tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22606681405488201172009-02-22T23:26:16.282-08:00ariel martianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812232625223395noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260668140548820117.post-26202345402335328382007-09-16T23:02:00.000-07:002007-09-16T23:08:11.537-07:00so. i have been away in the pixel mines these long months...only to come back and find... *SIGH* my site has vanished in a puff of smoke. which is also why you will no longer see the images that were posted on said site. appears my hosting service has died. which i suppose means- i need to find another hosting service. also probably means ¡dread! a new site.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2260668140548820117-2620234540233532838?l=amartian.blogspot.com'/></div>ariel martianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812232625223395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260668140548820117.post-22062575355264382372007-04-26T17:27:00.000-07:002007-04-26T17:33:27.211-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RjFEQIne_UI/AAAAAAAAADk/bQO4-IOPavY/s1600-h/cityscape_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RjFEQIne_UI/AAAAAAAAADk/bQO4-IOPavY/s400/cityscape_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057898900495465794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RjFEDIne_TI/AAAAAAAAADc/AIz9UHsssAQ/s1600-h/cityscape_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RjFEDIne_TI/AAAAAAAAADc/AIz9UHsssAQ/s320/cityscape_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057898677157166386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RjFDxone_SI/AAAAAAAAADU/YUrAiY4bKjo/s1600-h/cityscape_test.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RjFDxone_SI/AAAAAAAAADU/YUrAiY4bKjo/s320/cityscape_test.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057898376509455650" border="0" /></a><br />more paintings. smoggy cityscapes...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2260668140548820117-2206257535526438237?l=amartian.blogspot.com'/></div>ariel martianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812232625223395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260668140548820117.post-16620820417460710942007-03-08T17:44:00.000-08:002007-03-08T18:28:45.415-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RfDAG486_MI/AAAAAAAAADI/_uGl5ZASmT8/s1600-h/chibis_SD.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RfDAG486_MI/AAAAAAAAADI/_uGl5ZASmT8/s320/chibis_SD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039739207627242690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">a glowing review for the *chibi* RACERS on Canimal Zephyr's cool blog <a href="http://www.styledisorder.com/blog/2007/03/chibi_racers_cu.html">STYLE DISORDER</a>.<br />in case you're not hip to this virtual obsession of mine, *chibi* RACERS are a collection of avatars i've made and sell in Second Life. the designs are based on some of my recurrent characters...and started out as "costumes" for the machinima i am slowly and painfully working toward completing in SL.<br />i love the cute pix of Canimal and friends testing out their chibis...fun!<br />some day i will raise a mighty army of chibis and go racing across the metaverse leaving a sea of *kawaii* in our wake! until then...back to the pixel mines for me. ~_~<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2260668140548820117-1662082041746071094?l=amartian.blogspot.com'/></div>ariel martianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812232625223395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260668140548820117.post-47643885120216145632007-02-09T11:09:00.000-08:002007-02-09T11:42:13.214-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RczLeDIMtbI/AAAAAAAAACE/wkV-e_oAmvo/s1600-h/FV_cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RczLeDIMtbI/AAAAAAAAACE/wkV-e_oAmvo/s200/FV_cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5029618600962209202" border="0" /></a><br />check it out...i literally made it into the cover of this awesome book: <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060893385/Full_Vinyl/index.aspx">FULL VINYL: The Subversive Art of Designer Toys</a> by Ivan Vartanian. "into?" you say? yup...the keychain that's included in the cover of every book was designed by yours truly. my first vinyl. plus i got a sweet spread on the inside too (p. 076). yay! one step closer to actually MAKING SOME TOYS?<br />/me dreams...<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RczLzDIMtdI/AAAAAAAAACU/UePtzVaS4Ew/s1600-h/TAKO_KEYCHAIN.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RczLzDIMtdI/AAAAAAAAACU/UePtzVaS4Ew/s320/TAKO_KEYCHAIN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5029618961739462098" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2260668140548820117-4764388512021614563?l=amartian.blogspot.com'/></div>ariel martianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812232625223395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260668140548820117.post-53373186561668146022007-02-05T07:30:00.000-08:002007-02-06T01:10:46.029-08:00aaawright...so i only managed 5 paintings this week, but all things considered, not too bad. in glorious water-color...which i haven't attempted in ages. luckily, my *tutor* kicks much butt in this area.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RcdQTzTGHHI/AAAAAAAAAAY/bQIB-Q4SeJc/s1600-h/happy_grenade.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RcdQTzTGHHI/AAAAAAAAAAY/bQIB-Q4SeJc/s320/happy_grenade.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028075810100485234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RcdQUDTGHII/AAAAAAAAAAg/E6X7aXe39kA/s1600-h/daruma-vs-kraken.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RcdQUDTGHII/AAAAAAAAAAg/E6X7aXe39kA/s320/daruma-vs-kraken.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028075814395452546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RcdQUTTGHJI/AAAAAAAAAAo/48mJDuMSBHs/s1600-h/night_fugu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RcdQUTTGHJI/AAAAAAAAAAo/48mJDuMSBHs/s320/night_fugu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028075818690419858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RczANTIMtWI/AAAAAAAAABY/Lrpws5A9rV0/s1600-h/b-sakura.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RczANTIMtWI/AAAAAAAAABY/Lrpws5A9rV0/s320/b-sakura.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5029606218571494754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RcdQUjTGHLI/AAAAAAAAAA4/CRtFLLwknGE/s1600-h/tanuki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IPDV0Ar3qd0/RcdQUjTGHLI/AAAAAAAAAA4/CRtFLLwknGE/s320/tanuki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028075822985387186" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2260668140548820117-5337318656166814602?l=amartian.blogspot.com'/></div>ariel martianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812232625223395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260668140548820117.post-64088562690190473222007-02-05T01:21:00.000-08:002007-02-05T05:30:19.839-08:00new blog...makes life easier. maybe.<br /><br />^_^<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2260668140548820117-6408856269019047322?l=amartian.blogspot.com'/></div>ariel martianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812232625223395noreply@blogger.com2