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heheh yea, Ive got a ton of images we took, I told Tuomas I should sell them to the newspaper for a bunch of money. He laughed about it 🙂

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Ravnheart wrote:

*huge sigh* I just woke up and saw I missed them again….
Anyone get an extra they would like sell? I doubt it, but I thought Id ask..

Ok I got one!!! Thank you Dragonssjade, you rock!!! *hugs*!!!

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Ok, I promised to post some of the work I did on the new Nightwish CD, so here it is 🙂
I can only post the work that I did and have to keep the images kinda small.
All of these images are on the inside booklet of the CD 🙂

This image is for Cadence of Her Last Breath. This is my favorite one I did. I really loved doing it, though I repainted it 4 times 😯

This is the image for Islander, I used my dad for the model 🙂

This image is for The Poet and the Pendulum, yes thats Tuomas in the image 🙂 I had him stretch out on our kitchen table to get the reference images, hehehe 🙂

And finally this is for Master Passion Greed 🙂

This is for all the Nightwish fans especially Dragonssjade! 🙂

I was featured on 2D valley as the artist of the month for Oct. They did a interview with me, you can see it here:
http://www.2dvalley.com/interviews/gina-pitkanen.shtml
🙂

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purplecat wrote:

I’m 1/8th Cherokee and I have a couple totem animals, but the quiz was fun anyhow. Thanks Rvn for the links, my mother’s side of the family doesn’t have alot to do with me, and so I don’t get to learn much about that part of my heritage. I’m always interested in more info! My dad’s side is Scottish so I suppose I’m an odd mix… 🙂

OMG that’s freaky because I am Cherokee from my Mom’s side and Scottish from my dad’s 🙂 LOL we are very angry people 😛
My Dad comes from the name Ferguson/Atkins and my Mom’s from Crowe 🙂

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hehehe no worries 🙂
If you ever want me to do something just give me a shout 🙂

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*huge sigh* I just woke up and saw I missed them again….
Anyone get an extra they would like sell? I doubt it, but I thought Id ask..

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I got one after all!!! *hugs dragonssjade!!*

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Ok Ski they are beautiful!! I love the Birman! I really need to get one of those! 🙂

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*drools*
If you need any help with the COA let me know 🙂

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Ok, I am part Cherokee and don’t agree with the results 😛 It tells me mine is a deer, but I know for sure mine is a Raven 😀
Here is some info on how to know your spirit animal:
Here are some questions to ask yourself if you’re wondering what your animal totem is:

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Have you ever felt drawn to one animal or another without being able to explain why? This could be animal, including birds and insects.
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Does a certain kind of animal consistently appear in your life? This doesn’t necessarily have to be a physical appearance, it could be represented in other ways such as receiving card and letters with the same animal pictured over and over, unexplainable dreams of a particular animal, watching television and seeing the same animal featured time and time again, or, actually having the animal show up.
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When you go to the zoo, a park, wildlife area, or forest, what are you most interested in seeing?
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Are there any animals that you find to be extremely frightening or intriguing?
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Is there a particular animal that you see frequently when you’re out in nature?
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Have you ever been bitten or attacked by an animal?
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Have you ever had a recurring dream about a certain animal, or a dream from childhood that you have never been able to forget?
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Are you drawn to figurines or paintings of a specific animal?

The totem itself is a symbol that represents this animal. This could be any number of items – a crest, a totem pole, an emblem, a small figurine or anything else that depicts your animal guide.

I got the info from here:
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NA-Totems.html
There is more about spirit animals or totems 🙂

Here is another site with more information:
http://www.animaltotem.com/horoscope.html
Though each tribe had different beliefs about animal spirits.

Hope this helps 🙂

I was told mine by a Cherokee chief years after I was sure mine was the Raven. He just confirmed it 🙂

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man I just bought one, hehehe
Hope someone can get him 🙂

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I would like to eventually to have all the images of each one.
This might take some time to get them all done.
If you would like to take photos of the ones we don’t have and email them to me I would be thankful 🙂

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actually thew lights are up to you and what you can afford 🙂
You can use lights like this from Lowes, Wal Mart, etc.
http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/image/12369638
if you want to get better lights you can get ones like this:
http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/image/70488448

This setup is just as good as the more expensive lights.

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Im so sorry to hear about all the problems your having to deal with 🙁 I really hope things get so much better for you soon! *hugs*!!

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Have a very Happy Birthday!!!!

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