TerraForever

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If you need to contact me for important Q's, requests, comments, or commissions, please EMAIL me. I rarely check my Notes or inbox.

Hay guyz, do you remember me? I really don't deserve all the faves, comments, watches, etc that I get on here. I am so terrible at going on dA now. First of all I am SOO SORRY to everyone I owe commissions to. I think I have like 5 pieces I still need to do >_< So sorry guys- I will work on them as soon as I have time. It's cliche to say life has been a roller coaster, but I'm not really sure how else to put it. Lots of ups and downs... sometimes more downs than ups. Here's a brief list of why I have been totally MIA and may continue to be so for a long while to come.

- July-August: Mom had to have a kidney removed due to cancerous tumor. Took some time out from everything to spend time with her during her recovery. Thankfully she is now cancer-free.

- September: found out an aunt in the Philippines (not blood-related but she's been a part of our family since...forever) was succumbing to breast cancer. She had already beaten it a while back but unfortunately cancer doesn't take no for an answer and it came back with a fury. It's been a few months since her passing but I am still very emotional and having a hard time even just writing this.

- October After a lot of house hunting (well, not really actually), my bf and I bought a house together. It was exciting, stressful, and everything in between. Packing and moving was a nightmare; there was some drama, but overall it went relatively smoothly. We're all moved in but far from settled. I didn't even have my craft/office room setup until this weekend almost 1 month after the move. It's been a bit rough. Actually...it's still rough. My feelings toward owning a house and owning this particular house are like a light switch; sometimes I like it and sometimes I don't. And sometimes I am just too friggin' tired or frustrated to care.

-October Also found out that now our family dog has cancer of several organs and we can expect her to go at any time

So with all the emotions good, bad and really ugly, I've been a bit of a wreck trying to sort everything out. Haven't had much of a break with unpacking, working, working OT, school, side jobs, etc. I really miss drawing, I really do. Tumblr has been nothing but inspiring... and addicting, but I just feel so wiped out that I can't even begin to doodle really. So if I don't mail you your commission, I will have it for you at SacAnime in January if you will be there. My sincerest apologies, but honestly if I could I'd love to drop everything and just hole up somewhere so I can sort myself out for the next month. I'm not nearly prepared for the holidays either.

I hope to see some of you at SacAnime in January, but be warned - I may look somewhat half dead when you see me. I hope everyone else is doing well and I do hope to start doodling again.

For anyone who cares, I do have a public Twitter and have started a sad little Tumblr (any suggestions on fun/good themes are welcome since right now it's just...sad and half-assed. Also suggestions on who to follow on Tumblr would be appreciated).

Twitter: twitter.com/terra_forever
Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/blog/terraforev…

Please note that I have a bad tendency to just rant on Twitter. Iwill try to be better but honestly I lead a pretty boring life.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE FAVES/DEVWATCHES/COMMENTS!!!!!!!

Oh look who crawled out of her little cave? Wow this poor journal. First thing's first:

If you need to contact me for important Q's, requests, comments, or commissions, please EMAIL me. I rarely check my Notes or inbox.

I'm a terrible person I know-  I haven't really responded to half your comments in months and have pretty much fallen off the dA wagon here. But I will try to stay relatively in touch. But really if you need to reach me, email me.

Now onto some business. So as you can see, I am still alive. I wish I could say I was doing better art-wise and actually learning and improving but if anything I'm learning how mediocre I really am. And at the rate I'm going, I'm not going to pass that anytime soon. With full time work and school and other activities it's just too hard to find the time to really learn and improve. I barely have any new pieces for cons now >_< I tried taking another art class but it's too tiring to do it after a full day of work. I'm not at all creative or have the energy to even try by the time I get to class. But, at least I am still enjoying going to cons. Speaking of, so let's get onto some important advertising.

