Otter

In 2013 I set myself a subject and a goal: to make enough illustration pieces to form a calendar. This forced me to make at least 12 personal pieces throughout the year. In 2014, I did no such thing. I foolishly thought I would make enough stuff through the year to make a calendar with no set subject at the end of it. When I browsed my blog at the end of the year looking for work to feature in a 2015 calender, I was shocked to see I barely made 5 blogposts this year. I clearly need the proverbial kick up the backside a set goal gives me to not run out of steam as the year progresses. So I've set myself a new calendar subject: it'll be roughly based upon the birth animals featured in the celtic zodiac. Because I love drawing animals and I like to have a starting point list. I'm one of those persons who gets lost in the sea of endless possibilities when faced with the notion of being able to creating anything I want. So I'm limiting myself, as it were, in this way to keep me focused. This'll hopefully help me stay on track and result in a new cohesive calendar at the end of the year. 

Here's the first one in the  new series: OTTER. Hope you enjoy, and wish me luck!

2014 Calendar

Those who have been following my Women of History, Legend & Myth series throughout the year know that I planned on making a calendar out of all the illustrations at the end of it. And I'm very happy to say I managed to finish it right on schedule (yay me! ;)) The calendar is now a reality and is available for purchase through Deviantart. You can order it through |THIS LINK|.

It costs €18.16 or $24.99 plus aditional shipping costs that vary depending on your location. I can be a bit more specific for Belgium since I live there myself: it adds up to €25.43. And honestly, the quality of the print is very nice. Nice sturdy paper and the colours came out exactly like they looked on my screen. I don't print out much of my digital work, and certainly not professionaly, so when this baby arrived I have to admit a little squeel of excitement escaped me :) It's very fancy.

If you want to preview all the individual illustrations for each month and re-read the stories behind the ladies, you can find it by searching the "women of history legend and myth" tag on this blog. So if you're looking for a nice calendar for the new year, either for yourself or as a gift, why not go and have a look at this one?