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Hello world
4 min read
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Hi dA people,
How are you going?
I'm sorry I've been so terrible at replying to messages here, and when I finally got to replying to comments today (some from back in June!) I felt very loved and lucky and also very sorry for being so slack!
If you want to stay more up to date with my stuff please do follow me on facebook if you can, where I am much more active. If you have a page on facebook let me know as well! I'm also on tumblr, instagram and twitter, and post a lot more there than I do here.
Anyway, I mostly just wanted to say thanks for the lovely comments and for everyone who is continuing to follow my work and take the time to look at it. I've especially been so encouraged by all the love for the feminist fairytales project, and the people who want to see some strong feminist heroines in our beloved fairytales!
For anyone who's interested, the first of the five fairytales I'm retelling and illustration, The Princess and the Pea, is available to download free as a pdf or ebook from my website.
Lots of love to all of you,
Erin-Claire
ps. even though I've been slow to reply to comments on here lately, I've still been looking at the wonderful art (even if I don't have time to see as much of it as I'd like!). Here are some of my favourites that I've seen recently.
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Hi dA people,
How are you going?
I'm sorry I've been so terrible at replying to messages here, and when I finally got to replying to comments today (some from back in June!) I felt very loved and lucky and also very sorry for being so slack!
If you want to stay more up to date with my stuff please do follow me on facebook if you can, where I am much more active. If you have a page on facebook let me know as well! I'm also on tumblr, instagram and twitter, and post a lot more there than I do here.
Anyway, I mostly just wanted to say thanks for the lovely comments and for everyone who is continuing to follow my work and take the time to look at it. I've especially been so encouraged by all the love for the feminist fairytales project, and the people who want to see some strong feminist heroines in our beloved fairytales!
For anyone who's interested, the first of the five fairytales I'm retelling and illustration, The Princess and the Pea, is available to download free as a pdf or ebook from my website.
Erin-Claire
ps. even though I've been slow to reply to comments on here lately, I've still been looking at the wonderful art (even if I don't have time to see as much of it as I'd like!). Here are some of my favourites that I've seen recently.
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Feature February!
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Hi Everyone! And especially hello to all the lovely new watchers, thank you so much for watching me
I haven't been on dA much over the last year or so - I just pop on briefly and try to keep up with messages - but feel like I have been neglecting to look at and enjoy all the amazing art that has been building up in my messages. I spent about five hours going through it this morning (and am only a tiny fraction of the way through!) and thought it was time to do a feature of some of those I've seen and loved this morning!
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Thanks dA and all you artists for always being an amazing place to come back to and be inspired and awed by the art that is being created
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Hi Everyone! And especially hello to all the lovely new watchers, thank you so much for watching me
I haven't been on dA much over the last year or so - I just pop on briefly and try to keep up with messages - but feel like I have been neglecting to look at and enjoy all the amazing art that has been building up in my messages. I spent about five hours going through it this morning (and am only a tiny fraction of the way through!) and thought it was time to do a feature of some of those I've seen and loved this morning!
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Thanks dA and all you artists for always being an amazing place to come back to and be inspired and awed by the art that is being created
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Mermaids! Contest winners
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Congratulations to all the winners of the latest
contest, with the theme of 'Mermaids'. It was hard to vote, so many amazing entries!
In first place, Checanty whose work I can never go past. In this one I particularly love the shapes and colours and shading, and the way it tells a story.
Some more of Jana's work:
Second place winner: Oddeum
More of Sammy's work:
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Congratulations to all the winners of the latest
contest, with the theme of 'Mermaids'. It was hard to vote, so many amazing entries!In first place, Checanty whose work I can never go past. In this one I particularly love the shapes and colours and shading, and the way it tells a story.
Some more of Jana's work:
Second place winner: Oddeum
More of Sammy's work:
In third place, TrollGirl
And some more of her work:
The literature winner is ThornyEnglishRose, with a very funny take on the original selkie legend that I loved!
Some more of Rosey's work:
And I was so honoured to be the distinction winner! My 'Mermaid and Merrow' from my dangerous creatures from folklore series got the distinction
Well done to all the winner, it was a great contest and I loved seeing the entries!
