So my good friend and I will be sharing a table at FanExpo's Toronto Comicon in a few weeks on March 10-11. If you're in the area, stop by our table at A66 to say hi!! We're located on the left side from the entrances, nearing the back of the Artist Alley rows. We'll have a variety of high quality signed prints on cardstock available, along with bookmarks, postcards, buttons, keychains, stickers, and more!! I'm just super excited about getting an opportunity to cosplay again, I'll be going as Stocking from Panty and Stocking on one of the days and Alice from Alice in Wonderland the other

Prices are set at:

11x17 prints: $12 each, or buy 2 get 1 free at $21
8.5x11 prints: $6 each, or buy 2 get 1 free at $12
Bookmarks: $1 each
Postcards: $2 each

Follow me on Twitter at: [link]
More information on the convention here: [link]









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I'll be showcasing and selling my work at Fanexpo's Toronto ComicCON at the Metro toronto convention centre on March 10-11 with the very talented and awesome !! We'll be at the artist alley, stop by and say hi!! I'll have signed prints, bookmarks, postcards and other merchandise up for sale.


Just a snippet of what kinds of things to expect More info on the convention here: [link]

Hey guys, so last month I posted a journal regarding a print and bookmarks giveaway!! I've randomly chosen the winner of 5 prints signed and 5 bookmarks of their choice. I didn't expect to get the amount of participants as I did, so I've gone ahead and picked 3 MORE winners for 5 bookmarks of their choice.

If the winners could contact me with their prints and/or bookmarks of choice and their mailing info, that would be great!!

Selection of available prints and bookmarks here: [link]



is the grand winner to the main prize of 5 signed prints and 5 bookmarks!!


are the winners to the mini prize of 5 bookmarks!!

Congrats to all the winners and thanks to everyone who took interest in my mini giveaway and my work.
Happy new years everyone!!

Hey guys, now that the semester is done and over with, I'm finding myself getting into the holiday spirit and feel like sending out 5 signed prints and 5 bookmarks to one lucky person You can be anywhere in the world, shipping is on me. Just leave a comment on this journal entry before the end of December and I shall put all your names in a hat and draw out one name. I'll announce the lucky winner at the end of the month and send you a note requesting for the shipping address. Spread the word and keep on giving

Bookmarks:


Prints:




laaaaaave you guys and take care,
Jiani

I'm still alive, although just hanging by a string School work has really taken over my life, one more month before I start my winter break and hopefully I'll be able to schedule more photoshoots to share with you guys. Just wanted to let you guys know I'm still checking back in the community every day and reading all your wonderful critiques and comments, I can not express how much I appreciate your support even in times like these where I'm a bit absent.

I still have my print and merchandise sale going on if you'd care to support a poor student in need [link]

You can follow me on Twitter here [link]

Take care guys!!

MY GOD, I STILL CAN'T WRAP MY HEAD AROUND IT ;___; Thank you guys for supporting my work, I appreciate every view and comment. You guys are AMAZING, you've made my year

Thank you so very much for featuring

This photo really wouldn't be, without the amazing models who worked so hard putting their cosplays together.
Thank you and for working with me!!

I'm so thankful, thank you guys.
GOD, DO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW HAPPY YOU'VE MADE ME ;____;

Hey guys
To start off I just wanted to point your attention towards a contest my friends and Victoria have joined for redesigning the Deadmau5 head. I think their design deserves some love   If you have the time, please give their hard work some support by voting, available here [link]


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TAGGED
I was tagged by and

RULES TO FOLLOW:
>> I shall post ten annoying facts about me.
>> I shall annoy ten random peoples in return by tagging them.
>> I shall pursue my annoying game of hide and tag by commenting on their pages to notify them they've been tricked in the worst way possible. Because everyone knows you die a painful death if you break a tag game.
>> I shan't tag the person who tricked me back, because it would be as pointless as Endless Eight.
You guys know what I'm talking about.

1. There are days where I've listened to one single song on repeat for the entire day. It annoys the people around me who have to put up with it.

2. I can't stand slow walkers in a crowd, it drives me insane even though I can be quite a slow walker myself.

3. I'm easily forgetful, it takes me ages to reply emails and notifications since I tend to read   them right away but have a horrible habit of putting it off to reply for later. Then I just end up forgetting about it.

4. I can sleep in till 3 in the afternoon

5. I find stress relief in shopping, then realize how broke I am when I've spent my hard earned money - which results in turning to shopping again; it's a vicious cycle.

6. I get bored really easily, out of all the console games I've started playing, I've probably only finished a tenth of them.

7. I'm a gullible person. People have taken great advantage of that

8. I don't think I've picked up and finished reading a novel since high school. Since I'm such a slow reader, I'd much rather read graphic novels or comics just since they're a quicker read.

9. I will need to sleep with the lights on for a few weeks after watching a horror movie.

10. I'm a hoarder, I have a hard time letting go of useless things.


I shall annoy:

I'm selling all prints and items I originally had available for Anime North. Nearly all my prints are printed in high quality on semi-gloss heavy duty cardstock (exceptions are on the few older prints that are on glossy stock rather than cardstock). I will gladly sign anything you order. Prices and ordering information are listed below.


