONE

Trades:
Photo Manip for ~TwilightMyst (0%)
Dog for ~Qadr (20%)
Zebraunicorn for *SelenaH (0%)

Personal Projects:
K & A (65%)
Born of the Night (20%)
Ansam (100%)
Manyu (45%)
Sabiha (15%)
Jes & Me (40%)
Self Portrait (5%)
Saycara (5%)
Aasifa Graphite (15%)
Toddlers for my mom (10%)



Things you should know...
-- I don't take requests, but if I have slots open I'd probably love to do a trade with you or take a commission! Contact me by note or e-mail (kristenmritz@gmail.com).
-- Please do not repost any of my art, photography, or writing anywhere without written consent from me! Blogs and roleplaying sites are out of the question.
-- I like critique, sometimes it's hard to tell what is wrong with things, other times it's just nice to have a second opinion, if you have something to say, by all means say it!
-- I love hearing from people, which includes friendly comments, notes and page comments!
-- I love gifts and fan art, feel free to draw my characters and please link me!

This week has been better than last, it didn't start out better mind you ...but it's better since then and I'm coming back to the upbeat I normally am. that's always nice.

I am rather puzzled though, where in the WORLD are all my pageviews coming from? I know to some of you 50 pageviews a day isn't a lot but that's quite different from my 30-a-day average I held for about a year. Is there someone featuring me or something ? I haven't submitted art for a week and a half and still the pageviews come... hey it't nice for a change. Welcome all new watchers and lovely commenters and favoriters all you other 'ers'

Congratulations to *Angela-T too for the DD. I do believe it was one of the more deserved DD I've seen in my stay here...

Also, I'm putting autumn features up on the left <-- underneath the stamps and artists so take a look and if you know any incredible, breathtaking, marvelous autumn-themed pieces of art... I'd be happy to feature them!

Working hard on my trades, the to do list is updated, cleaned up, straightened up, and several of the projects I haven't begun are gone from the list. Besides art, there is always school...


Kristy

Art Status
- Digital, - Traditional

Commissions:
NONE
NONE

Trades:
Keypsake Rose for ~Rafica (75%)
Photo Manip for ~TwilightMyst (0%)
Dog for ~Qadr (0%)
Zebraunicorn for *SelenaH (0%)

Personal Projects:
Born of the Night (20%)
Ansam (100%)
Manyu (45%)
Sabiha (15%)
Jes & Me (40%)
Self Portrait (5%)
Saycara (5%)
Aasifa Graphite (15%)
Toddlers for my mom (10%)



Things you should know...
-- I don't take requests, but if I have slots open I'd probably love to do a trade with you or take a commission! Contact me by note or e-mail (kristenmritz@gmail.com).
-- Please do not repost any of my art, photography, or writing anywhere without written consent from me! Blogs and roleplaying sites are out of the question.
-- I like critique, sometimes it's hard to tell what is wrong with things, other times it's just nice to have a second opinion, if you have something to say, by all means say it!
-- I love hearing from people, which includes friendly comments, notes and page comments!
-- I love gifts and fan art, feel free to draw my characters and please link me!

First of all, Emily (~emele-the-strange) my dad had my trade all week but he mailed it sometime towards the end of the week so you should be getting it sometime this week. I'm so sorry it took so long.

It's October!!!
I'm so sorry for all of you who I missed saying happy birthday to, this week was...awful. And if it helps my case any, I was gone Friday and Saturday.

So happy birthday to Ash and Los, I know I'm three days late (3rd)...also happy birthday to *EvilCheese2 and ~alhadiye I'm two days late for you two..... and finalllyyyy, another big happy birthday to *Shiaine and =ellastasia whose birthday is Monday!
I can't believe all these fantastic people have double birthdays...and it's all this month!

I'm so sorry I haven't commented you individually, as I said, this week was really ...hard. Ahem. *insert unpleasent adjective here*.

See art status for how trades are coming... it hasn't really changed too much since last update. I didn't get much done besides school this week and my reason to not saying happy birthday to everyone on Friday and Saturday was because a really good friend of mine was getting married and I helped out ...and was up until all hours of the night and didn't even really see any of the wedding ceremony...we were too busy setting up the reception, and it was outside. It was quite chilly to say the least at least I had the sense to wear dress pants instead of a skirt.


Kristy

Art Status
Digital:
-- Trade Photo Manipulation for ~TwilightMyst (0%)
-- Trade Keypsake Rose for ~Rafica <-- in progress (70%)
-- Born of the Night <-- in progress (10%)
-- Born of the Darkness <-- not started (0%)
-- Aasifa <-- not started (0%)
-- Ansam <-- completed (100%)
-- Bourkan <-- not started (0%)
-- Iksir <-- not started (0%)
-- Isra <-- not started (0%)
-- Manyu <-- in progress (45%)
-- Sabiha <-- in progress (15%)
-- Shula <-- not started (0%)
-- Zahira <-- not started (0%)
-- Jes & Me <-- in progress (40%)

Traditional:
-- Aasifa Graphite <-- in progress (15%)
-- Trade [link] for ~Qadr <-- not started (0%)
-- Trade Surprise for =deviousdarkheart <-- finished (100%)
-- Trade zebraunicorn for *SelenaH <-- not started (0%)
-- Toddlers for my mom <-- not started (0%)


Things you should know...
-- I don't take requests, but I'd probably love to do a trade with you or take a commission! Contact me by note or e-mail (me.myself.n.i@dejazzd.com).
-- I don't provide stock, but I may give you permission to use photos for a reference if you ask. Art thieves will be prosecuted.
-- I like critique, sometimes it's hard to tell what is wrong with things, other times it's just nice to have a second opinion, if you have something to say, by all means say it!
-- I love hearing from people, which includes friendly comments, notes and page comments!
-- I love gifts and fan art, feel free to draw my characters (please abstain from any dark or gory usage unless you get prior permission) and link me!