And some more of her work:
The literature winner is ThornyEnglishRose, with a very funny take on the original selkie legend that I loved!
Selkie Shores'You're from the mainland, aye?' the fisherman said. 'I'll tell you one of Orkney's legends.'
'Oh aye?'
'Ever heard of selkies?'
'Tell me.'
'Mermaids, lass,' the fisherman said. 'Nae the fish-tailed women of the deep, mind. They're here on our very shores. You see, selkie means -'
'Seal,' she said. 'I know. Go on.'
'Well, lass, beneath the skins of each seal is a beautiful woman. If one sheds her skin, and a lad finds it and hides it, she has to marry him.'
She laughed. 'Och, away with you!'
''Tis true, lass.'
'Why wouldn't the selkie do anything about it?'
'She cannae find her skin,' said the fisherman, 'and she cannae return to the sea without it.'
'Does she even bother to look for it?'
''Tis generally the bairns that find her skin. Then she leaves her human family for the sea.'
'She must be weak-willed indeed to have this fellow's children.'
'They are weak-willed beings.'
'What about the bull seals?' she asked. 'The men?'
T
Some more of Rosey's work:
It's a... You DecideThe doctor said, 'You might: raise it as a boy; raise it as a girl; raise it as nothing in particular and see how it develops; or raise it as a popular attraction.'
The farmer and his wife had a lot of talking to do. A girl would be useful for keeping the house, and never leave it as the others would. She could not be married, of course. A spinster living with her parents and then her brother (who was still to come) would not be thought odd. People would ask for her hand, but reasons to refuse could be found. After all, they had no shortage of daughters.
It was a son they needed. If it were a boy, no one would ask to marry him. They might wonder why he did not take a wife, but that was all right. Lots of men were unmarried. An unmarried man was more respectable than an unmarried woman. Of course, men must work. What if this child had neither strength to work the land nor intelligence to run the business? The farm might g
Intelligent Zombies'If you challenge him, you get me.'
Catie stared at him. It took her a long time to answer. Eventually she said, 'We're soldiers, Doc. We don't want you!'
They were standing on the roof of the research building, one in a lab coat and one in camouflage. They looked down on the facility's well kept garden, fenced off from what was left of their world, and was Catie's world still.
'How typical,' said Dr Love. 'Just what I should have expected from the kill first, ask questions later camp. You could really use someone with my brains out there, young Catherine. How do you hope to end this madness if you're only adding to it with your senseless violence?'
'Dr Love,' said Catie. 'You wouldn't last five minutes “out there”. I mowed down fifty zombies to get over here, and now you tell me it's because you can't control one of your own! How do you expect me to take you seriously?'
Dr Love looked sheepish.
'He's not hu
Burning BrightLife is lousy if you're not top cat. You get off your mama's teat straight onto a slippery slope. Top of the food chain, am I? Well, I'll tell you about the food chain.
Buffalo, asses, monkeys, all kinds of deer, right? Right. Ripe for the picking, right? Wrong. Even if there's plenty of those jokers around, everything's after them. Vultures, wild dogs, snakes, leopards, us. The lions stick to their own turf. They know any of us could rip out their throats faster than a cobra could spit in their eye. But the others? Sure, if they're all scrapping over a carcass, along comes a tiger and they all scram. The tiger gets the goods. But that tiger's always got to be top cat, see?
My sisters went to find places where the water's cool and the grass'll hide your hide while your meal's taking a meal. Those are good places, where once a year the top cat comes round, leaves with a bellyful of meat and leaves
And I was so honoured to be the distinction winner! My 'Mermaid and Merrow' from my dangerous creatures from folklore series got the distinction
Well done to all the winner, it was a great contest and I loved seeing the entries!
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Ooops! Very late feature!
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So, I just went to write a journal for the winners of the latest contest over at GrimGloomTale ('Mermaids') and realised I had completely missed doing one for the previous contest!
