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While I'm waiting for any final Project Stacee submissions, I want to take this day to remind you...

If you live in the USA, please vote in the upcoming presidential election on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. In order to vote, you must be rigistered to vote. You can register and find your voting location here: [link]





That last piece of art is for an art exhibit; doesn't this election seem like some kind of surreal exhibition? Everything during an election year usually seems really intense to me, but this year feels particularly frantic. Maybe it's because of the economic crisis? Or maybe I just need to cut down on caffeine.

Also, ~DK1 reminded me of this AIGA link: Get Out the Vote 2008, which is a neat opportunity for artists to develop nonpartisan poster designs. In addition, for those of you that are into politics, I'm including the link to *DAPoliticalForum. Have fun!!

Thank you to everyone that got involved with Project Stacee!! I am still waiting to hear from one artist that got into an accident this week. Their art will be added to the project this week if I hear from them. I thought it would be fair to give an artist with the use of only one arm an extra day. I hope no one minds. To make it more fair, I'll accept any new art submissions until midnight tomorrow, Friday, October 3.
Instructions for judges will be sent out this weekend. The three best artworks will be announced on Friday, October 17, 2008. Thanks again to everyone!




The above photo is a picture of Stacee. Stacee was only 8 years old when she and her mother tragically died on October 17, 1999. The photo was taken shortly before their deaths. Stacee would have been 17 years old this year.
A friend of mine recently contacted me with Stacee's story, and she told me that Stacee's grandmother only has this single photo of Stacee. As you can see, the image is badly damaged.



The objective of this project is to invite artists to either restore the photo or use it as a reference to create art work in any medium for Stacee's grandmother and the rest of their family.
Stacee's grandmother has approved this project, and she's given me permission to allow project participants to use the photo. The photo is NOT a stock image! It is only to be used in the context of this project.




Entries for this project will be viewed by Stacee's grandmother and judged by a panel of deviant artists. To encourage more participation in this project, the 3 best entries will be rewarded with prizes.
Project entries can be found in my favorites.

• My Stock Rules (Updated on Aug 22!)


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• Clubs I Support (Needs to be updated.)


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"I have a deep respect and love for these tiny humans, and I hope to convey in my images a measure of the beauty that exists in all children."

Have you heard about The Blues Stock Contest? It's been a long time since I've felt inspired, and this contest seems to have done it for me. Each contestant may enter up to 10 stock images, and I've entered 2 photos already. I'm looking for concepts for other entries... Both of the ones I entered already are skyscapes. I'd like to try something with a different twist. I hope I think of something good in the near future. It's not about winning so much as finding a mood and capturing it in my lens. Suggestions are welcome!
I unexpectedly discovered that I've become a senior member yesterday. (LOL - I thought it was a v6 glitch at first!!) I'm not yet sure what comes with being a senior. So far nothing is different at dA except for the little ` symbol by my name, the mention of it at the top of my user page, and a senior forum that is now visible. However, I appreciate it because I love dA, and I am grateful to the deviant powers that be for such a lovely surprise. Thank you!! ♥



Each time I update my journal I like to feature an artist that has used my stock in their art. This week's featured artist is...


~xav90: Javier Cascales is a talented artist in Spain. His gallery consists mostly of digital art ripe with dreamy images, but he also shows skills in colorful manga styles and traditional media. Check out his fanart to view some great visions of Harry Potter, The Simpsons, Disney, Pokemon, and more!



Here are some FREE goodies, which are offered by some very generous deviants for your use! Please be sure to follow each artist's TERMS OF USE before you take anything that isn't yours.

• My Stock Rules


• Unrestricted Stock


• My Free Avatars & Stamps: *FantasyStockAvatars


• Clubs I Support (Needs to be updated.)


Stockers A-Z:


• dA Stockers: A - I


• dA Stockers: J - R


• dA Stockers: S - Z


• My dA News Articles


• Community Links

"I went through a sort of awkward phase of thinking I was stupid. My schoolwork goes to shit. I can't concentrate. I started to believe the world outside. Music was my revenge on that."

Now that the journal mood issue has been resolved (Yay! I'm no longer "terrified!"), and since most of us have had time to test drive the new v6 design for dA, I'm curious to know what you think about it. I'm still troubled that I