Roxy, Mizz Rose

The past week, I reread The Song of the Treadmill (part 1), by tabaqui and I had to draw this because it took over my brain! And, miracle of miracles, I like it. :) So, I'm sharing it with you. If you haven't read the story, omgosh, don't deprive yourself! Read it! She has a way of writing the boys that makes you feel like you're right there on the road with them.

( take a look, if you like. :) )

I grew up liking a particular type of fairy tale, because of my mom. She read us fairy tales from a beautifully illustrated book of Norse fairy tales, so I like tales that take place in ice and snow. Which brings me to this lovely tale, The Lord of the Northern Wind by morvith , a J2 based on a Russian fairy tale. It's beautifully written, and as I commented at the time, it flowed like an old-fashioned fairy tale, while also feeling very modern. I also commented that I saw the story in my head as being illustrated by Kay Nielsen, a long ago, incredibly talented illustrator.

Which brings me also to this. I was inspired by that tale, and going with my NYResolution to try to do a bit more drawing, here's my effort. I had a lot of fun doing this, and I promise, you'll enjoy reading the story!

(ignore weird edges, i'll never get the hang of posting stuff. Or scanning stuff....)


( The Lord of the Northen Wind )

I read this story by meus_venator Spots Get In Your Eyes and I was motivated, like I haven't been in ages, to draw the main characters of this story! It's so god damn cute, I swear! Go read it--you'll love!

( And here's Jared the Chipmunk and Jensen the Hamster! )

I started to write a Christmas fic based in the Mariposa world and a few paragraphs in I said to myself,"Self, why?"
So instead, I'm posting the drawing I did for When I Was Lost when ctbn60 had to drop out, and before silvervalley picked me up.

It's not bad. I stopped working on it when silvervalley contacted me but I figured I'd share what I had since it's been a bazillion years that I've done any art and it seemed wrong to kind of waste it...anyhoo, like to see it? Here it is--such as it is!

( under the cut, a sketch! )