So, first, here are the winners of the contest 'TRAVELLER IN TIME':
FIRST PLACE: EvaGataArtist
Some more of Eva's work:
SECOND PLACE: HauntedAlhambra
Some more of Marina's work:
THIRD PLACE: AliceNACT
Some more of her work:
LITERATURE WINNER: PennedinWhite
More of Shara's work:
DISTINCTION: MagicalJoey
More of Jo's work:
Congratulations to everyone, and a HUGE apology for how late this feature is!
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So, I just went to write a journal for the winners of the latest contest over at GrimGloomTale ('Mermaids') and realised I had completely missed doing one for the previous contest!
So, first, here are the winners of the
contest 'TRAVELLER IN TIME':FIRST PLACE: EvaGataArtist
Some more of Eva's work:
SECOND PLACE: HauntedAlhambra
Some more of Marina's work:
THIRD PLACE: AliceNACT
Some more of her work:
LITERATURE WINNER: PennedinWhite
The Little Time TravelerIt was his masterpiece; a simple cardboard box created by a little boy's imagination. As a canvas for his markers, colorful lines swirled along the sides. Each line told a story of excitement and adventure: thrilling times for a little boy and his ever faithful companion. He held Teddy in his arms, knowing his friend's purpose took much care to achieve; his protector from terrible evils.
Lively blue eyes glanced at the fuzzy friend as a big grin was plastered on the little boy's face. The things they had seen on their journeys, defied everything the world had tried to teach them to believe, but they maintained they were too young to believe the world's words. They just wanted to explore the universe for themselves.
Gathering himself up, he sat Teddy down in a chair and made his way to his closet. Sifting through the shirts and trousers, he found his travel clothes and presents them to Teddy; a brown newsboy cap, pants, and shoes with a plaid bow-tie and suspenders. He also found Teddy&
More of Shara's work:
Being His MomBig blue eyes watch the world around them with an innocent curiosity. A little boy in a constant state of learning sights and sounds all so new and intriguing. He points and babbles as people walk by, having an imaginary conversation with everyone. He lives in his own little world, surrounded by the interactions of another beyond his comprehension. While some pause briefly to listen to his attempt to communicate, others choose to stop and comment on his appearance and actions.<da:thumb id="522968178"/>
"What a little charmer," one would say.
"Look at those big blue eyes...and red hair!" Another would exclaim.
He would flash a big smile after each compliment, making it seem like he knew they were talking about him. The doctor says he doesn't understand, but I know he does. He knows more than we think he does. It just comes out a little at a time rather than all at once.
For myself, I simply smile and nod, knowing everything they say is just a reiteration of what I already know. My son, a true blessing, is
Not Like This Thunder pounded through the clouds; fading echoes lingered beyond the initial clap. The skies opened, and rain poured, drenching everything. A reprieve was far from sight; the greyness was here to stay, much to the disdain of many.
A long figure made its way, unseen, down a single pathway. His hat sat crooked on grey hairs while water rushed steadily off its brim. The coat draped over his shoulders, was not a safe haven from the wetness to which it had succumbed. No one was around to observe the sad and lonely man, something he was glad for at this moment.
He shuffled along, bent and broken with sorrow. His heart, fallen from his chest, was heavy on his feet. Thoughts weighed on his mind; emotions, of the emotions he could feel, swirled in a chaotic knot of unfathomable pain. A day did not pass without the feeling of utter loss; the pain of a depression so deep, no light could be seen from its depths.
Death stones loomed abo
DISTINCTION: MagicalJoey
I Can, I Will, I Have Done“You can’t.”
That’s how it started. A boy, a girl and the words, “You can’t”.
With her mother having died from pneumonia, only six months earlier, Suzie arrived at her 21st birthday realising little else had changed in her life. Her sole purpose was now to keep the house in order, an ordeal which started before dawn and ended way after her father and brother had gone to bed. There was bread to bake, grocery shopping to do, cleaning, cooking; the list was endless and she collapsed into bed at night for a fitful few hours sleep grabbed between her loads of work.
“Why was I born different ma?” She spoke to her mother as if she was there listening. “Why was I born like you, with the female body parts? All I want is to be like Phillip – he can run about, he can vote for change, a change that doesn’t affect me so much as him and father.” A small tear trickled down her cheek. “I’m clever too ma, smarter
More of Jo's work:
MotherMother
10-8-15
Coming home from work, needing coffee and a pee,
You enter with dogs soon about your ankles, they run and come to me.
