Happy Thanksgiving!

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:19:29 +0000

Hi everyone! Happy Thanksgiving, if you’re in the US, and if you’re elsewhere, have a terrific day! (:

I have a guest strip up in the blog over at Little Vampires! Drop by and check it out, and check out Becky’s great comic while you’re there. (;

Hope you’ve enjoyed Springside! There’ll be full details on Tuesday, but I’ll be taking a short break for a while. This doesn’t mean no comics (there will be comics!) but it will be a bit before Summerside starts. Take it easy, and have great holidays!

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[Leanne] Springside is DONE.

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:50:26 +0000

My buffer for Springside is complete. All the files have been uploaded. They are ready for your viewing as soon as they hit the schedule.

I’ll be spending the next few weeks working on getting the house ready to move, working to bring you a terrific Summerside script and comic, and … yeah.

I’m shaking, right now, literally. Springside has been a huge effort for me, and I hope you all will enjoy the rest of the story.

Edit: I realize that I haven’t updated you on the doctor’s visit. My doc says I have osteoarthritic tendinitis in my shoulder. This came complete with a calcific deposit you could see on the X-ray previews. I wasn’t smart enough to take pictures to show you. D’oh. I’ll be headed to physical therapy starting this week, and hopefully that will help.

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[Leanne] Quick update

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:38:13 +0000

I’m back to having problems with my shoulder and hand. I’m thinking it isn’t actually carpal tunnel, but I may have slightly dislocated my shoulder. I’m going back to the doctor today.

All of the Springside comics are base-colored. I need to finish the detailing and the text.

I need to let you folks know that I will be taking a hiatus after Springside. Mark and I are planning on moving, and I will need every speck of time I can scrounge to make it work. I hope to be uploading Crow Feathers and bonus art pieces until I can focus my attention on Summerside properly.

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Closing in on done

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:34:17 +0000

I sketched the last eight comics of Springside today. Up next: ink and color. I’m hoping to be done with plenty of time to script Summerside, because if Winterside and New Year taught me anything, it’s the value of not having to rush your script. (:

For the record, eight sketches in one day is WAY more than I normally do. I usually can only manage four. I essentially did nothing else today.

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[Leanne] Check out what I made today.

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:19:01 +0000

3 1/2 hours
12 cedar shafts
12 pink feathers
24 red feathers
12 brass tips
1 6-arrow fletching jig
glue and more glue
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12 arrows, with momo-style fletchings.

(Yes, I know that those are clothing color combinations from the Heian era. Yes, I’m playing Kamakura era — we’re doing SCA. Yes, I know that Japanese arrows don’t look like that; that’s OK, I’m shooting them with a western bow anyway, because I will not dishonor a Japanese bow by shooting it without someone teaching me how.)

Aren’t they awesome? (: (: (:

The ones on the top are Mark’s. He made a dozen too.

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