Amanda · Williams

Is anyone still out there? :)

Noticing that my almost non-existent presence on the web is helping me to lose followers. Such is life. Thought I'd post an update so that people know I've not died or something. ^.^

Things are going very well art-wise.  I've been working with Randy Smith of Edge Magazine and David Kalina on a cute puzzle game called Spider, which I'm very excited to show everyone when I can! Should be released soon.

Commissions have taken a back seat to the game, but I'm slowly working on some of that as well. I hope to do some comic stuff in the near future too! Too soon to share details, but this is what I'm up to these days.

Keeping my head down & working is good for the soul, but really bad for relationships via the web! I hope everyone is well, and I will try to post more!! *hug*

-Amanda

New store, new art

Just set up a new store for artwork. Starting out fresh with what I post on there, since my older artwork doesn't look like the new.

My Website under construction:

http://ebonbutterfly.com

The store:

http://ebonbutterfly.imagekind.com

The Three Golden Apples

"We decided not to become acquainted with them, because they had green hair and their bodies taper like fishes." From The Three Golden Apples.

Artificial girl & bee

Might make some changes before I post on my site (such as wood grain).Who knows when that will be, so I'm posting her here as she is now. Have a great week! :)

Happy Monday!

Dreamer of Dreams, originally uploaded by awilliams.

Happy Monday, to everyone who is still reading this blog. :)

I hope you're all doing very well!

All is okay in my corner of the world. I've been hiding and drawing, and learning 3D craft. I wish I had internet at home, because I think of so many things at night that I'd love to post. I suppose I could just type it out on the laptop & post later, but for some reason it never comes out the end of my fingers sounding like a blog entry. I may be saving your eyes from reading a bunch of useless things by not posting so often. ;)

Some of the illustrations I'll post soon. That's most of what I think about these days, so I'd love to get them up here.

I'm also considering going to DragCon in Atlanta this year. Are any of you going? There's also an SCBWI conference after that I think, which sounds interesting.

Back to working on a 3D building for the day job.

TTFN! >^.^<

Bernini's David

Such a beautiful statue to study. You can see it here.

First sketch of 2009. Mirrors my determination for the new year.

Another work in progress

My blogs are badly neglected due to my not having internet at home and being very sick, but here's a mini update with a work in progress.

Afternoon Tea

Just a little update to let you know I'm still alive.

Eye candy - vi.sualize.us

Since I don't do very many long blog entries, I've been trying to think of ways to become more involved with this blog, and my lj. New friends, old friends, and family read this blog, so it would be nice to show more of my interests. A big one being photography, and not just my own. I might do a once a week post with just a few images here.

I am so in love with vi.sualize.us. If you'd like to see which images I bookmark for reference, please feel free to add the feed or bookmark the page. Though I try to keep my blogs mild for various reasons, my vi.sualize.us account will be more mature. I'm an artist seeking references, so if it's inspiring I'll add it.

I made the account tonight, so there's only a few images so far.

Some examples:

  



  

I'm home! Plus a job update.

I'm finally home, sleeping in my own bed and listening to the cardinals call as the sun rises. I admit I will miss Kain and his Alex-cat, and I will be forever appreciative to him for giving up his spare room for a few months. *crushing hug* 

I'm also glad I got a taste of what it's like to live downtown, which I've been curious about since I moved to Austin. Though it was great to be near the night life and fantastic restaurants, the nature preserve feels more like home. It's nice being so close to my favorite book/comic/clothing stores, as well as my woodsy nature trail and animal neighbors (there's some Snow White in me).

 

And yes, that's a book on the bed above. I'm terrible about turning books over to save my spot. ;)

The new job is going very well. I find myself being a communication helper elf, and I'm getting a crash course in what it takes to run a studio and help the group meet deadlines. The Company Which Shan't Be Named seems excited to start the project, as are we. In the meantime, I'm going start learning the Unreal editor tutorials during quieter moments.

Now I'm able to come home and kick my feet up on my very own couch at the end of a long work day. *content sigh*

X-posted from my Livejournal.