“She’s here!” They say it louder, than sleeping bodies like to hear,
But I smile as I turn over; you are safe and you are near.
I can’t say I’m a talker, in fact I’m the reverse,
So much so that trying to talk with me must seem like quite a curse.
But you try, you always have, and you gloss over silent shy,
For you take my shell and hide it from me ‘till at least I’ve tried.
There were times when I reddened cheeks by actions bold but wrong,
And times I curse at siblings; for I’m stubborn and headstrong.
But you see through my skull to the heart that lies within
And through love inch out my truer self using needles and some pins.
And if we were both handcuffed, guns forcing us to choose,
I’d tell them to spare the drama; take me in place of you.
Totally AloneTotally Alone
20-8-15
Silence lurks around the corner like a curious cat.
It chases itself into loud rooms
And lingers like a fart in life’s nostrils;
When all you want is quiet contemplation
Silence steals the show.
It’s in the sound of breathing deceased,
A fan no longer fanning
And a circuit no longer circuiting.
Silence molests you like a paedophile taking chances
And sneaks up on you like a stalker’s photographic instinct.
So I play music to abuse the silence.
In the quiet of the night,
When there are only hums, snores and sighs,
I can sleep.
But the quiet of 2 a.m. is different to the all surpassing silence that settles
When you are totally alone.
Another Year Has PassedAnother Year Has Passed
20-8-15
I missed your birthday this year, on purpose.
I find that if I celebrate it each year I’m thought of as weird;
Hanging on, not grieving properly, or somesuch nonsense.
But i remember deep inside the day you were supposed to be born;
Five days after my birthday and eleven after your father’s.
Happy birthday little one, happy birthday little son.
I love you dearly, always will. I loved you then and love you still.
I remember best the day you left, and how I felt, lost and bereft,
So happy birthday little boy, I hope you’re bringing heaven joy.
You were like a bulb planted roots up – no chance to properly grow a foundation in life –
And I, the stubborn soil, didn’t realise.
So each year you grow a year older in death as I grow one in life,
And I wonder still; was it my fault? Was it God’s? Was it ‘his’?
But I remember deep inside, the day you died, and the day you were meant to live.
Congratulations to everyone, and a HUGE apology for how late this feature is!
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DeviantArtist Questionnaire
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1. How long have you been on DeviantArt?
It will be four years in October - wow time flies!
2. What does your username mean?
It's just my name - I used to use various things on forums and in games, but I'm kind of glad I just went with my name now.
3. Describe yourself in three words.
Passionate, messy, awed
4. Are you left or right handed?
Right
5. What was your first deviation?
This is not the very first in my gallery because I uploaded a whole bunch at once when I first started, but this was my first go at watercolours, and what convinced me to have another go after that!
6. What is your favourite type of art to create?
I love to do illustrations, especially of folklore or fantasy, although lately I am starting to experiment more with people and interactions. I also like to illustrate anything with a social justice aspect to it.
7. If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be?
Oh the possibilities! I wish I could play the piano. Or paint figures in oils. Or to steal Sylwia's example, I wish I had stuck with my Taekwondo ten years ago and still had my blackbelt skills
8. What was your first favourite?
9. What type of art do you tend to favourite the most?
I like whimsical illustrations but favourite lots of other things too. Examples are probably better than words!
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anyway, I would like to keep adding more but maybe this will do for now...
10. Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist?
Oh man, do I have to choose just one? STelari is at the top of my list because she is an amazing artist but also thoughtful and interesting and looks out for others and generally a wonderful person. I would like to list all my other favourites but the list would be too long so you can see some examples of their work above instead!
11. If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be?
Oh I would love to meet so many people! I don't have any real life friends who are artists, especially not into watercolour illustrating. It would be amazing to just hang out with another artist and talk art in real life. Hmmn, I know I live in the same country as Gambargin so I always secretly hope maybe we'll bump into each other by accident one day (I know, it's a huge country, but we have relatively few people!) I would love to meet STelari, maybe I'll make it to Poland one day! Also Sieskja, akitku, Checanty, EvaGataArtist, joolita, ElisaMelis and probably many more I've forgotten!
