tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202649653836307312024-03-02T05:36:10.608-08:00Fabiola Garza's BlogFaith. Art. Stories-fabi-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13815293963656238740noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620264965383630731.post-60560662727261460522020-12-06T19:45:00.000-08:002020-12-06T19:45:23.213-08:00Back Again<p>There used to be a time when my heart would pour out into blog posts. I was filled to the brim with ideas and thoughts. Even if no one read them they could live somewhere. And if by chance they resonated with someone, it was a thrill to have touched a person's heart. I slowly became a much more talkative person, but there truly are not enough ears for me to bother. It can't all be about me and others listening. I feel the pull again. Especially after my nightly prayer. So here you have it interwebs, I'm back. </p><p>For those of you that don't know me, hi! I'm Fabiola, a thirty something with an overactive mind, part child of wonder, part fanciful lady. To my chagrin I remain a night owl, in perpetual pursuit of the early riser syndrome. I'm Catholic, like super Catholic, but bad at the follow through. Confession is imminent. Tomorrow 2pm. Jesus is the love of my life, not because I'm perpetually single, there's just something about him. Namely he's God. So there's that. </p><p>If you gave me a choice between jeans and.... don't give me jeans... ew. I've begun dabbling in them again but carefully, carefully. Only when my outfit is meant to suggest the early 90s. </p><p>I love color and stories and speaking in bad accents. Hopeless romantic. Boys are cute. Marriage is very appealing. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSYnOWSJxUqriD2EEC6KjAH-2W2uQBVrifaRle-Ubh1BuhECQciOtyOVTaGegYYFl3NBvbDuEirU2xqDCojgjw9KTbHZSjpioCyqXpFv3cIZZoFmChqljcj7szSrCtphJb13TE0By_NU/s2048/30051751_10100130461061906_7746641743120722889_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSYnOWSJxUqriD2EEC6KjAH-2W2uQBVrifaRle-Ubh1BuhECQciOtyOVTaGegYYFl3NBvbDuEirU2xqDCojgjw9KTbHZSjpioCyqXpFv3cIZZoFmChqljcj7szSrCtphJb13TE0By_NU/w400-h314/30051751_10100130461061906_7746641743120722889_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Thanks for visit. See you again soon!</p><p>Fabi<br /></p>-fabi-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13815293963656238740noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620264965383630731.post-54182964489780215802018-12-20T09:42:00.003-08:002018-12-21T17:12:38.702-08:00Friday Favorites: Christmas Shopping There was a time when I would leave malls in under half and hour because I was so overstimulated that my introverted mind kept shouting "abort! abort!". I did very little shopping or gift giving back then. Now there is online shopping and I've upped my game. These shops have been top of my list this season and they've yet to fail me.<br />
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<a href="https://www.boxlunch.com/"><b>BoxLunch</b></a> and <a href="https://www.hottopic.com/"><b>Hot Topic</b></a> </div>
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Both cover a large breadth of Disney IP than the Disney Store itself. </div>
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Merry Giftgiving!<br />
(P.S. I don't mention The Disney Store and Disney Park Stores because I get a ridiculous discount and that really isn't fair. Plus unless you live near a park it's hard to get your hands on the coolest stuff)-fabi-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13815293963656238740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620264965383630731.post-29821066250027587492018-12-15T15:40:00.002-08:002018-12-15T15:42:10.128-08:00Portrait of a Friend: Ami<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kindred Spirits are hard to find and Ami is one of mine. I finally got around to drawing her, and she deserves it too after spending countless hours with me on the phone for the last four years. Through the tribulations of life as a Catholic, artist and single girl in this here century she's been there for me through indiscernible conversations when I'm crying so hard I can't get a word out, and the joyous times when I'm so giddy my stories are equally disjointed. And I hope I've been there for her as she has been there for me. So glad to have you in my life pretty girl!<br />
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If you're thinking about picking up makeup this fall and winter season there are plenty of holiday collections coming in to choose from. So many! I go into Sephora and I want to run out and never go back because choices. I rarely buy expensive makeup unless I like the formula and the packaging. After watching and reading reviews here's what I've decided to buy.<br />
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2) <i>Too Faced The Sweet Smell of Christmas</i>: An adorable collection, each lip color a different scent! Packaging is equally cute! all colors I like. Melted Matte formula. $25<br />
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3) <i>Sephora Collection The Enchanting Colors Eye and Face Palette</i>: I swatched this in store and the colors are pigmented and no color is out of place. No green! Yay! Not only is the packaging beautiful but this makes for a great traveling palette. And thankfully, very affordable. That always helps. $18<br />
