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The Mighty Huntress
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H'ok so I realised that the last time I wrote was over a year ago about some awesome stuff that I thought was going to happen but alas, I must retract that awesomeness. Although, now I am in a better space than I ever have been and the more I analyse it the more I believe that everything happens for a reason and if you are patient you will be rewarded.

This is what happened...I met with the director of the LGL, without Ammy (she was sick) and he was keen on my work and wanted me to come up with a payment scheme. After much research I came back with an offer and didn't hear from him in weeks. After a month or two he said he did not require my services because he had found someone to do it for significantly less than $100. At the time I was upset because I had my heart set on doing this, but I decided that I would not get even I would get better! And from the help of my BFF I got Sketchbook and haven't looked back. The LGL has folded and no longer exists so it probably a very good thing that I was not involved.

At the moment I am counting down to the inaugural LFL season in Australia. I know 2 girls in the NSW Surge team so I should be sitting on the bench for the first games, lol. It is an amazing game to watch and they work soooo hard which is the reason why they inspire my work. It's not really a game that has mascots, so I'm working on more of a fantasy player for each team.

Finally, just a life update. I'm lucky enough to be able to take my new project Toledo (or Prince Leedo) to dressage club days and he's been going really well. We place in the top 6 (out of 12) every time, even when he loses his mind. It's been so rewarding to watch him learn and improve every week. In terms of work I've finally been given the opportunity to move on from my poisonous manager into a completely different area. It has completely changed my life - I am finally happy. My anxiety is gone and I'm not worrying about work when I'm not at work. I am so much more confident now that I'm working with people who respect my knowledge and who want to guide me, instead of being ignored and teased. But the best thing about the move is the number of people who are genuinely happy for me because they could see me being drowned. Now I will finally be able to reach my potential.  
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I cannot believe what is happening in my life now and what I have done to deserve it - it is really too good to be true!

There are some general things to be thankful for and that is work has gotten better for some unknown reason and I'm making great progress with educating a new horse Frank (18hh black german warmblood) who is an absolute sweetheart.

But the most exciting thing goes a little like this...In April, out of the blue, my muse Ammy (the real Ammy, not the furry one :P) contacts me - after 4 years - on fb because she wanted to use some of my pictures to boost her profile image as she is starting out in the LGL (ladies gridiron league). Of course I obligue and as it's such a new sport in Australia, ask if there is anyone doing any logos/mascots for the teams - not at the moment...Enter the Mighty Huntress! So she asks me to help with her team name and logo which everyone loves (UTS Furies) and I'm currently finishing off the details of the design. This has finally forced me to learn how to colour digitally and it's really not as scary as I once thought, so I'm thinking of revising some of my linearts to either add backgrounds or re-colour. Then...she was speaking to the director of the league about the work I've done and now potentially they want me to design up to 20 logos for the teams nationally!!! It is a new league so it's not going to be the highest paid project but I couldn't care less because I was the one who offered my services in the first place. I'm just sooooo grateful and humbled that my art is good enough for something like this because I've never thought that myself - considering all the absolutely astounding artists on dA. It's probably more a case of I was the only one willing to do it, but I'm sooooooo excited about sharing my art publicly.

I don't think that I could ever thank Ammy enough for this incredible opportunity, I only hope that I can do it justice. I will finally get to meet her face-to-face with the LGL director on 30/06 to discuss the details - I'm counting down the days :) Love you, Am. Wish me luck!
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I cannot believe what is happening in my life now and what I have done to deserve it - it is really too good to be true!

There are some general things to be thankful for and that is work has gotten better for some unknown reason and I'm making great progress with educating a new horse Frank (18hh black german warmblood) who is an absolute sweetheart.

But the most exciting thing goes a little like this...In April, out of the blue, my muse Ammy (the real Ammy, not the furry one :P) contacts me - after 4 years - on fb because she wanted to use some of my pictures to boost her profile image as she is starting out in the LGL (ladies gridiron league). Of course I obligue and as it's such a new sport in Australia, ask if there is anyone doing any logos/mascots for the teams - not at the moment...Enter the Mighty Huntress! So she asks me to help with her team name and logo which everyone loves (UTS Furies) and I'm currently finishing off the details of the design. This has finally forced me to learn how to colour digitally and it's really not as scary as I once thought, so I'm thinking of revising some of my linearts to either add backgrounds or re-colour. Then...she was speaking to the director of the league about the work I've done and now potentially they want me to design up to 20 logos for the teams nationally!!! It is a new league so it's not going to be the highest paid project but I couldn't care less because I was the one who offered my services in the first place. I'm just sooooo grateful and humbled that my art is good enough for something like this because I've never thought that myself - considering all the absolutely astounding artists on dA. It's probably more a case of I was the only one willing to do it, but I'm sooooooo excited about sharing my art publicly.

I don't think that I could ever thank Ammy enough for this incredible opportunity, I only hope that I can do it justice. I will finally get to meet her face-to-face with the LGL director on 30/06 to discuss the details - I'm counting down the days :) Love you, Am. Wish me luck!
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After much mediation, reading, yoga and a well deserved break over Xmas/NY I've got a new outlook on work/life. I'm not going to be the victim anymore and look for other people to blame - I'm going to take control of my life and not stressing over other people. If I don't fit the mould it doesn't phase me because I'm enjoying myself and not hurting anyone.

Ok, back to art...My goal this year is to finish the horse head I'm painting since I haven't done much more work on it at all and I don't want to go back to only completing 99% of a project because I'd rather leave it unfinished than to have it not be perfect (that's another goal of mine this year - I'm not going to be a perfectionist because nothing ever gets done! It's ok to make mistakes). Also, I think I'd like to try some painting so I've got some of those paint-by-numbers canvases to give me a base to work with. Digital art has been put aside for the moment because I've got a better project that needs to be done while I've got the inspiration.

My newest project at the moment concerns two of my loves - Lady Gaga and horses. I was watching her Monster Ball tour in NY and some of her personal videos where she gets given unicorns all the time because of her 'Born this Way' album art. So I've decided to create some Gaga-corns which are inspired from my favourite songs of hers and her costumes from The Haus. I've got some sketches for 'Bad Romance", 'Monster', 'Telephone' and a crystal-corn. Bad Romance lineart is done and I'm working on Monster. Might upload some pics this week.

Ammy will make an appearance, of course...and maybe she'll get lucky this year too.
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Soooo, my boss is back from a month's holiday and I'm already a failure...Nevermind that I'm NOT a senior process engineer and am doing everything for the FIRST time, with NO help (from him). I feel really torn at work because everyone else is so helpful and patient and interested in helping me learn but he just quenches everything I try and gives me no feedback, so I end up doing nothing. The only way I learn is through making mistakes and I can see that one day it's going to be a freaking huuuuge one. The most crushing thing is that I could have been doing design in Brisbane where all my family and friends are, but no, I moved 10hrs away with no family or friends and working with a narcissist who only gives a damn when it affects him. My only salvation is that the majority of people don't like him either and have empathy for me, but all the managers love him. I just want to know how a man can call himself a process engineer when he doesn't leave the office!?

Anyway, now that the oppression and depression have begun again I wouldn't expect too much art from the Huntress. That is until I can genetically engineer an Ammynal to crush him into teeny tiny pieces...
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