Coming Soon...

New additions to my Gear Up Collection : Clockwork Rings ; I will keep you posted on when they will be listed online. 

                                                    

SteampunkOni DIY

 I finally created my first feature ad, Woot! This will be one of the main templates to show off some of the latest creations in my shop as well as advertise the social networks I use to post the latest updates. I will also post the links below. 

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Tumblr

'100 Fans' Special Event

We've reached over 100 fans on our Facebook page! To celebrate this accomplishment, we're offering a 20% Discount in our shop until 8PM Tomorrow.

Use Code: STMPNKONI20 when you make your purchase at our Etsy Shop !

Unicorn Edition : Cross My Heart

Announcing a new collection called the Unicorn Edition in which pieces will make a rare appearance in limited quantities. Be sure to keep a lookout for announcements on when these items will show up!

New Unicorn Edition Cross My Heart Pendant now available in my shop here ! 

Jewelry Collection : Sweet Poison and Gear Up

Wow! Time does fly - it's already February and I've barely posted anything for this month. To be honest, I didn't post much for last month either due to work and setting up shop on my Etsy account. Speaking of Etsy, I'm happy to announce that I was finally able to get around to posting more items in my shop. To be more specific, the items are part of two collections in my shop: Sweet Poison and Gear Up.

Sweet Poison is a collection of pendants, rings, bows , and other accessories that are  packed with candy sprinkles and wicked designs to give them a sweet but deadly appearance.

Sweet Poison - Large Heart Candy Necklace 

Sweet Poison - Crossed Heart Oval Candy Necklace 

Sweet Poison - Skull Candy Oval Necklace 

My second collection called Gear Up are steampunk inspired pieces embedded with cogs and gears fashioned to give off a classy yet modern look.

Cogs and Gears Steampunk Necklaces 

This is just the foundation of what is yet to come. More items will be posted soon under these collections, and a new special edition colleciton will be added for pieces that will make rare appearances in limited quantities. So make sure to keep a lookout on my twitter, tumblr and facebook pages for announcements on when these pieces show up! That's all for now;   Stay Tuned and See You @ the Next Post! 

Updates

Hello everyone!

I hope you all are enjoying the New Year so far. I've been pretty busy thus far, creating new pieces for my shop and becoming the pr/creative director of my friend's rock band Mother Folklore. Which means my duties consist of creating flyers, updating their social network accounts, and taking photos of their gigs. Speaking of gigs, I had the opportunity to attend a mini concert last night where I took pictures of the event. This was so much fun since event photography is something I would really love to get into. I will be posting pictures of them as soon as I finish working on them.

As for my shop, there will be several collections that will be making their debut by the end of this month. I'm trying to make as many pieces as I can everyone can have a variety to choose from. I will post pictures of what I'm working on soon, also keep a look out for any updates on my facebook and twitter account!.

Stay Tuned & See You @ the Next Post! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013!

Hope you all have an awesome New Year's and be safe! Not going to do much today other than lounge around, watch Doctor Who and a bit of jewelry work to post in my shop soon. Speaking of jewelry, I made my first sale! I'm very excited and I hope the customer will enjoy my creation! This motivates me to pursue jewelry making even more. Looking forward to a great year. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 

Tophats and Arsenal

Been so busy lately still trying to collect my arsenal needed for my jewelry craft. I hope to have the first two lines out by the end of December. I have so many ideas rolling around in my head to the point that I could burst from creative overflow. In other news I finally purchased a top hat during my adventures at Little 5 Points - it's not much but it's a start. I'll be collecting a few more in the future and may start making some of my own. :)

Stay Tuned & See You @ the Next Post! 

Remember, Remember the 5th of November

Remember,  Remember the fifth of November 

The gunpowder treason and plot 

I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason 

Should ever be forgot 

Remember, Remember the fifth of November

The gunpowder treason and plot 

A stick or a stake for King James' sake

Will you please give us a fagot 

If you can't give us one, we'll take two;

The better for us and the worse for you!

Anime Weekend Atlanta 2012

What's up kiddies! 

As promised, here's an update about my Anime Weekend Atlanta experience. 

As you guys recalled, I took part in the Artist Alley for the first time with my friend; and I must say that we had a blast! We were so nervous at first, naturally, but with the support of our friends and the warm welcome received from seasoned Artist Alley members, we got into the jump of things quickly. The main objective for my first time was to learn as much as I could about people's reaction to my work in order to see what I was doing right or wrong. 

I can say that I did do a few things wrong -- but this was corrected with the advice of an aforementioned seasoned artist--a friend of my friend -- and he helped out a Great Deal ! I was happy to find that many people found my creations eye catching -- although there were a few that didn't share that sentiment; I took note of this to to see how I can improve on my craft. Time went back very quickly which I was surprised ; I assumed it would drag by since we were stationed in one spot for up to 7-8 hours - but quite the contrary. 

All in all, it was a very fun weekend . I learned much that will be incorporated into my future projects, saw some awesome cosplay, and met some wonderful people. I'm definitely looking forward to the next Artist Alley event. 
Huge thanks to my friend who pushed me to show my art and encouraged me into doing commissions ; and thanks to everyone else who supported us during this experience. I had the opportunity to take pictures of some great cosplayers - although I wasn't able to take as many as I would've liked due to being stationary for most of the convention, nonetheless, I'm glad that I was able to take the few that I did. Enjoy!