$10 Each
$25 for 3, any additional prints to the set of 3 is available for only $6.50 each.

Shipping
Canada: $6
U.S.: $8
International: $10










$5 Each
$12 for 3, any additional prints to the set of 3 is available for only $3.50 each.

Shipping
Canada: $3
U.S.: $4
International: $8
Any additional prints ordered after the first are free to ship.









$9 for each set of 9 mini postcards
Postcards are printed double sided, with area to write address and text on the backside. Printed on heavy duty cardstock featuring round cut edges. I have a very limited number of these guys left from the convention.

Shipping
Canada: $2
U.S.: $3
International: $5






$0.50 each
Printed on heavy duty cardstock, featuring round cut edges.

Shipping
Canada: $1.50
U.S.: $2.50
International: $3.50







Please send me a note through dA or an email to Jaicca@gmail.com with the titles and size of the prints that you would like to order, along with your shipping address. I will be able to send you a total and payment info from there. I will be able to ship out your order as soon as the payment has gone through. I only accept paypal at the moment. Thanks!!

The weekend passed by so ridiculously fast, I was able to meet and talk to a bunch of amazing inspiring artists!! I feel so honored to have been able to print trade with many of them. It's really kind of motivated me to work harder and update my equipment with the money I earned this weekend. Thanks to those who bought prints and bookmarks, you've supported a poor student in need haha. It's all going towards a canon 60D, which I am super super excited about I'm really glad some of you guys were able to stop by, and it's nice to have met many of you in person

I still have several prints left over as well as bookmarks and a couple sets of my postcard collection. I'll have them available on here for purchase for very reasonable prices within the next few days, keep your eyes glued

It's a week to Anime North and I am so excited. I have many new prints, bookmarks and postcards available this year. If you're going to the convention, I'll be located at F-16. I'm looking forward to meeting you guys, feel free to come by my table and say hi or ask any questions So here's just a small sample of stuff I'll have available.

All my work is printed in high quality on heavy duty cardstock.





















I'll be sitting in the F section with wonderful peeps around me: . Year after year, thank you guys for supporting my work and keeping me going

So it's been confirmed, I'll be selling my work again at Anime North in May this year I'll be around these wonderful people This year will also be my first time cosplaying!! I'll be going as Stocking from "Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt." Awesome peeps and will be crossplaying Stocking and Garterbelt with me

I'll update later closer to the date on a map of where we will all be and hopefully prints that I'll be offering this year. I'll also be working on a couple of new projects include some limited edition themed postcards with a couple of my friends and possibly a mini-photobook I hope I'm not being overly ambitious with the amount of photoshoots I want to get done and merchandise I'd like to offer

Hope to meet some of you guys there

Well this is kind of awkward, I kind of just left on an unintentional hiatus. I had always planned on submitting every once in a while but even that seemed impossible from the crazy schedule I was going through. D.A. has changed a lot since I've left and it's kind of hard trying to adjust to all the changes. It's kind of scary how much I miss this community and being a part of it.

I'm finally picking the camera up again and starting to kick myself up to do some new photoshoots. Thanks so much to everyone who's stuck around and continued to support me despite me leaving, I'm sorry ;___; but I just want to let everyone know that I'm back =]

Oh goodness, how fast time flies, I realized the last time I updated my journal was BEFORE anime north ;__; I thought I'd do a quick update before my subscription ends!!
I've been wanting to renovate my room for YEARS now. Ever since I moved into it, I never got the chance to paint the walls. I detested the patterns on the wall and the way it lacked atmosphere and colour. So I finally got some free time this summer to work on it, it took about a week for me to get everything done, move things out, paint the walls, buy the furniture and decor. My dad argues that my painting is uneven and sloppy ;___; I'm still working on some things like getting paintings and shelves up on the walls. Oh goodness, I am so ashamed of how my room looked in the "before" pictures, please don't think of me as a slob!!

Additionally, I have a really dear friend, , who is participating in the Armada Singing Contest. She has a really beautiful voice and I would really appreciate it if you could support her by watching her entry and spreading the word!! Her entry can be viewed here: [link]







By the way, I've submitted my room into the Umbra YouDesign Contest. I would really appreciate it if you guys could support and vote for it here: [link]!!

I'll be at Anime North this year and hope to see some of you guys If you're visiting, I'm at table F16, drop by and say hi!! I will also have some large poster prints of my work up for auction at Gallery Momiji!!

My prints and bookmarks are professionally printed on cardstock. I have quite a few new prints this year as well as new buttons and keychains. I shall post a picture when I finish packaging them all!!

Merchandise available this year:
11x17 prints
8.5x11 prints
Bookmarks
Stationery
Sticker sheets
Button sets
Keychains
..and possibly postcards if I have enough time!!

Quick update on life, I'M VERY TIRED ;___; I'm trying to focus between summer classes, driving classes, part time work and Anime North preparations. I need to learn how to drive so desperately!!

So it's been months since I've updated my journal, but I'm FINALLY getting around to answering those questions you guys asked =] OKAY here we go!!

