It's been awhile. Not much has been happening.

I've only made a handful of new artwork. I feel as though I don't have much time to spend on art these days what with the puppy and my work schedule never being the same week to week. But I get bursts of inspiration, which is always nice!




This was inspired by Katie Perry of all people, and her music video for Extraterrestrial. I'm really proud of it as a whole and love how the background came out.

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I've also been attempting to sew more. I've made about 5 bunny hats for dolls and have 21 Blythe dresses in the works...


This is the pile of dresses. Only a couple have been sewn up the back with their trims. They take a lot more time than I expected...

The bunny hats do not take much time and I want to make different animal hats as well (kitty hats!) I can probably scale the pattern up a bit to fit Blythe, SD and Pullip heads. Right now they only fit Dal and MSD dolls. But they are so cute.

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Anime Boston happened a couple of weeks ago. I think that next year I will finally be for real cosplaying. I've fallen in love with Stocking from the Gainex show "Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt." She's the best character ever and represents every single thing I love really.

So even though I'm pretty broke, I bought the wig... Because I'd be spending less in the long run (no 25-35 dollars shipping fees from Asia...)



I like it a lot. I need to treat it with conditioner and get a nice comb for it.

I guess that's my update for now.

On sale now
View the ebay auction page here

Auction ends on April 12, 2011.

I listed 32 Original pieces of artwork on my Etsy shop and will try to list more in the near future. 50% of the profits made on etsy will be donated to Global giving.

Cat Craig's ETSY

I will also be donating 100% of my DA print sales if there's anything in my shop you've been wanting to purchase.

My Deviantart Print shop

I'm really devastated by the disaster in Japan. It's hard for me to watch news reports or read anything about it without getting really upset and feeling rather helpless.

I was born in Okinawa and lived there again from age 8 to 11. I've been enamored with the culture ever since. It has always been a great inspiration to me and I want to help out in any way I can. Unfortunately, I don't make enough money to donate more than I already have but I feel as though I have a skill that can help me raise funds. Please consider buying my work. I will provide proof that my sales are indeed going where I stated they would be.

Global Giving is the organization that I will be donating the money made on sales to.

More info on the Global Giving Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief fund here.

I'm going to do some more research and look into other organizations I could donate to. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.

Cyst surgery was really good! This photo was taken a week after the surgery. The scar is pretty much blending in with a crease in my wrist, like the doctor planned. Pretty cool. I can finally twist my wrist enough to scratch that one spot that is ALWAYS itchy on my shoulder blade... lol


Autumn lasted a pretty long time this year, it's only now starting to get REALLY cold. I also discovered that I don't look terrible in skinny jeans....


Dad got married to Susie in Guatemala. I couldn't go, but I went to both stateside receptions. :)


My nieces are super adorable.


I keep finding creepy spiders in my house....


My barely visible scar. about 1 month after surgery.


We went to Kansas City for dad's second reception, this time with Susie's family. Bill drove up from Denver to hang out with us. There was really nothing to do in the city, but their zoo was pretty awesome. The rest of the photos from the trip.


Had thanksgiving at mom's house, played scrabble.


Ate really tasty food


and pie... Mmmmmmm.


Also went to mom's for her birthday. Addy always surprises me. She squealed "Auntie Cat!" when I came in and proceeded to drag me around the house. At one point she brings me to the sun room where jeff is playing video games, makes me sit down while she closes the door and comes over saying, "Here I come, auntie cat! I'm comin'!" So she climbs onto the couch, plops down next to me, leans her head on the cushions and gazes at me for a second before saying, "Auntie cat..." Yes Addy? "*sighs* I love you..." I love you too Addy! And they she starts to act silly again. Need to hang out with her more...


Last bit of news is that we now have a puppy. We named her Luna (as in Lovegood.) She's a pain in the ass but sweet jesus she's the cutest puppy ever.......

I remember when drawing used to be less of a process and I'd just do it and it'd be done.

Now I take ages. And procrastinate and get frustrated when I have a very short time span to work.

I have two pieces I'm submitting to a show.

I have issues with the first while working on it, but it turned out beautiful.


Futa-Kuchi Onna. She's 18x24. Big.

I just spent 6 hours coloring the second one... Only to knock over my mostly empty coffee mug with my insanely large drawing board. Coffee dripped onto her stomach and lower thigh. Fuck me. The spots dried dark and warped the paper.


Rokuro-Kubi, Before the spill. This chick is on 22x28 paper. I need to just work in my comfort zone next time. I don't care what anybody says, small is good.

On top of this, my most used markers are dying, and fast. It's so hard to find good, cheap alcohol based markers in town now. And if anybody suggests prismas, I will kill you. I bought 8 less than a week ago, 3 being skin tones. And they are ALREADY drying out. wtf?

