ellenmillion

Well, January was certainly a lot of month. But one good thing that came out of it was #JanuRaven! I did 31 tiny bird art cards, and now I'm giving them away!

Here's the final project page: https://ellenmillion.com/januraven2022.php

I'm really happy with how these turned out - I experimented with different media and styles, and it was a really fun, low-pressure project that helped me get through a long, dark month. Prints, magnets, and bookmarks are available of all designs except #9, which was done on sparkly silver scratchboard and there's just no way to reproduce that. Shipping (including international) is free.

I am giving all of the originals away, because I wanted to spread a little joy during a time that has been really weird and tough. (Patrons got first dibs, because they were the ones who made sure I could do this!) No strings, no requirement to share (though you may), no pressure. Please note that winners are selected by random draw, but I might pick and choose who gets which one based on your favorites.

Here's the giveaway: https://forms.gle/DanwBMWYbJUJjsFKA (ends Feb 8!)

(oo, I should make a JanuRaven icon...)

Today is the last day of Sketch Fest: https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/finishfestfinale.php

I am not ready for it. And I am so ready for it.

I feel like a complete and utter failure when I look at it, and at the same time, I'm so proud of it.

I did so much artwork for it. Some of it was terrible, some of it was amazing.

It inspired so much incredible work. It got people doing art for the first time, or picking it up again after a long break.

It was so much work. It was so much fun. It was so much frustration.

I programmed every line of the code, and learned so much doing it. There was so much that I wanted to do that will never be done.

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Here are links to some of my personal favorites, of my own work for now, though I may go through and do some of others, too. Many of the originals are available, prints of almost all by request:

Fox Fire (new for the Finish Fest, though I can't enter the challenges): https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=24778

New Me (Mom life): https://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=6107 - I remember these feels!!

Dryad's Winter: https://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=24786

Mother's Gift (dragon and egg): https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=24785

Chickadee: https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=24085

Dreidel Dragon: https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=21414

Rosehip Tea (THAT LACE): https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=20129

Foxflection: https://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=16012

Come Into My Head: https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=9806

Maiden, Mother, Crone: https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=9277

I Can Fix Everything: https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=8006

Tangled Up Christmas Dragon: https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=7631v

Mermaid's Pool: https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=6600

Drawing on the Moon: https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=3434

Trophy Mermaid (hahahahahahaha): https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=2863

Willow Mother: https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=1897

Space Vixen: https://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestart.php?id=1082

FIVE INCHES OF SNOW! I'll try to take some photos when it's a little brighter out.

Piano lesson accomplished.

Laundry is folded and put away.

Just a note that if you're looking for cards, I have some available:


Not very many of the Christmas Kitties are left (They say Wishing you Magic and Merriment this Holiday Season inside). I have about 40 in stock. $3.50 apiece, 10 (mix and match!) for $20, $5 flat shipping fee in the US for any order size. (Inquire for other countries) The Christmas Kitties are big 5 x 7 inch cards, the flowers are 5.5 x 5.5 inches (blank interior), envelopes included.

We're up to $310 for this payment to the Food Bank and that makes me pretty darn happy!

(original available)




(This one is a memorial commission, so no prints or products of this one, sorry!)

The page is updated: https://www.ellenmillion.com/magicpets.php

I love the variety of animals that have been proposed. *grins*

Magical Pets project

Magical Pets is now a thing on my webpage, including the option for a custom card. If you want to submit your pet photo and request a magic touch (wings, unicorn horn, sparkles, whatever), just let me know. There's no obligation to purchase the finished work, but you'll get the first chance at it.

All proceeds to the Food Bank again...it felt lovely to be able to send them a chunk of money and I'd like to do it again.

Any single original is $20, 2 for $30, 3 for $35, or 4 for $40.
Signed prints are $5 each, 8 for $20, or 30 for $40, or a random 10 for $10!
Get #junicorns of your choice as magnets or stickers. $6 each or 5/$20.
Get a print of all 30 #junicorn cards in miniature on a letter-sized page for $20. (See an example of last year's here!)
Shipping is included in every price.

You may mix and match from previous years.

2019: https://ellenmillion.dreamwidth.org/1640226.html
2018: https://ellenmillion.dreamwidth.org/1628729.html
2017: https://ellenmillion.dreamwidth.org/1604777.html
2016: https://ellenmillion.dreamwidth.org/1538566.html

Available originals

All proceeds will be donated to the local food bank!

Claimed cards: #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #10, #13, #18, #22, #23, #25, #28, #29, #30
To claim an original, just email me or comment here. Payment will be collected at the end of the month once all of them are finished...but claims can be made at any time!

I got a bug up my butt to completely overhaul my webpage...and managed to complete the task in two (highly interrupted) days. Not shabby, and now it looks considerably cleaner and you can actually browse it on a mobile.

Ellen's personal site

I did take down all of the short stories and non-fiction that I had up...it was all sadly dated and some of them had problematic formatting errors. I may put some of it back if there were any articles or stories you particularly liked, but it's sort of the end of an era. Or maybe, the start of a new one?

It doesn't quite capture the colors we have, but it dried considerably darker than we'd hoped. We have decided to paint a few areas over brighter tomorrow. Stars will be the day after.