For all those who said yes to doing an art trade...you should be listed below.

EDIT !! I'm so bad with details.
If anyone is waiting for details from me...ask again, I've forgotten.
MAILING, is anyone interested in exchanging the original work or a print by e-mail?

Updated work status too

- Trotting Friesian Digital/Traditional <-- finished/need to mail (100%)
- Zebraunicorn undecided: Digital/Traditional <-- not started (0%)
- Keypsake Rose Digital/Traditional <-- in progress (70%)
- Trade Digital/Traditional <-- like Phoebe ([link]) not started/will mail(0%)
- Surprise Charcoal Trade Digital/Traditional <-- finished(100%)



Kristy

Art Status
Digital:
-- Trade Photo Manipulation for ~TwilightMyst (0%)
-- Trade Keypsake Rose for ~Rafica <-- in progress (70%)
-- Born of the Night <-- in progress (10%)
-- Born of the Darkness <-- not started (0%)
-- Aasifa <-- not started (0%)
-- Ansam <-- completed (100%)
-- Bourkan <-- not started (0%)
-- Iksir <-- not started (0%)
-- Isra <-- not started (0%)
-- Manyu <-- in progress (45%)
-- Sabiha <-- in progress (15%)
-- Shula <-- not started (0%)
-- Zahira <-- not started (0%)
-- Jes & Me <-- in progress (40%)

Traditional:
-- Aasifa Graphite <-- in progress (15%)
-- Trade [link] for ~Qadr <-- not started (0%)
-- Trade Surprise for =deviousdarkheart <-- finished (100%)
-- Trade zebraunicorn for *SelenaH <-- not started (0%)
-- Toddlers for my mom <-- not started (0%)


Things you should know...
-- I don't take requests, but I'd probably love to do a trade with you or take a commission! Contact me by note or e-mail (me.myself.n.i@dejazzd.com).
-- I don't provide stock, but I may give you permission to use photos for a reference if you ask. Art thieves will be prosecuted.
-- I like critique, sometimes it's hard to tell what is wrong with things, other times it's just nice to have a second opinion, if you have something to say, by all means say it!
-- I love hearing from people, which includes friendly comments, notes and page comments!
-- I love gifts and fan art, feel free to draw my characters (please abstain from any dark or gory usage unless you get prior permission) and link me!

I just wanted to say... Cheer up honey, (*EvilCheese2) she's having a rough time so go drop by a say hi don't try and tell me you have no idea who she is...she's basically everywhere at once spreading sunshine!! <-- there's a hug for you.



I just finished an art trade with lovely Emily, ~emele-the-strange who has submitted her half here! See my features for the thumb
I'll submit my half soon. I have done so much art lately...and I'm writing at the same time!!
There's a lot of practise things I'm doing lately, three arab busts I did in Photoshop, though you may not see it since digital = more time than traditional. I find material insanely fun to draw, so I'm working on a dress project with a bunch of dresses, it's a huuuge challenge, so we'll see if I submit them or not. Manyu is still on the table progress-wise btw.

School is alright, I love my psychology teacher, my Spanish teacher is great, my chemistry teacher is fine, my English teacher is insane - I'm not kidding or exaggerating but I'm warming up to him anyway, my math teacher is okay... so it's all good. This year is better than last anyway. I’m doing a lot more than last year too. Everything’s sort of a buzz with preparing for state testing (PSSA’s, SAT’s), trying to get my drivers license (I still need my permit), and figuring out how soon after I graduate to go to the internship.

Do you think I am a ninja, pirate, or vampire?
Would you be interested in buying any of my drawings? If so, for how much?
Are you interested in doing a trade?


Kristy

Art Status
Digital:
-- Photo Manipulation for ~TwilightMyst (0%)
-- Eyes <-- in progress (50%)
-- Born of the Night <-- in progress (10%)
-- Born of the Darkness <-- not started (0%)
-- Aasifa <-- not started (0%)
-- Ansam <-- completed (100%)
-- Bourkan <-- not started (0%)
-- Iksir <-- not started (0%)
-- Isra <-- not started (0%)
-- Manyu <-- in progress (45%)
-- Sabiha <-- in progress (15%)
-- Shula <-- not started (0%)
-- Zahira <-- not started (0%)

Traditional:
-- Aasifa Graphite <-- in progress (15%)
-- Trade w/ ~emele-the-strange <-- finished (100%)
-- Toddlers for my mom <-- not started (0%)


Things you should know...
-- I don't take requests, but I'd probably love to do a trade with you or take a commission! Contact me by note or e-mail (me.myself.n.i@dejazzd.com).
-- I don't provide stock, but I may give you permission to use photos for a reference if you ask. Art thieves will be prosecuted.
-- I like critique, sometimes it's hard to tell what is wrong with things, other times it's just nice to have a second opinion, if you have something to say, by all means say it!
-- I love hearing from people, which includes friendly comments, notes and page comments!
-- I love gifts and fan art, feel free to draw my characters (please abstain from any dark or gory usage unless you get prior permission) and link me!