My friend Jessie as Super Mario

Asami and Korra 

Mako

 Lolita Kuroshitsuji

Static Shock

Jigsaw 

Adventure Time's Finn and Marceline

Don't Blink! Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't Blink!

Too Late!!! 

Homestuck

Loki, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy 

AWA Crowd 

Next Convention Event will be coming up this December for the one day Atlanta Comic Convention and after that MomoCon 2013 and Furry Weekend Atlanta 2013. I'm even considering selling some of my crafts at FWA, we'll see. Stay Tuned & See You @ the Next Post!  

Super Crunch Time

Won't be posting much until after the convention; still so much to do and so little time! My next post will feature pictures from AWA and my experience at the Artist Alley. So Stay Tuned & See You @ the Next Post!

Crafts in the Making

As promised here is a sneak peek of what I'm working on for AWA ; these little guys are so cute! I have a huge batch of them to work on-and as for what's going to be put in them. Well you'll just have to wait and see!

Stay Tuned & See You @ the Next Post! 

Preproduction

Sup kiddies!  Not much to post other than I'm still working on my charms for the Artist Alley.  Will be taking a trip over to my friend's place to continue planning for the big day as she'll also be making her debut at the Artist Alley; we're going to be sharing a table, so figuring out how to set up is important. In other news, DragonCon is this weekend- and once more I'm unable to attend. It's funny that I lived in GA for 10+ years and yet I've never went to one DragonCon. Well there was last year when my friend snuck me in for a short time period, but I still was unable to enjoy the con fully. So help me I will make sure to attend next year. It's a top priority on my list.

Stay Tuned & See You @ the Next Post!

Back from Outer Space...

Apologies for such a long delay. After the inevitable event impacted my life, so much has happened in the previous months that I had no drive to update the blog at the time. Now that I'm getting back on top of things, I'll promise to try and post at least twice a month/three times at the max. Now time for an update:

For starters, I purchased a new lens for my camera! It's a Canon 50mm that's perfect for portraits and taking pictures up close. One of the best features of the lens is its ability to bring the main object of interest into focus and push everything else in the background out of focus.

 As I had mentioned before aside from traditional & digital art, my other passions are photography and crafting. Photography wise, I would love to become an event photographer for anime/sci-fi /gaming conventions and local festivals. I decided to make the investment so I can improve my skills with both fixed and zoom lenses. I spared some time to get some practice in with my new lens at the Atlanta Jazz Festival that took place back in May during the Atlanta Jazz Festival:

These were a few shots I managed to capture before my battery pack died on me. It was my fault since I didn't keep it on the dock so that it could receive a full charge. This was also a lesson learned : Always have an extra battery pack with you. I'll really have to keep that in mind when I attend Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) this year. 

Speaking of AWA, this year I'll be in the  Artist Alley for the first time! I'm so excited and nervous all the same as I've longed to start crafting my own charms and jewelry pieces for others to wear and enjoy. However, since this is my first time, I'm taking big risks by letting this convention be my trial and error experiment. On top of that I'm working on a very tight schedule as AWA is a month away.  I hope I get everything finished in time -- I kinda have this habit called procrastination... I'll do my best to post my progress on here and a sneak peek of what I'll be selling. 

Last but not least: yesterday was my birthday! I am now 27 years of age and have only three more years before I'm a grown up (as my older sis puts it) .  It was a quiet birthday which was fine with me-- I had a small barbeque with family members which was pleasant. Funny thing is although I'm a bit older, I still feel like a kid. I guess my sister is right about the grown up part.  

Stay Tuned & See You @ the Next Post! 

Incognito

Due to a huge life-altering event that's happened, I won't be posting here for a while. Not to worry, it won't be indefinite, just until I can come to terms with what's going on at the moment and overcome it. Until next time... signing off.

Let Me Tell You About Homestuck Part Deux

It's Friday! Friday! Gotta Get Down on Friday! Everybody's ready for the weekend week... ahem, sorry about that. I was supposed to be getting back with you all about the Homestuck event. Now where was I... ah yes, here we go. 

There were plenty of  Homestuck cosplayers at the hangout. They did a pretty decent job with their troll makup and outfits. I wonder how frustrating it was to remove all that body paint off afterwards!

 Trolls Trollin’  LOL!


Everyone who attended the Hangout were asked to bring canned goods to donate to charity.

Over 300 cans were donated; as a fun experiment, the cans were used to build 'Can Town'.

Winner of the Contest

The ones who participated were automatically entered in a contest to donate the most cans.  Naturally, one person won and the prize was a nifty Homestuck scarf.

Can Town at Night

My friends and I spent most of the time drawing at the hangout drawing and singing along to our favorite tunes.

Ashley and Octavia break out into song 


There was a moment when the night turned into a Party when everyone gathered onto the skating rink and started dancing--well everyone except for me;  I found this to be the best time to capture the moment. 

Shayla doing the ROBOT

Work it Gurl!!!

As the hangout was coming to a close we participated in creating a HomeStuck art mural to commemorate our time there.

My Homestuck Art

Shayla's Homestuck Piece

So Many Talented Artist! 

I had a blast! This was my first time being locked in for an event , but it was sweet to try out something new for a change; and hanging out with my best buds made it all the better! Hopefully I'll have the opportunity to post more events such as these. With several anime conventions coming up,  I'm sure I won't miss a moment of it.

So Stay Tuned and See You At the Next Post!