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Hire This Woman

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I'm thrilled and so grateful to have been featured on ComicsAlliance's Hire This Woman!  If you want to see what I've been up to lately, please go check it out!

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Resurfacing

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My immune system was pushed to its limits prior to Dragon*con.  It was the first time I'd ever put a costume together mostly on my own; a friend came up with a pattern and gave me instructions to follow.  I learned a lot(which was awesome), but I also didn't sleep very much.  I was unable rest much at the convention itself, and the week after was no picnic either.  

:iconbrandokay:'s grandmother was admitted to the hospital with a lung infection prior to the convention, and sadly her condition worsened and she didn't make it through. She was only 75, and none of us saw it coming. We will miss her, but we find solace knowing that she's reunited with her late husband, who passed away three years prior.  I'm so grateful that I got to know her.

Another less unfortunate side effect of that situation: we visited her in the ICU several times, and since I was already compromised I ended up with pneumonia.  

I thought I just was going to get a cold, but after four and a half days of misery, I finally asked my mom to take me to the CVS clinic.  The nurse there directed me to go to an Urgent Care, and the folks at Urgent Care gave me my first X-ray ever(X-rays make you more grown up, I guess) and confirmed that I had pneumonia in my left lung.  The doctor told me that if I had waited any longer I would have ended up in the hospital...very glad I narrowly avoided being admitted. Fun times!

On the upside, while the recovery time may be slow, I felt immediately better after I started taking the antibiotics.  Not having a high fever all the time made a *world* of difference.  I still have a rattling in my lung and have to cough up stuff, but it's great to feel relatively normal again.  I've dubbed my condition "grumpy lung", since lefty likes to make angry noises sometimes.

Anyway, now I'm going to upload a couple pieces that have been in queue for a while.  I'm glad that I'm not confined to my bedroom anymore. 8D

...I also have no idea where the month of September went.  I've been in a sickness Twilight Zone.

P.S.- I now have a fledgling tumblr account if anyone is interested: heidiarnhold.tumblr.com.  
Most of it is stuff I post here anyway, plus some additional sketches here and there. :heart:

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Well, it was bound to happen sometime.  It was long overdue, in fact.  Tonight I'm bidding ChibiMaryn a fond farewell.  That SN was fun to have for a season, but I honestly have wanted a more professional DA name for YEARS.  It's time for me to act more like a grown-up, I guess... at least in the way I present myself online.  (I still plan to laugh at farts and stuff.  Gotta stay young at heart, kids!)

As far as anything update-worthy is concerned... I've been sitting on a pile of art for quite a while now.  I've got some concepts for my current project that I got the go ahead to share a month or so ago(warning: they are at least a year old at this point), and some stuff I've done for fun as well.  I know my account here has been super-neglected, and I'm going to try to crawl out from under my little artist's rock and remedy that.  

...Wow, notice how noncommittal that last sentence is?  No, I WILL remedy that.  There.  Fixed.

Aside from that, I'm enjoying married life with :iconbrandokay:.  Heeeee's the best.  :heart:


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Fraggle Rock Vol 2 Issue 2: www.archaia.com/blog/fraggle-r…
Legends of the Dark Crystal Vol 2: www.amazon.com/Legends-Dark-Cr…
Legends of the Dark Crystal Vol 1: www.amazon.com/Legends-Dark-Cr…
Star Trek Uchu:www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-manga…
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Yes, I'm back(sort of)!  Yes, I'm married(yeah buddy)!  I have some more marriage related posts planned(oh no, not more of them! D8), but right now I need to get the word out about something more pressing.

A friend and former professor of mine, Bob Pendarvis, is looking for funds to launch his project, titled "A Girl Called Ana Teaches Kittens How To Draw"!  When I was but a wee little SCAD student, he was always a wonderful source of encouragement and advice for me.  In his book Bob shares his knowledge of the sequential storytelling medium, delivered with his signature sense of humor.  You can find out more information and donate here:  www.kickstarter.com/projects/4…

Bob also recently did an interview with Tim O'Shea of CBR, so be sure to check that out too: robot6.comicbookresources.com/…

The Kickstarter goal is rapidly approaching, so please consider donating or passing the link around.  There are some really neat benefits for backers depending on how much you spend; one of which is an original drawing donated by yours truly.  There are many other fantastic artists listed to get original pieces from, too!

Any support would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks, everyone!


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Fraggle Rock Vol 2 Issue 2: www.archaia.com/blog/fraggle-r…
Legends of the Dark Crystal Vol 2: www.amazon.com/Legends-Dark-Cr…
Legends of the Dark Crystal Vol 1: www.amazon.com/Legends-Dark-Cr…
Star Trek Uchu:www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-manga…
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A Daily Deviation!! *_* What a wonderful surprise to wake up to!

Wow.  Thank you, everyone...thank you.  As of today, we're 55 days away from the BIG day, and everything's been kicked into high gear.  We've been more than a little stressed and caught up in the whirlwind planning process.  

This is why receiving a DD is especially meaningful; the outpouring of kindness and well wishes from all of you makes the anxiety and exhaustion fade away.  I get teary reading all of your comments.  You've made our engagement and upcoming wedding more special to us, and that's something :iconbrandokay: and I will cherish.  

:heart: :heart: :heart:s forever!  :hug:

Also, I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to :iconblix-it:,  :iconradiuszero: and :iconcinnamoron: for being so helpful at Dragon*con this past weekend!  Not only did you make the con more accessible for me, you gave me some very useful advice! (I'm such an artist alley noob.) You girls are the best. =:3


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Fraggle Rock Vol 2 Issue 2: www.archaia.com/blog/fraggle-r…
Legends of the Dark Crystal Vol 2: www.amazon.com/Legends-Dark-Cr…
Legends of the Dark Crystal Vol 1: www.amazon.com/Legends-Dark-Cr…
Star Trek Uchu:www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-manga…
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