this is the rough draft for the cover of my collection of short stories. funny thing, after i did the initial inking, i decided to go back in & give my cover face a crown of thorns (because so many of my characters are martyrs)…as i inked her a crown of thorns, nine inch nail’s cover of the johnny cash song “hurt” came on my pandora mix.
kismit anyone?
other big news. i found a place to live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not iowa, but wisconsin. closer to friends & family & a support system & a future in working with intentional communities & rights of nature, etc.
so–yay! here is a photo of my new neighbors….

also, i finished my sixth journal of my self-portrait series.

i am officially taking a break from self-portraits to work on other projects. i have been playing with my style and really liking what i am doing. here are some sneak peaks from my patreon page….
one of these faces is not like the others (as i end my self-portrait series & begin the next journal)
finally, i started working on my next collaboration with benjamin davis. here is a sneak peek of that….

I really like the ‘selfie’ in grat tones. Your eyes have a soft feel to them.
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not ‘grat’ — ‘gray,’ dammit!
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thank you ❤
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One face almost has a smile, which makes it appear softer (well, that’s how I see it, anyway)
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Love the cover
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thank you!
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Love Love Love this!!!! 💕
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Emje,
So glad you found a new place — great news! Also, I love the cover, so much symbolism. I think “Hurt” was definitely Kismet. I also love the King (or prince) staring into the flower, which appears to be staring back at him! Ha! Is it wrong of me to want to pull his beard to see if it snaps back in place or whether he says, “Ouch!” ? Mona
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thank you!
the flower looking back at him was what i was aiming for–so, yay! i’m glad i was able to communicate that.
thank you!
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I’m happy you found a new place to live!!
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thanks! me too 🙂 now instead of being anxious, i’m excited about moving
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Yaaay. I’m so relieved for you
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