What do you plan on doing with your photographic career?/What are you majoring in?
Well I'm really doing photography as just a hobby. I just finished my first year in design, and although it was really stressful at times, I LOVE it I'm still unsure in which direction I want go with, maybe I'll merge photography with design work in the future? I guess we'll have to wait and see =]

What did you do to get where you are today?
Hmm it's really just a lot of going out and practicing. I really enjoy shooting outdoors, so every photoshoot helped me improve in working with natural light, directing models, camera angles, etc. I look at a lot of fashion magazines and make up tutorials to get me inspired to different looks and feels in photos.

I started off doing a lot of self portraits, eventually I got friends to model, then models around the area noticed my work and I guess it just expanded from there. Connections are really significant if you're into portrait photography. I'm still on the lookout of collaborating with stylists, make up artists and the like.

Where do you get the most inspiration for your art?
I like to look at fashion campaigns and magazines for interesting colour pallets. Otherwise, scenes from those really emotional dramas, hahaa they give me ideas for emotions and stories that I may want to tell through pictures.

How many years did you live in Germany? Und sprichst du deutsch?
I lived there for roughly 5 years, I had a lot of memorable childhood memories there. And for the second part of your question, I can still understand basic everyday conversations in german but have trouble piecing together sentences to actually speak it

Why do you ignore comments?

What's your favorite thing to eat when you need a pick-me-up?
haha nah I joke. I don't ignore comments, I read every comment I get and honestly, comments are my favourite part of this community. I really like reading the feedback and critiques you guys leave. Although I may not always be able to reply them, just know that I'm really grateful for you taking the time to write something =]

Hmm, as for what I'd have for a pick-me-up, it would definitely be coffee. It's saved me on numerous occasions =] I know it's not something you'd eat, but..yeah ;__;

If you were to give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be?
It would definitely be to not take things so seriously and try not to be so hard on myself.

What's your biggest/ultimate dream/goal?
I'm still not quite sure what I want to specifically do with my art. But I just want to be able to make an impact on others. Otherwise, my ultimate goal is to be happy =]

Why are you collecting random things? Ever think about using them in a collage?
I have no idea why I collect plastic bags and price tags. I've just kind of gotten into the habit of keeping them, I suppose a collage would be a really interesting idea

What if you had a little mini panda? Would you be scared to hold it?
Hmm, truthfully, I've read that pandas are very strong animals that have claws that could probably tear me apart ;___; So yes, I would probably be terrified to hold it. DARN, why do they have to be so deceivingly cute!!

BTW, I'm clearing out a ton of my stuff. So be on the lookout for a journal post sale in the future. I'm selling old magazines, lolita dresses, bags, etc. And of course prints and stuff =]
I'm on twitter =] [link]

So I was tagged by and ^__^
Additionally, I thought why not answer any questions you guys have for me about my work. I'll have something like an FAQ journal up next time It's been awhile since I've felt like I've communicated with you guys, so hopefully this'll change that.

Okay, here we go!!

1. I have some strange obsessions, I tend to collect odd things. Plastic/paper shopping bags and price tags from clothing. I think I can fill up an entire garbage bag with them..
2. I think I have at least 100 bottles of nail polish.. most never opened xD
3. Most of my childhood was spent in Berlin, Germany.
4. I have social anxiety disorder.. but I'm currently fighting really hard to overcome it =]
5. I'm ashamed to say that I went trick-or-treating at the age of 18 ;__;
6. I'm a terrible singer, and can't dance if my life counted on it.
7. I have a shopping addiction, I know it's terrible but it feels soooo good LOL
8. I fangirl squeal when I watch romance dramas.. xD
9. I'm kinda spontaneous, often times I go ahead and do things without thinking twice..
10. I'm terribly scared of handling any kind of animal, including fuzzy cute ones.. I don't even know why I got a hamster ;__; So I tend to stalk watch them from a distance xD

I tag anyone who wants to be tagged xD
Leave your questions in the comments section =]

Hey guys,
Sorry for being inactive for so long, there's been a lot of stuff going on at school that forced me to ban myself from dA. I've been doing some self portraits recently, I just haven't gotten around to post processing them or uploading them. 3 major photoshoots are coming up within the next couple of month, I'm so so excited about all of them, it's so great to finally get back to photography. I want to get as many photoshoots done during my 3 weeks break as I can fit in, which brings me to this. I was hoping I could get an assistant or two for 2 of my major photoshoots this winter. If you're interested in being a part of the photoshoot process, feel free to send me a note about it =] I basically just need someone to hold up reflectors, help me carry stuff and what-not.


I'll have lots of stuff up by next week, sorry for being away ;__; I miss this community so much, and I'm so grateful for all the encouraging and uplifting comments everyone left on my last journal. First year in university has just been an emotional roller coaster for me, but I'm glad you guys are on it with me I'll post up some photographs of the stuff I've been working on in my program, I'm really loving the program and the projects (...except typography xD).

So one more week left before I'm free, I promise to keep you guys posted on things. I'm starting a blog soon so maybe that'll get me to update more often xD
P.S. I'm on twitter, update there constantly =] [link]