An Interview with Vencenzo

This is inspired by a fun little meme I found, which I decided to have Vennie answer as if he was being interviewed. A good way to get to know him I think. By the way, his favorite color is blue.

The Veronesi Siblings - Character Sketch #1

Sorry for the quality, I took the photo with my ipod...

I admit I didn't want to wait around for the scanner to kick into gear. :)

Character Sketch #1 for '1920' - The Veronesi Siblings, Vencenzo and Maria:

Next to draw: The von Blau brothers, followed by the Scott sisters and then the Sokolovski family, followed by the rest of the characters listed in the last post~

A Bit From 1920.

Wow, that whole "I'll update this blog monthly" really didn't pan out, did it? Wellll...anyway, here I am!

I've gotten some lovely reading materials for research!

So, I thought this post would be all about my historical fiction work, 1920 Interbellum (working title) which is currently nearly done and going through edits as I finish the final chapters. I think I'll have it finished by January 2013.

It's only due to Abby's prodding that ANYONE knows about this little work in progress that is now up to 600ish pages.

Here's the teeny blurb again:

The story of Vencenzo, a young "man of honor" and his complex world of family, enemies and forbidden love. Set in prohibition era Chicago amidst a world of speakeasys, opium dens, and brothels. A novel. (1st of perhaps 3 tales of Vennie's life)

Would you like to get to know the main characters? Read a bit of the story?

Mucha and Kahlo

A little something of my two favorite artists.

Frida Kahlo

Thinking of Death - 1943

"The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, 

and I paint whatever passes through my head 

                                                         without any other consideration."

Alphonse Mucha 

 Primrose and Feather - 1899

"The purpose of my work was never to destroy but always to create,

 to construct bridges, because we must live in the hope 

that humankind will draw together and that the better

 we understand each other the easier this will become." 

Inspired by my brilliant cousin, Ribbons Undone, I've decided to make this blog a regularly updated thing. I'll be posting when able, but certainly at least once a month, if not more often. Here, you will find bits of my writing, (which I have hitherto been exceptionally private about), my art, and occasional blogging of daily life.

As to my writing, I have several works in progress, each of which will have excerpts posted here.
I do hope to publish some day, so I'm afraid I'm not going to be posting any of them in their entirety, with the exception of 'Avenging Asgard'.

What have I got in my mind?

Avenging Asgard

Abby challenged me to write a nordic scifi action adventure... and so this was created. Based on the Death of Baldur in Norse mythology with some slight modifications. Written in 2008, it has nothing to do with the comic or the movie, though I do love both. Enjoy!

Wandering Moon - 7 page excerpt

The story of a strange girl in a strange world, who wakes in the forest with no memory of how she got there nor any idea who she is.