Am making progress, in the late stages of the horse commission for Anbessa and in the first layers of the shading on the tigress, waiting for that to dry =) I am trying out some new knowledge on how to plan out the values in the composition based on Andrew Loomis's Creative Illustration and am finding that I am getting much better results than with the planning methods I've previously used.

Two weeks from now I will be at Furfright! I was confirmed as a dealer last year, so am ready for selling! Yay! I will be offering some slots for badges there, and will take some home but I have a limit of 10 badges this year, unless I get though the at-con ones quicker than expected. I will be selling prints, pendants and earrings.

On the homesteading front, the latest breedings on the rabbits didn't take, our poor buck must be experiencing heat sterility after we had a heat wave in July. Not one of the three girls was pregnant. Sunny, our californian doe has been replaced by Delight, a Cinnamon bun. We were not happy with the temperament of the Cal and will not be trying that breed again despite it's high productivity. Coureton and I want to stick with the heritage breeds.

We purchased some heirloom garlic breeds from a local farmer to start planting this year and we are trying to save some of the seeds from our current crop of tomatoes. I can't wait to plan the vegetable garden for next year.