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Thanks for stopping by! Much love to my makeup loving friends! Sarah, Nessa and Rebecca!-fabi-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13815293963656238740noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620264965383630731.post-4140395171077816022018-09-28T10:00:00.002-07:002018-09-28T10:04:37.353-07:00Friday Favorites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Interest and curiosity is something I've cultivated in my life. It sprung with greater force after my remission from a two year stint of depression. The gratitude I feel from being able to feel positive feelings again is so great that any time I can be happy I cherish it. The excitement of learning new things and gaining new skills eases the low grade depression I sometimes feel. It's a salve, but regardless I encourage everyone to find wonder in life around you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lm-laduree.com/en/products/accessories/">Les Merveilleuses Brushes and Holder</a><br />
<a href="https://www.urbanears.com/ue_us_en/plattan-adv-wireless">Wireless Urbanears Headphones</a>-fabi-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13815293963656238740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620264965383630731.post-68792893046209768942016-08-31T18:46:00.002-07:002016-08-31T18:46:46.985-07:00Dream Big Princess: Aurora I wanted to share a project I'm actually allowed to show! Freedom!!<br />
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You may not know that I work for Disney Consumer Products/Disney Central Creative/Disney Design Group/ Disney Store. The powers that be are still trying to come up with a name for all of these departments that have recently merged under one umbrella. Well, it means I get to rub shoulders with California people a lot more and they asked me to do a special Disney Princess Project!!<br />
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At the U.S. Open Tennis Championship last weekend there was an exhibition called DREAM BIG PRINCESS: BE A CHAMPION. Eleven artist were asked to paint over racket covers each with a princess in an "empowered" pose (oh that word). I could barely get the linework/concept done at work because of everything else on my slate so by the time it was time to prime and paint that darned racket it was Friday and the painting was due on Monday. This was the exciting and exhausting process.<br />
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I did all my line work and rough color in photoshop. Surprisingly Aurora is very rarely shown facing front. Yay lack of reference. I also drew the three fairies up top but because of time constraints they were nicked and replace by stars in their respective colors.<br />
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The racket cover was delivered with black primer brushed on one side. I repainted it white/yellowish and then did some old school rub pencil on the back and press hard with a pen on top of my linework printout so it would show up on the canvas. Then it was paint, paint, paint!!<br />
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I'm crunching so I won't have too much work over the holidays, but I know there's still going to be a pile. It always happens when I have vacation coming up. I do have some progress on my fan piece for <i>The Fault In Our Stars </i>by John Green...<br />
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Mockingjay is coming out in a week, so the only decent thing to do was make some fanart.<br />
If you would like to buy a print or other fun things with this illustration please visit my shop:<br />
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Actually, originally I wanted to replace a small 5x7 framed print out that just said "Real Or Not Real" in my bedroom. It was just so bland, so anti-climatic, just ugg. So one night I just decided, hey let me draw up the phrase myself.<br />
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First I went to Haiti to volunteer at an orphanage. The children were the most adorable, darling things. I'm hoping to go back as soon as possible. I recently joined the board of Pennies for Haiti to continue working with the orphanages and schools there to give the kiddos hope for a better future. My favorite part of the whole thing though was teaching them how to draw St. Josephine Bakhita and... Mickey Mouse. Being able to share with them my love for God and art was the most rewarding thing I have done in a very long time.<br />
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I fell in love with a little boy named Mayson. It took me a while to accept that the possibility to adopt him was very low. By the time I would be able to he'd be a teenager, and the fact that I am single would make it twice as hard. For now I'll just pray for him and make sure he is taken care of.<br />
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My second trip, so very unlike the first, was a business trip to Disneyland. Everything was paid for and I went with three of the most amazing people. We visited the WDI Research Library, Walt Disney Archives, Animation Archives, Disney Animation studio, Disney Channel and the Disney Store headquarters. And we went to Disneyland of course. I love this company. I feel so blessed.<br />
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Now I'm home, happy to be home, taking care of my house, keeping my sister company–she just started work as a Spanish teacher!– and gearing up for the next few months. Praise God for all that He has done for me.<br />
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-fabi-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13815293963656238740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620264965383630731.post-63149571455097678602015-03-23T19:14:00.003-07:002015-03-23T19:35:23.568-07:00Stars and 38 ThrowbackStar #1<br />
