Introducing Ely!

This is probably the only picture I'll ever put on AV, but I thought I'd share the reason for the delays. My little bundle of joy. And her kitten XD

Still here!

I apologize for the long waits and inactivity. My little baby girl takes up a lot more free time than I thought! But I'm not complaining, the experience of motherhood is AMAZING. And I'm so very happy. But I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm still alive and slowly working on AV. Slowly is the keyword there. I'm getting parts of chapter 2 done but it will be a while until they're ready to be on the web. Thank you so much for being patient everyone.

Chapter 1 complete!

Hey all! Another quick update to say that chapter 1 is complete and posted on the CM website! It's the same link that I put in the last post. Since I'm almost at my baby's due date I'm afraid that AV will have to go on another short break for a while, until my baby is safely delivered and I can adjust a bit to life as a mother. (So new and exciting!) It may not be until December until I get anything else new up, but I'll try my best to have at least a few new things before Christmas. So please be patient with me, and pray for my hubby and I and our new baby daughter who is due in October!

About this entry's art, it's just a compilation of old art to keep you entertained, lol. Just dreaming about how the book could possibly be when the first volume is finished and printed. That dream is still a long way from being completed, but with 1 chapter done I feel a little closer. Chapter 2 here we come!

Updates!

Just a quick post to share that the manga has been updated on the Christian Manga website! I just haven't been able to use FTP from my home computer to be able to update the website here, but someday soon I hope to be able to do that from a computer in town. Here's the link to the new pages on Christian Manga:

http://www.christianmanga.com/smf/index.php?action=gallery&g2_itemId=12069

Enjoy!

Problem solved! Get ready!

The problems that I was having with toning and saving are finally solved, so now I can work on AV! Thanks to all who were praying. And expect new things to come! Get ready!

Just to share my happiness, here's a random sketch on the back of one of the pages. Will it ever happen?? Who knows XD

Never Forget

Just a little sketch to show that AV's still alive. I've got so many complications in my life right now. Art wise, still confused with Manga Studio and unable to tone, looking for decent ink pens in Ecuador, but still moving forward with the sketches of the pages at least. Life can get so busy and stressful even at times and the last couple of months have been difficult for me and my husband. But I take comfort in the fact that all of the details of my life are under God's care. It's a lesson in trust. So I'm content. Finished updates on this manga are probably still a long ways away from now, but with little advances I'm enjoying it. So we'll all look forward to that "someday" ^^

Counting the blessings

God's been so good to me. I just wanted to share it ^^

Wish I could say that AV's moving forward, but I'm still in the same problem with Manga Studio. But a couple friends are helping me so I think we'll get it figured out soon. In the meantime, I've been working a lot on a different project, a collaboration manga project with the goal of providing help and encouragement to victims of sexual or physical abuse. Each story is written by a different artist, all with the theme of how God views abuse and gives hope in the Bible. It's been an incredible blessing to me ever since the project started! What's been neat to me has been seeing how God creates interest in the hearts of others, and seeing the project move forward. This week I was working on the script for my short story for the project. It makes me really excited, because I want to see this project helping others someday, too. So the picture for this blog entry is the title page for my short story, In Heaven's eyes. Can't wait to finish it!

As far as other blessings, morning sickness is starting to get a little better. I'm just about done with the first trimester of my pregnancy (the first 3 months). It's kinda being replaced by other somewhat uncomfortable symptoms, but I'm still so happy that baby and I are doing ok. So this week I'm a very happy girl ^^

I'll post again if anything new comes up. I hope I can have the new pages up soon.