12. How has a fellow deviant impacted your life?
Hmmmn, well puimun, Gold-Seven and Himmapaan probably influenced me the most in my painting style, and I avidly buy all of puimun's books to get more secrets! But probably the best impacts have been the comments that have encouraged me! Many thanks here to everyone who comments, but especially ElisaMelis who always take the time to find all the little details in my paintings and comment on them - her comments always make my day STelari also needs a special mention for always having time for me even when I'm sometimes terrible at finding time for dA, and for supporting and encouraging me, and for running the GrimGloomTale group which is where most of my favourite pics also end up and is my second home on dA.
13. What are your preferred tools to create art?
Paper, lead pencil, watercolour paints, nice brushes.
14. What is the most inspirational place for you to create art?
I like sketching ideas in aeroplanes! I have found myself on them a lot over the last few years, after spending my whole life practically never going on one. There is nothing else you can do up there unless you have a good book - no wifi - so it's a good distraction free place! Other than that, at my desk works just fine
15. What is your favourite DeviantArt memory?
Probably when STelari gave me a sketch for my birthday the first year I was on here, I was so surprised and touched! It was the first time anyone had made art specifically for me I think.
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1. How long have you been on DeviantArt?
It will be four years in October - wow time flies!
2. What does your username mean?
It's just my name - I used to use various things on forums and in games, but I'm kind of glad I just went with my name now.
3. Describe yourself in three words.
Passionate, messy, awed
4. Are you left or right handed?
Right
5. What was your first deviation?
This is not the very first in my gallery because I uploaded a whole bunch at once when I first started, but this was my first go at watercolours, and what convinced me to have another go after that!
6. What is your favourite type of art to create?
I love to do illustrations, especially of folklore or fantasy, although lately I am starting to experiment more with people and interactions. I also like to illustrate anything with a social justice aspect to it.
7. If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be?
Oh the possibilities! I wish I could play the piano. Or paint figures in oils. Or to steal Sylwia's example, I wish I had stuck with my Taekwondo ten years ago and still had my blackbelt skills
8. What was your first favourite?
9. What type of art do you tend to favourite the most?
I like whimsical illustrations but favourite lots of other things too. Examples are probably better than words!
<da:thumb id="527896995"/>
<da:thumb id="526705025"/>
<da:thumb id="541772822"/>
anyway, I would like to keep adding more but maybe this will do for now...
10. Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist?
Oh man, do I have to choose just one? STelari is at the top of my list because she is an amazing artist but also thoughtful and interesting and looks out for others and generally a wonderful person. I would like to list all my other favourites but the list would be too long so you can see some examples of their work above instead!
11. If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be?
Oh I would love to meet so many people! I don't have any real life friends who are artists, especially not into watercolour illustrating. It would be amazing to just hang out with another artist and talk art in real life. Hmmn, I know I live in the same country as Gambargin so I always secretly hope maybe we'll bump into each other by accident one day
(I know, it's a huge country, but we have relatively few people!) I would love to meet STelari, maybe I'll make it to Poland one day! Also Sieskja, akitku, Checanty, EvaGataArtist, joolita, ElisaMelis and probably many more I've forgotten!12. How has a fellow deviant impacted your life?
Hmmmn, well puimun, Gold-Seven and Himmapaan probably influenced me the most in my painting style, and I avidly buy all of puimun's books to get more secrets! But probably the best impacts have been the comments that have encouraged me! Many thanks here to everyone who comments, but especially ElisaMelis who always take the time to find all the little details in my paintings and comment on them - her comments always make my day
STelari also needs a special mention for always having time for me even when I'm sometimes terrible at finding time for dA, and for supporting and encouraging me, and for running the GrimGloomTale group which is where most of my favourite pics also end up and is my second home on dA.13. What are your preferred tools to create art?
Paper, lead pencil, watercolour paints, nice brushes.