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I took the day off today. It was nice. I had more hours to furiously scroll down blogs and more blogs about John Green and the vocal ranges of lady singers. (Julie Andrews you are still my fav). The person that uploaded this video claims Julie can only sing two octaves, but Julie says she can sing four. The discussion on youtube is fierce. I'm going with four.<br />
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Star #2 (SPOILER ALERT if you have yet to read/watch <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i>)<br />
As I am wont to do, I reread another of my books. This time it was <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i> by: John Green. Being that I am still new to his ridiculous wit and pretentious prose I found the whole thing just as enjoyable as the first time. I watched some videos of him and read almost every answer to all the fan questions that have been sent to him. It took a few hours. The main question everyone wants to know is "When did Hazel die?" He would not and will not answer. Which is okay. I spent some time reading and watching some of the things the girl who inspired the book wrote/filmed. Which introduced me to the terribly hard reality of a sweet, adorably nerdy girl living only until the age of sixteen. If any of you want to learn more about Esther Earl please visit: <a href="http://tswgo.org/">This Star Won't Go Out</a><br />
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I can't show you anything that I'm doing. I can't even show you things that are already out in the parks, so I decided to do a fun throwback and post illustrations I did for 38 Studios. Enjoy!<br />
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The day has been of the normal kind too. Got up. Took the neighbors to Epcot. Wondered momentarily if I should find some place in the park to sit and sift through some of my favorite books, but decided instead that the scalding sun and lack of outlets was impractical so I headed home, of course not before winding aimlessly around the parking lot until I found my car. Then I drew (see picture below), had sushi, went to the Bar(nes & Noble) for the millionth time and now I am here with you, the reader, trying to suck you back into reading my blog.<br />
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As I said today I actually drew something for myself. And it had nothing to do with work, favors or I've-lost-my-personal-voice guilt.<br />
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So here she is, Mama Teresa! I haven't quite gotten to where I want with her, but I've been seriously considering starting my second book, based on her life. More on that later... maybe.<br />
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It’s Sunday and I’m feeling kind of truthsome.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I never thought Orlando, or more specifically Disney World
would feel like home so quickly. The rain is coming down in sheets as it does
in the afternoons, but soon it will be gone and it will be sunny again. I own a
home now, which scared me at first because it meant that I was doing adulty
things without you know a husband to take half the load and maybe do the finances.
But I’ve grown rather fond of being single, especially since I can grow in so
many ways that perhaps I wouldn’t be able to if it were otherwise. For instance
I have a pink room. I decided I might as well go for it as long as I can.
Father John says that the more you truly live the more you have to offer people
whether it’s friends, family or a potential spouse. I’m a project person, which
means I always have projects underway or on my mind. Presently, I’m trying to
keep an alkaline diet, interior decorate my home so I can play Bed &
Breakfast when visitors come, plan my next book project and decide what
classes to take so I can be a modern Warrior Princess. Which is my ultimate
goal in life. Okay even more specifically a Saint Warrior Princess. Or a Saint
Warrior Princess Artist with a cat. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Check on the cat. He is eating everything in sight.
Including my clothing. Holes everywhere. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And then there is Vanity. Although I’ve been told it isn’t
really Vanity if it doesn’t get in the way of your Charity. Being single means
you can take good care of yourself and develop good habits, ideally. Every
month since I was thirteen there is a three day span where I try to
decide whether to get a minor nose job or not. Mostly I’ve decided against it
because I don’t want my friends to think I’m selling out. But when you’re 27
you realize that that is a stupid reason not to do something, so I might just
do it because it would make me happy, not in the joyful sense but in the I just
bought I house I really like way. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My home is really nice. My Colombian neighbors are nice, and
they feed me sometimes. The neighbors to my right are well… <o:p></o:p></div>
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I am very blessed. My best friend is a 48? 49? Year old
priest who cannot for the life of me call by his first name, I feel it’s
like calling my mother “Cecilia.” He is the Yoda or St. Francis of my life,
which demands respect even though I sometimes roll my eyes at him. People often
forget that priests are just people. People with really hard jobs that involve
helping persons through suicides attempts, addictions, obsessions, death or
just teenagers with hormones and short attention spans. (He’s also been shot which is cool because he is still alive). I chat with him about my
latest venture and my obsession with BBC shows, and of course my life problems.