I have around 200 tria markers, the old style. Some of them are as old as 5 years at this point. And I purchased at least 50 before I left Mass Art 3 years ago. and they last.

I also like Touch brand, but stupid Pearl arts went and closed so I can't find them anymore.

I really wanted to take up watercolors, but I don't have the patience. I already spend 3+ hours per piece.... Sigh.

I have a lot of ideas. First is the Hair project. Second is the two pieces for the Halloween Exhibit in Chicopee, MA (RANT gallery). I start with that first.


This is my 'sketch' for one of the Halloween show pieces. I want to do two pieces, both based on women from Japanese folklore, translated into a modern day context.

First is the girl pictured, she's a Futa-kuchi-onna (二口女 (ふたくちおんな)), which translates to Two-mouthed woman. I want her to be in the setting of a cafe, in this pose, with one tendril of hair feeding the mouth on the back of her head some sticky, drippy cake and the second tendril stirring her coffee while she holds the mug. I like the idea of this monster. If the woman doesn't feed the second mouth, it mumbles terrible, spiteful things and puts her in a lot of pain. so I want to have her looking very pissed off and annoyed. I love the sketch so far. It's creating the larger pieces that scares me.

The second girl will be based on Rokuro-kubi (ろくろ首 (ろくろくび)), or Pulley neck. This is a yokai that used to be human but their necks allow their heads to float away from their body. More info here. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to place her into a modern day setting. I'd prefer that it's a simple piece.... I kind of like the idea of having her body lounging in a bed or against a bunch of pillows, scantly clad, and smoking a cigarette.... Sexy snake-necked woman. Mmm.

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Been drawing a LOT. I'm going to split this between 3 posts. One is work I've drawn for me, Two is for finished commission work and three is for upcoming large-scaled pieces.

Commissions. I'm VERY grateful when I get paid to do what I love and really try to put everything into them. I've been much happier working on these recently and the ideas and subjects given to me have been really fun!

Listing this newest to oldest, with a cut :)


SquidPhones- Marker, Reference image
This is the replacement piece for the girl who wanted me to draw her pet rats. I did, and I hated it. I was too unhappy and didn't feel it was worth her money. I like this much more!


Little Red Riding hood- Markers
For my friend Jenn, who loves lrrh. I love the basket of goodies!

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Been drawing a LOT. I'm going to split this between 3 posts. One is work I've drawn for me, Two is for finished commission work and three is for upcoming large-scaled pieces.

Most of these are me playing with my watercolors and practicing.


"I'm blowing farther away"
Still need some work on the hair.

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I'm getting this monstrosity on my wrist looked at by a specialist next week.


Bent and side view....


Bent and flat comparisons...

this motherfucker has gotten larger. I don't think it's ever been this big. It hasn't popped in two years and it's putting LOADS of pressure on everything inside of my wrist. My fingers go numb sometimes and I get tingles going up my arm on occasion.

My new doctor is pretty awesome. She had me get 6 x-rays of my wrist for the specialist.

I'll keep you all informed. I'm pretty positive the whole surgery will be covered since the thing is so invasive....


On a side note. I've been sleeping really weird and having a lot of very vivid dreams that I have a bit of control over. I have not had those in quite some time.Our bedroom really needs a dark, dark curtain.

I'm in some weird hotel with my mom and brother (the us from, like 15 years ago) and I'm trying to make food. I get really frustrated and leave. Mom yells something at me and I ignore her. There's a sushi place on the upper level of the hotel. I go there and ask the woman at the front for bobba, taro flavored, she says ok and disappears. I wait FOREVER for that drink and ask for the sushi special at the same time. Some guy brings me my bubble tea and says "Oh this is so good!" and hands me a cup that is 4 inches short of being full. I tell him there's a problem here. He asks if I'd like less... I stare and respond "No. I'd like a full beverage...." He takes it away, says ok and finishes the drink. I'm thirsty. I check on the sushi. 4 of the hostesses are lined up at a counter arrange sushi on 10 plates. They don't call the plates out or bring them to anyone they leave them on the counter, a large group of college kids that weren't there before attack the plates of sushi, shoving pieces in their mouth or in little bags. I stare at the scene before running across the restaurant, staring at the menu and the counter the hostesses were working at, I get pissed off and run back, leaping over things, and begin knocking over chairs and tables yelling "Fuck you! Fuck this place! I just want bobba and some damn sushi!!! WTF is your problem..... FUCK this place!!!" I slam the door open, overturn more tables that are outside and woke up.

On a side note, the bubble tea was in the most perfect cup ever. Like the idealized cup of iced Bobba...

It was in a cup like this, but less rounded, and with a dome lid.


Because I have not been able to sleep much, I sleep for short stretches of time before waking up and falling asleep x4 times a night. This means my dreams are very vivid and I can remember them more easily... But I hate not being able to sleep.