Pelzig's Questions, answered

Again, with the interview meme thingy.

Pelzig asks:

1) Back in 1999, I made a little website for you (which is still up even today and very likely out of date :) ) and from it, there is a link to the Danse Macabre. What got you interested in that and does it still hold an interest?

1. Yes, I need to update that site if you're still willing, and *thank you*!!!! As for Macabre, it was my guild for the 4-5 years I regularly participared in the North CA Renfaire, and I loved it dearly. I've a bit of a morbid streak, you know, and 'the bones band' fits that handily. Plus, they needed a fiddler. Danse Macabre loosely follows a tradition of 'skeleton dancers' or death themed musicians that traces back to the Black Plague, so it was a very cool and interesting thing to be a part of, though most of our music was slowed down English country dance tunes. I'm going to try and do faire again this year, at least part time. If Bones is still around and still wants me, they will be the first place I go when seeking a guild.

2) Your art style is pretty unique and easily identifiable. Who do you credit as being the main influences from which your style developed?

That's hard to say...certainly every artist who I like and admire has some influence (including yourself), even if it's not readily obvious in my actual work, and I like a LOT of artists. From an extremely young age, I poured over the art of Beatrix Potter, even though of course my art looks nothing like hers. I should also mention a cartoonist named Leah Rosenthal, who did a body of hilarious Blake's 7 cartoons when I was in Jr. High and beginning to try my hand at cartooning. For a while I tried to emulate her, and that mutated into what would become my present style.

3) You list mythology as a point of interest. To what mythos do you spend the most time researching, learning about, or perhaps following?

Celtic myth, history and culture is something I've had quite a fascination with for a long time and I've studied it extensively. I've always been interested in Egyptian mythology (particularly the Old Kingdom versions) but haven't really studied it seriously until recently...I have a lot to learn. I'm also deeply interested in several aspects of Greek mythology.

4) Another interest is science fiction. Within this genre, what authors do you like best and what "flavors" of science fiction do you enjoy (such as "hard sci-fi", "dark future", etc.)?

Ooooh, so many. Neil Gaiman has, I think, won the seat as my favorite author. CJ Cherryh has been a favorite for years, with special attention paid to the Rider, Morgaine and Merovingen books. I'm partial to Joan and Vernor Vinge, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Laurell K. Hamilton (you'd like those, I think, at least the later ones...purr-riffic shapeshifter erotica!! woo!). Right now I am reading "the Scar" by China Meiville and OMG is that ever good. Set in the "Steampunk" genre (giggle) it's moodily atmospheric and incredibly well written, and has managed to suck me in thoroughly after only 3 chapters. readreadread.

I like a lot of varying things...if it's well written and characterized, I'll give it a shot, but have I mentioned the morbid streak?

5) Every picture or piece of artwork has a story behind it. Describe the story behind your picture "Expectant".

LOL! Well, that may be true, but some pics have more of a story behind them than others. ;D "Expectant" was just me being a little...well...fetishy with the character. She dosen't know exactly *what*'s going to happen next, but given her outfit and expression, she has her hopes. Yeah, yeah, I need to draw Jackel tied up more often, though at the moment Danielle and Alley (arctic fox and unicorn, respectively) are, um, next on the block, so to speak.

Allaine's Interview Questions

'K, so here are the questions Allaine asked me, see interview meme a couple posts deep now. Which is of course still open.

1. As a licensed attorney, where do you see your career in the future ideally?

I am, shockingly enough, at my ideal job, practicing in a small firm 5 minutes from my home, doing mixed transactional and civil litigation. Which is really what I wanted, though I flirted with the idea of being a D.A. for awhile.

In my ideal world, I'd like to be paid more (likely to happen in a bit, I hope; I am after all teh green newbie), Work a day less a week and above all be better and more confidant at what I do. (see green newbie comment). In the VERY distant future, I sorta have aspirations on the judiciary, but that is of course so unlikely to ever happen I am hesitant to voice them.

2. When and how did you meet Chris?

heh. This is a good story. Would you believe, he was my high school english teacher? But really, it isn't like that at all. At one point I had made up my mind that my character was entirely unsuited for a relationship, that I was a decidedly solitary type and happy that way. But if I was going after a mate, it'd be nice to get one like Chris. Then, when I'd been in the university a couple of years, I learned that Chris had been divorced and went prowlin' round. We've been together ever since, more or less. It's actually pretty cute.

3. What's the one thing you want to do most in Las Vegas this summer?

See/meet IP (in no particular order) You and MC and Alex!!!!!!!!!!! Wheeee!!!!! *bounce* and see the white tigers. Tigers!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will you look atta tigers with me?

4. Is there a kind of animal you just can't stand, ick?

earwigs. I really do not appreciate their beauty in any way. I'm not incredibly fond of labrador retrievers or chihuauas, either, though that's less ick than vague distaste, and there are some exceptions.

5. If you were to find yourself stuck on a tropical island for six whole months, with only one RL/Internet friend other than your bf to keep you company, who would it be and why?

um...um...*thinks* *thinks harder*. um.
's confidential. Sorry.