childrin r skary » fan art http://skary.com Official Childrin R Skary site Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:03:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 And now for a nature lesson http://skary.com/blog/and-now-for-a-nature-lesson/ http://skary.com/blog/and-now-for-a-nature-lesson/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:56:18 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=2271 Polish fan Joanna sent me a photo of her Nepenthes Rebecca Soper, which is a carnivorous pitcher plant. And, as many of you know, I have a particular fondness for plants that eat living things!

Pitcher plants work by attracting insects - and sometimes small rodents in some of the larger plants! - to their sticky sweet fluid. Once the prey falls into the liquid, it drowns, and the liquid breaks the body down to the nutrients the plant needs to survive. Delightfully diabolical, no?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trWzDlRvv1M

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And while we're talking reminders, here are some more places to find me:

And places to find my book:

Speaking of the book, check out the latest fan art I got! Aw, Phillip. And sandwiches! Good job, Zoe. And that reminds me that I may have to do a book-related fan art contest soon. Been a while since I had a contest, hasn't it?

From Zoe

 

]]> http://skary.com/blog/reminders-and-things/feed/ 0 Fan Poster http://skary.com/blog/fan-poster/ http://skary.com/blog/fan-poster/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:26:13 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=1876 I've got all sorts of things to post soon! Here's just one of them while I gear up for a gigantic post coming up soon. It's a poster drawn by Jamie StarFan! Look at all that detail!

]]> http://skary.com/blog/fan-poster/feed/ 0 Even more Carousel fan art! http://skary.com/blog/even-more-carousel-fan-art/ http://skary.com/blog/even-more-carousel-fan-art/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:31:40 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=1740 I confess that half the reason I'm excited about the book release is because I can't wait to see your versions of all the other characters in it. :)

This one's by Shanna G!

Carousel of Sorrow Fan Art by Shanna G

And I promise I'll upload the rest of my backlog of fan art in the next day or so.

Oh! Also! Congratulations to the book giveaway winners Hannah Suckle and Kerry-Ann McDade! Your ARCs will be sent out soon. The rest of you (and the winners, too, really) can still pre-order the nice, shiny hardback or ebook, though, or just wait like patient little elves (are elves patient? I don't know) for August 23rd. Only a couple of months away!

]]> http://skary.com/blog/even-more-carousel-fan-art/feed/ 0 More Carousel fan art http://skary.com/blog/more-carousel-fan-art/ http://skary.com/blog/more-carousel-fan-art/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:51:06 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=1735 I kind of love this.

Skary Childrin by Amanda

Skary Childrin by Amanda

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Thanks, DT! Her name is Adelaide, by the way.

Carousel of Sorrow Fan Art by Dictator-Tan

Everyone else who's sent in fan art: I'll be updating soon! I have lots to post! :)

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As you might or might'nt know, I've been swamped lately with work related to the book. That work is now mostly done, though things are still being edited here and there. While it's a little slower around here, I'm finally catching up on my email, which means... new fan art! Here are just a few of the latest:

Ida from Trina (age 14), Philippines The Mockingbird Song from Adelin (age 14), USA Never Woke Up fairy pumpkin From Morgan (age 17) and her sister, NC Kristyn as Casilda all grown up (age 21), TX From Marie-Katherine (age 17), Canada

And there are so! Many! More! So, kindly take yourself to the fan art gallery to peruse all your fine work.

I have an illustration in the works for you. Should be up in the next day or so. And maybe, just maybe, I'll have more news about the book soon (yes, and all those projects I've had to shove aside for the time being). We shall see. Thanks for your patience, everyone, and I hope you each had lovely holidays!

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Coming soon: all of your recent fan art (it's wonderful!), some new illustrations, a calendar for 2011, and more prints.

Coming later: a cartoon called Boy, and a novel about some Skary Childrin.

]]> http://skary.com/blog/oh-heavens/feed/ 0 Fan art, front and center http://skary.com/blog/fan-art-front-and-center/ http://skary.com/blog/fan-art-front-and-center/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:49:10 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=900 Look! More fan art! And it's all absolutely lovely as usual. Really, what else could I expect? For example, this picture of Emmeline, painted in Photoshop CS2 by Naomi from Australia:

Emmeline from Naomi (age 16), Australia

And this series of Seven Skary Sins by Ashley from Canada:

Seven Skary Sins - Wrath, from Ashley (age 23), Canada Seven Skary Sins - Sloth, from Ashley (age 23), Canada Seven Skary Sins - Pride, from Ashley (age 23), Canada Seven Skary Sins - Luxury, from Ashley (age 23), Canada Seven Skary Sins - Greed, from Ashley (age 23), Canada Seven Skary Sins - Gluttony, from Ashley (age 23), Canada Seven Skary Sins - Envy, from Ashley (age 23), Canada

And much more over on the fan art page!

I'm in the middle of a new illustration that I can't wait to show you - that should be up by this weekend - and I'm still pondering how the Death and Elsie saga should end.

]]> http://skary.com/blog/fan-art-front-and-center/feed/ 0 Spotlight on Fan Art http://skary.com/blog/spotlight-on-fan-art/ http://skary.com/blog/spotlight-on-fan-art/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 19:15:30 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=861 First of all, thank you all so much for the views and comments and faves and stars and all of that goodness for The Mockingbird Song last month! You're all wonderful, but you knew that. Or if you didn't, you know it now. ;-)

Speaking of how wonderful you all are, please take a moment to explore the Fan Art gallery! There have been a ton of new images added, and they're just spectacular. Just a few examples for you:

Mack from Jersey City sent this picture of Casilda from ten years after the zombie apocalypse:

10 Years After from Mack (age 23), Jersey City

Luz's friend in Argentina made this Emmeline doll:

Emmeline doll from Luz's friend

Look what Sarah from Michigan did with some Sharpies!

From Sarah (age 15), MI

And you've got to see Dankjewelske's photographic take on "The Tantrum" and "Daddy's Home." Visit her Flickr page here.

There Is A Storm Coming by Dankjewelske Hugtime from Dankjewelske

And those are only a few pieces of the lovely art you've all sent in! So, go on and take a look, won't you?

I have some new illustrations of my own in the works that I'll be posting soon. Stay tuned!

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