Cons coming up:
Feb 19th-20thI will be at Animation on Display in San Francisco
May 27-30 Hopefully will be at Fanime

June 18-19 Sacramento! This is the first ever Con for Kintoki and we want to make it a huge hit because it'll be awesome! Like other cons it'll have a Venor's Room and Artist Alley for all your shopping needs, Video Game Rooms and Tournaments for your gaming needs, a Maid Cafe, video rooms, Panels and a Cosplay Masquerade! But, unlike other conventions that tend to focus on just the Japanese side of animation and culture, this con will strive to highlight and bring together various aspects of Asian culture for everyone to enjoy! For those of you unhappy w/ SacAnime, you should really consider going to this con and supporting it because it really is by the fans for the fans and quite literally by the artists for the artists as well. Even if you can't go, please help us by passing the word around.

We've got some big guests lined up and some big dA artists as well! You know you want to see , and in person! And will be at the AA too! You might even get to see in one of her awesome cosplays. Check out the details on the Kintoki-Con website at kintoki-con.com and here's a flier to pass around courtesy of :

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The best part is there is still more to come! We may be getting more big guests so be sure to watch their dA or check the website often for updates!

Register ASAP because prices WILL GO UP SOON! If you have ANY questions feel free to ask me but the Kintoki-con staff are awesome so post the question on their dA or if you're on twitter or FB you can follow them too. They are still looking for some volunteers so if you can spare some time and will be able to help, please please PLEASE contact them ASAP! Cons really do rely on volunteer support so help out if you can!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE FAVES/DEVWATCHES/COMMENTS!!!!!!!


Well look who's here (for a very brief time)? I've actually been wanting to post for a while, but have constantly been delayed. That said, this'll probably be a nice long journal

Welp, Fanime 2010 has come and gone and it was fun. It was a lot of stress before and during but it really was worth it. It reminded me of why I love doing what I do.

Thank you to everyone who came by the table and said hi and a HUGE thank you to anyone who purchased my doodles and my magnets/keychains/pendants, etc. I really appreciate it. At the end of the day it just feels good to know people like what you do especially when you're in an artist alley crammed with huge names and great artists. Seriously, it was kind of a downer to see how many awesome people were selling; I can't believe I managed to compete against all that.

So, with that in mind. I really need to change some things. I need to seriously improve my art, maybe change my style or something. But I need to be better. REALLY better in order to compete. I also need to get more fanart out there since that's what everyone loves. And I also need to find better, more cost and time-effective methods to make my unique glass magnets and keychains (which are always my best sellers). I want to make more and really expand but unfortunately it's not really cheap or easy. Admittedly, it's a little frustrating when you see people buying laminated chibi characters for $5 and hesitant to pay for GLASS keychains/bails with sterling silver bails or GLASS magnets w/ super strong neodymium magnets. It felt good when people's jaw dropped and told me that my prices were CHEAP instead of giving me that "$2.50-4.50 for this? what?" look. To those of you who thought that and bought stuff THank youuuu!

But enough of the rant. In addition to having people buy my stuff and boost my ego, it was just so awesome to see some friends I hadn't seen in a looong time. And it was also great to meet some new ones. Like who kept me company and is now convincing me to go to SNAFU con and table there. Lol. I felt so cool to have a talented celebrity at my table. It was so nice to have friends to talk to and hang out with.

Now I will be at SacAnime this Sept so look for me there (you might actually have to hunt down the AA location since it's out of the way and...well not ideal). And I also plan to be at SNAFU in Reno thanks to

I forgot to mention in my last post something that made me a little less boring: I went to visit family in the Philippines and attend an awesome Star Wars Wedding (you read that right!) - complete w/ cosplay, Darth Vader, parade of storm troopers, C3PO, a live-sized home-made functioning R2D2, and other costumes! It was AWESOME and beautiful! Got to hit up Boracay (Hawaii of the Philippines) and snorkel and have some good memories w/ my bf, my sister & her family, and lots of good family friends.

I feel like I have so much I want to say but I'm not sure where to start! Anyway, maybe I'll make another post some time soon w/ some updates. Eitherway I just wanted to say Hi and Thank you to everyone for your support!