If I knew that you were coming, I'd have baked a cake!

How does one explain the enigma that is CalArts? It's everything I've dreamed of and so much more. To think that I'll only be here for three or four years... Let's just say I try not to think about that. It's already been about two months. Time here has its own rules. You'd think that you only had time for this and that in a day, but I've come to learn very quickly that you can easily do these, those, and that thing over there, too. But even when you've squeezed everything into your schedule and made so much out of little time, it flies that much faster in some sort of sick, twisted irony.

People of great minds reside here. Talent is seething and bubbling out of every crevice. Constantly, artists of every school are shining with their brightest peacock feathers, putting on shows, exhibits, performances... and films!

For now, I'm but a fledgling. Here are some of the things I've done so far.

Character Design:

Inspired by Neuromancer's Molly and one of the super computers! Such a crazy read.

For Halloween, we were put to follow Tim Burton's style. Fun!

The assignment: draw someone young with someone old. I couldn't help but succumb to the idea of an adorable witch grandma!

Life Drawing:

For more life drawings, click here!

...And some updates to Anise and Ricotta!

Oh, no, I'm not finished yet! I've got some animation and special drawings to show really soon! Stay tuned <3

Update (More creative stuff.)

Here are some more select pages from my sketchbook! These are rather brainstormy...

A random duck, who likes to wear a wetsuit!


These are some of the first concepts for my raccoon girl. She's a feisty one! But she still has no name :(


...And suddenly she knows karate. *sigh* Why am I not surprised?
Here I'm trying to find out her colors, now that I know somewhat what I want her to look like. Yay, hats and stuff!


Before I had her in a more golden color, I was imagining her and Ricotta making (vegan) brownies. Yeah.... Ricotta is like, completely symmetrical except for his left leg! What's with that!? I don't know. *Shrugs*


And now I want to make a bat person! I'm not satisfied until I get her right!
She's an erratic individual, as you can probably tell.


Look at her! What a show off. She's a lover of theatrics. By the way, she told me she's purple. How fitting.


Some height comparisons between the three. (This is also where she told me she's purple.)


I wanna give my raccoon girl some clothes! Ouuuch--Did she just sit on pins!? Who did that?


Here's my witch lady friend, putting some things away in her Mary Poppins bag. She's not very careful with her things, is she?


Theatrical bat girl trying to get some shut-eye at home. Just can't put down that iPod. That's her grandma on the right, barely able to shriek: "You're going to ruin your EARS, young lady."


Ricotta being Ricotta. Oh and some hipster chicken talking to a hipster worm. (And that's a classmate up on the left.)

A little picto, or maybe a whole lot!

Hello there! I thought it would be fun to post select pages from my sketchbook.
My current one is about half-full right now, so there's lots of catching up to do!

This is a witch type of character I made up. Bunch of things inspired this one, but most of all it was an artist who painted a girl with a posture very much like the one you see in black lines to the left! I'll edit this part when I remember who it was...
Anyway, I was trying to come up with a costume for her here. I think I decided on a quirky dress.


I have a name for this one! His name is Ricotta. Up on the top left are earlier designs I had remembered, and I continuously modified him until I was satisfied down on the right. Along the way, I wanted to show him with different expressions. Someone in my color theory class added the poor little french toast!


Here's my fashionista lion. His shirt says P.Y.T. He looks nervous, huh? The cheery little fellow next to him is yet another rabbit character I have still to name!


Yeah, I know.. It's incomplete! But this is one of my favs of the fashionista lion, anyway~ <3


And here's my mama! :)