New About this Place

Hi all, I’m pleased to be joining this group of nice folk! I can be sort of hesitant posting so I undoubtedly will end up rather quiet, though I’ll try my best.

In Short:

I’m a pacific northwest artist with a background in theater. Like a lot of folks here, I’ve loved Windstone for many years, though with a limited budget I don’t have much of a collection. Now that I’m out on my own with my own income, I’m thinking of indulging a bit, and looking forward to trying some PYOs!

In Long:

When I was a kid, my parents (who are both architects) were on the California State Board of Architecture and responsible for giving the licensing exams for new Architects. Because of this, we frequently took weekend trips to various parts of California where the exams were being given. At about 8 or so we took a trip to Monterrey and there in one of the many tourist-y shops on the pier were a collection of gorgeous dragons, unicorns, and gryphons. I fell in love with the shining colors, intricate details, subtle expressions, and overall charm and weight of M. Pena’s creations. Unfortunately, such things were far out of our budget, and I never was able to own any of the lovely creatures then, still though, every trip to a Windstone dealer meant a long time gazing over each little detail of the various beautiful things.

Now that’ I’m older I do have some nice Windstone pieces around. I own an adorable little Siamese pointed bird-winged flapcat with iridescent purple wings. My housemate has a beautiful rainbow mother dragon and a charming little orange-and-white lady cat. The mother has taken a little damage over the years (she’s at least 9 years old now, and has a few dings about the horns and tail) and we’re considering repairing her.

My housemate and I are both looking into trying some PYOs. We’re leaning toward flapcats or kitty gryphons (we’re just starting out on our own, our budges are good but limited on the fun stuff). Since we both have quite a bit of experience in art and the required material use, we’re feeling pretty confident about starting out. And, having read instructions and seen examples it all looks like a lot of fun. I’m very eager to try! Though I’ve looked through almost all of the PYO gallery I’ve not seen any of these completed, and if anyone has any examples, I’d love to see them.

I live in the wild northwest of Oregon, having recently moved here from California (though I am still very much in touch with my much-loved parents there). My degree (from UCSC) is in Theater Arts, and my focus is in costume. When not working in the garden department at the big orange box I work on a lot of my own art and projects, most of which can be seen at my website here: http://www.featherwurmgraphics.com/ I’m a big lover of fantasy, and have many reoccurring creatures and scenarios which I mean to someday write out in longer formats. I share my life with a wonderful partner/housemate, and two cats; a sweet, smart Siamese mix named Thorin, and a sweet, dense (in all senses) little black cube of of a cat named Pippin.

Thank you for reading! I’m very pleased to meet you all.