14. What is the most inspirational place for you to create art?
I like sketching ideas in aeroplanes! I have found myself on them a lot over the last few years, after spending my whole life practically never going on one. There is nothing else you can do up there unless you have a good book - no wifi
- so it's a good distraction free place! Other than that, at my desk works just fine 15. What is your favourite DeviantArt memory?
Probably when STelari gave me a sketch for my birthday the first year I was on here, I was so surprised and touched! It was the first time anyone had made art specifically for me I think.
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Hello world by erinclaireb, journal
Hello world
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Hi dA people,
How are you going?
I'm sorry I've been so terrible at replying to messages here, and when I finally got to replying to comments today (some from back in June!) I felt very loved and lucky and also very sorry for being so slack!
If you want to stay more up to date with my stuff please do follow me on facebook if you can, where I am much more active. If you have a page on facebook let me know as well! I'm also on tumblr, instagram and twitter, and post a lot more there than I do here.
Anyway, I mostly just wanted to say thanks for the lovely comments and for everyone who is continuing to follow my work and take the time
Feature February! by erinclaireb, journal
Feature February!
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Hi Everyone! And especially hello to all the lovely new watchers, thank you so much for watching me :)
I haven't been on dA much over the last year or so - I just pop on briefly and try to keep up with messages - but feel like I have been neglecting to look at and enjoy all the amazing art that has been building up in my messages. I spent about five hours going through it this morning (and am only a tiny fraction of the way through!) and thought it was time to do a feature of some of those I've seen and loved this morning!
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Thanks dA and all you artists for always being an amazing place to come back to and be inspired and awed by th
Mermaids! Contest winners by erinclaireb, journal
Mermaids! Contest winners
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Congratulations to all the winners of the latest ~GrimGloomTale (https://www.deviantart.com/grimgloomtale) contest, with the theme of 'Mermaids'. It was hard to vote, so many amazing entries!
In first place, Checanty (https://www.deviantart.com/checanty) whose work I can never go past. In this one I particularly love the shapes and colours and shading, and the way it tells a story.
Some more of Jana's work:
Second place winner: Oddeum (https://www.deviantart.com/oddeum)
More of Sammy's work:
In third place, TrollGirl (https://www.deviantart.com/trollgirl)
And some more of her work:
The literature winner is ThornyEnglishRose (https://www.deviantart.com/thornyenglishrose), with a very funny take on the original selkie legend that I loved!
Some more of Rosey's work:
And I was so honoured to b
Ooops! Very late feature! by erinclaireb, journal
Ooops! Very late feature!
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So, I just went to write a journal for the winners of the latest contest over at GrimGloomTale (https://www.deviantart.com/grimgloomtale) ('Mermaids') and realised I had completely missed doing one for the previous contest!
So, first, here are the winners of the ~GrimGloomTale (https://www.deviantart.com/grimgloomtale) contest 'TRAVELLER IN TIME':
FIRST PLACE: EvaGataArtist (https://www.deviantart.com/evagataartist)
Some more of Eva's work:
SECOND PLACE: HauntedAlhambra (https://www.deviantart.com/hauntedalhambra)
Some more of Marina's work:
THIRD PLACE: AliceNACT (https://www.deviantart.com/alicenact)
Some more of her work:
LITERATURE WINNER: PennedinWhite (https://www.deviantart.com/pennedinwhite)
More of Shara's work:
DISTINCTION: MagicalJoey (https://www.deviantart.com/magicaljoey)
More of Jo's work:
Congratulations to everyone, and a HUGE apology for how late this feature is!
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DeviantArtist Questionnaire by erinclaireb, journal
DeviantArtist Questionnaire
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1. How long have you been on DeviantArt?
It will be four years in October - wow time flies!
2. What does your username mean?
It's just my name - I used to use various things on forums and in games, but I'm kind of glad I just went with my name now.
3. Describe yourself in three words.
Passionate, messy, awed
4. Are you left or right handed?
Right
5. What was your first deviation?
This is not the very first in my gallery because I uploaded a whole bunch at once when I first started, but this was my first go at watercolours, and what convinced me to have another go after that!
6. What is your favourite type of art to create?