swandog

So there's apparently a business scam in which art thieves on Instagram (and I'm guessing Facebook as well) have been posting large amounts of uncredited art to their accounts, simply to gain a *huge* amount of followers, so that they can then *sell* their accounts, for anywhere "from $50 up to $2-3K, and in rare cases, up to 10-20K, depending on the niche, amount of followers, and activity". They're often listed on shady sites like this: www.fameswap.com/browse-instag… or on Ebay, and I even saw an app for buying/selling them. Anyway, for those of you who paint realistic, fantasy-style wolves/werewolves, you guys might want to check these two art accounts I found, in case your own work might be there, since I noticed there was a lot of my friends' artworks posted there. :/

www.instagram.com/wolves_clubs…
www.instagram.com/wolves.art.c…

~SD

If you play virtual D&D and are looking for photo-realistic, super-detailed, fully-furnished and ready-to-use map tiles, please check his out! He has two sets available now; the second set is brand new, and is fully-compatible with the first one, as well as the third one (a pack of "mega rooms", 4x larger), which is coming out soon. I personally think he does great work!

marketplace.roll20.net/browse/…

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Gif he made of packs #1 and 2 put together:
mobile.twitter.com/AaronArrick…

You can see previews of upcoming packs on his Twitter, and you can watch him stream creating them on his Twitch, where he often asks for suggestions on what types of rooms to make: www.twitch.tv/tabletop_twitch

~SD

Hi all, I don't know if anyone still keeps up with me here (DA isn't what it used to be, by far), but I thought I would just give a quick update to those of you who don't follow me elsewhere. Back in June, after my last journal entry, we went on vacation to the Alps, and during that time, my left leg suddenly became completely numb on the outside (skin layer), from the waist down, and burning/tingling on the inside (deep below skin layer), at the slightest touch. And my right leg became so weak I could barely lift it, and I couldn't clench my toes. It was a very good thing that I already had my cane with me during the trip (for the chronic plantar facsciitis in my foot), as I then desperately needed it to walk. I had no idea what was going on, and no way to really find out until I got home and could see my doc. After I got back, they ran all kinds of tests, did bloodwork, gave me an MRI and did a spinal tap, and they finally pinned it down to being MS. So needless to say, that diagnosis has pretty much flipped my life upside down, and even though I'm on meds for it now, my health has been going downhill, and I don't know if it will get any better, or keep going downhill. I did manage to get the feeling back in my left leg, and some strength back in my right one, but it's still weak, and I still need a crutch to walk anywhere, and I can't go very far before my legs just totally give out.

I'm also so extremely fatigued; I wake up exhausted, and even the slightest chore wipes me out, plus there's the chronic headaches, chronic insomnia, dizziness, chest pains, lower back pains (can't even bend over), knee/joint pains, hand tremors, painful spasticity, balance issues, depression, inability to focus/concentrate on/remember anything, and inability to find the right words I need to say when talking (so I usually prefer not to talk at all to anyone but my hubby, since he understands me even when I can't get the words out). And now, in the past few days, my right arm/hand--which is my drawing hand, btw--has gotten very weak and painful, burning and tingling at the slightest touch (even from hair and clothing lightly brushing against it), with shooting pains from my shoulder to my wrist, and severe "phantom itching" (deep under the skin where it can't be reached, and scratching doesn't help, since it's just damaged nerves misfiring) that keeps me awake all night, and also prevents me drawing or crafting anything. Even typing and holding objects is difficult. I don't know how long this symptom will go on, or if it's a temp thing...with MS, you can never tell. But anyway, all this (along with other pressing/stressful matters) are why I've been so quiet and unproductive lately, so please bear with me, as I really don't know when I'll be able to be creative again.

Take care,
~SD

Hey artist/crafter friends! I'm in need of someone who can sculpt me a very realistic trout skull on commission. Would anyone be up for that? The skull should look like this: www.dropbox.com/s/lxowvmlfgoqv… Also am needing a small piece of pale/baby/powder/sky-blue velvet, just enough to make a sash from, if anyone has some? Thanks in advance, and please let me know! <3

~Swan

Hubby and I had commissioned an artist to draw something to commemorate our 13th wedding anniversary in Feb, and it was recently posted here (on the 22nd), so I just wanted to show everyone...It is seriously the most gorgeous painting that anyone has ever done for us!! ;_; 



You can also see a close-up here: 



And WIP pics over here: anisis-scrapbook.tumblr.com/..… 

It depicts our albatross and osprey chars (Rime and Lett), and illustrates one of our fave songs: 




It shows us flying over the Maltese Islands, one of our fave places in the world. Thank you all for looking (and listening to the song, if you do), and I can't thank  enough for doing this wonderful commission for us!! <333

~Swan & Sayh