Sometimes I tell him about my crushes, but he tells me men are evil because he
wants me to become a sister and found my own order. I don’t really want to
found anything, unless I have a right hand partner that can do all the hard
stuff. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m now going to leave you because it stopped raining. And
I’m going to go drink a spinach smoothie. Just add lime. It’s much better that
way. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I am very busy right now. News on WHY will be coming soon so I'll be getting to all the pre-orders asap. I am however stoked to sign and package these with great love.<br />
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Thank you Pauline Books and Media for doing a phenomenal job with the printing. It is truly lovely.<br />
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Portrait Commission for a young lady who is graduating soon!</div>
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<br />-fabi-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13815293963656238740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620264965383630731.post-91293900581775952242014-01-09T09:30:00.001-08:002014-01-09T09:30:48.353-08:00New Release DateHappy New Year Everyone! I was just told by the publishing house that due to the weather and other issues the book won't be in stock until February, so I won't be able to ship copies until then. Fear not! I will add in some extra fun stuff for your troubles and if you have any questions or concerns email me at fgarza@g.risd.edu.-fabi-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13815293963656238740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620264965383630731.post-72488047922638689502013-12-18T14:17:00.003-08:002013-12-18T14:17:34.969-08:00Sketch A SaintMy friend, Christi is making pendants out of some of my saint sketches. Here are a couple of images!<br />
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A couple of my fellow authors and I are planning an event for kids in the spring, but we need your feedback! Please follow this <a href="http://kidsfaithgarden.com/blog/win-3-catholic-kids-books/">link</a> to participate in a survey!<br />
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“We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures. We are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of his Son…”
- Pope John Paul II-fabi-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13815293963656238740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620264965383630731.post-84876164114116081712013-11-20T23:32:00.000-08:002013-11-20T23:32:01.290-08:00It's TimeWell this has been quite the year. I still don't know where God is going with it all, but there's hope that even I can't screw it all up if I try my darndest to remain faithful. The following passage has sort of been my theme prayer for today and yesterday and the day before that.<br />
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"Therefore, I will trust Him, whatever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him, in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him. If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends. He may throw me among strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me. Still, He knows what He is about."<br />
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- John Henry Cardinal Newman<br />
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And it is a comfort to know that I'm not in charge. I just have to say yes.<br />
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Yes to moving to Boston.<br />
Yes to figuring out finances with my arty brain.<br />
Yes to finding a job or jobs. <br />
Yes to each new day.<br />
Yes to the unknown.<br />
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Today I sat down with a couple of my gal pals who are getting their books published too (or have already!) And it was so exciting to learn all the ways to market a book and make money! Honestly as ignorant I am about finance in general, it made me want to learn how to do it all! Manage expenses, mail books personally and put together talks. It's daunting for a I-Just-Want-To-Draw girl like me. The last time a felt on top of things was in High School.<br />
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The problem is I live in my head too much. I could daydream and draw my way through life if I didn't have to make money to you know eat and be an adult. I just want to make things. A tree house. A pop-out book. A mural. For nothing. I just like doing those things. Contracts, taxes and profits make me squirm. Maybe once I learn how to do all that like I pro I'll really like it. And I'll kick myself in the shins for not getting excited earlier. And I'm the daughter of an extremely successful finance director. But anyhoo. Let's talk about something more exciting like...<br />
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The CATCHING FIRE PREMIERE (Gleeeful Sounds)<br />
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I don't know why I've devoured these books a gillion times. But I have and tomorrow I'm wearing my nerdy mockingjay pin proudly and staying up way too late... again. Staying up with my sister while she writes her papers has been cozy and cathartic but very irresponsible. She slips in episodes of "Growing Pains" and it's like I can't stop to sleep. Or she'll show me performances from 'The Voice' or 'X Factor' and there goes half the night. <br />
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So again I hope I can handle all the things I feel very bad at doing. If I do them well, it's only because of Grace. I'm naturally only wired to draw, read fairytales, talk about very silly things and listen to very serious things. All the practical stuff... uff. It's like martian.<br />
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Hello Everyone! And I mean everyone who prayed, supported and thought of me these last few months. Whether you were front and center, or whether you were behind a close door asking the Lord to help me through the book and all my other travails, I cannot tell you enough that the answers to your prayers were what sustained me. I won't give you all the details, but I can tell you that it IS a miracle that I finished on time. Originally, in an ideal world, I would have loved to have nine months to spend lavishing my love on my artwork, and well I guess six months would have been okay too. And that would have been at my physical and emotional best. When I was given two months, at probably the least opportune time, I thought, "Well, Lord this one is on You." And it was completely. In utter need, I leaned on Him and on all of you and soon I can share this book as a THANK YOU! It really feels like a project made by a community of friends!-fabi-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13815293963656238740noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620264965383630731.post-78448465185398058112013-11-08T19:31:00.003-08:002013-11-08T19:31:36.004-08:00DONE!33 illustrations ALL DONE. With two hours to spare. I made my deadline.<br />
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Praise God Almighty in Heaven. It is a miracle that I finished on time and that I'm not terribly embarrassed of any of my drawings. When I tell you it's a miracle I'm not kidding. I've never had to do illustrations that would take me a week to do in two days, and ones that would take me three days in one. And none of them are awful. Emotion hurricane. <br />
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To celebrate here is another sketch that did not make it to the final. Whoop!<br />
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I only have five illustrations left! Again, if it weren't for the prayers and support of so many people, near and far and in heaven I wouldn't have gotten this far.<br />
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Also, here's a shout out to Cassie Pease, whose lovely designs always inspire me! Visit here site <a href="http://cassiepeasedesigns.com/portfolio/wallpapers/">here.</a><br />
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