I apologize! Since we moved out of the East and into Artemisia (and then into the Outlands with the zip code shuffle which brought all of Colorado within Outlandish borders), we’ve had a hard time bringing ourselves to a) spend precious money on replacing Anny’s nibs, and b) it’s just been so easy to *not* start back up. I was dealing with a massive case of Impostor Syndrome, which left me sure it was pointless to continue updating this blog. Lastly, we’re really not used to having such a far-flung kingdom in which to play. I never imagined I’d make a quick weekend jaunt to NEW MEXICO for a weekend event, not once but *twice* in a month.

ANYWAY

We finally got our butts back in gear, and finished the baronial scrolls we were sitting on when we left, and they have been given out to the recipients (four years late but moving fast). We will likely be flexing those muscles some more in the near future. Certainly, I’ll have something I’ll need to work on for the Artisan Warrior Tournament at Battlemoor in August. Last year, I dusted off my paints and such and painted something which was frustrating in its distance from what I saw in my mind’s eye – however, the person who chose it is super chuffed with it.

In addition, I’ve been pretty busy completing The Lay of Nine Worlds, the Norse-themed tarot deck I’m building for Annys. 78 cards is a lot of art! I have the Major Arcana complete, and I’m working through the suits – Swords is finished, and Coins is four cards done – but it’s going to be a while yet before I’m close enough to launch the Kickstarter.

That said, the next few posts will be the scrolls which have never made it to the blog during the past four years. Please bear with me while I dig through the records and try to remember what I did. Also, bear with me for things like the most recent scroll, where I got so into the painting that I never stopped to document the individual steps and color changes. Dope.